Britain hopes a crackdown on people-smugglers’ social media ads will help curb Channel crossings

By JILL LAWLESS, LONDON (AP):- Britain says people who advertise fake passports or people-smuggling services on social medial could face up to five years in prison, in the government’s latest..

Rival anti-migrant and anti-racism protests face off outside a hotel housing migrants in London

LONDON (AP):- Anti-immigrant and anti-racism demonstrators faced off in London on Saturday in the latest in a series of protests outside hotels housing asylum-seekers. Several hundred protesters..

Appeals court keeps order blocking Trump administration from indiscriminate immigration sweeps

By JAIMIE DING, LOS ANGELES (AP):- A federal appeals court ruled Friday night to uphold a lower court’s temporary order blocking the Trump administration from conducting indiscriminate..

A Tunisian musician was detained in LA after living in US for a decade. His doctor wife speaks out

By JAIMIE DING, LOS ANGELES (AP):- Dr. Wafaa Alrashid noticed fewer of her patients were showing up for their appointments at the Los Angeles area hospital where she works as immigration raids..

Judge pauses Trump administration’s push to expand fast-track deportations

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and ELLIOT SPAGAT, WASHINGTON (AP):- A federal judge agreed on Friday to temporarily block the Trump administration’s efforts to expand fast-track deportations of..

Court limits Italy’s fast-track return of rejected asylum seekers to ‘safe’ countries

By MOLLY QUELL and NICOLE WINFIELD, ROME (AP):- Judges at the EU’s top court ruled Friday that Italy can fast-track deportations of migrants to countries designated as “safe,” but with..

A Texas researcher was held at an airport for over a week. Now he faces deportation

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and CHRISTOPHER WEBER, SAN FRANCISCO (AP):- A researcher at Texas A&M University flying home from abroad was detained for more than a week by immigration authorities..

Judge extends migrant status protections for 60,000 people from Central America and Nepal

By JANIE HAR, SAN FRANCISCO (AP):- A federal judge in California extended on Thursday temporary protected status for 60,000 people from Central America and Asia, including people from Nepal,..

Nearly all National Guard soldiers in Los Angeles are demobilizing, Governor Newsom demands those remaining be released

LOS ANGELES:- Nearly two months after the unlawful federalization of units of the California National Guard, and deployment of almost 5,000 soldiers in the Los Angeles area, all but 300 National..

12 members of Congress sue Trump administration to ensure access to ICE detention centers

By MARTHA BELLISLE, (AP):- A dozen Democratic members of Congress who have been blocked from making oversight visits at immigration detention centers filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the..

A US man goes on trial in Indonesia for allegedly selling porn videos online

By NINIEK KARMINI, JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP):- A trial began Wednesday in Indonesia against an American man accused of misusing his tourist visa by producing and selling pornographic videos..

China has granted visa-free access to citizens of 75 countries: NIA

BEIJING:- China has introduced unilateral visa-free entry and mutual visa exemption agreements with 75 countries as part of its efforts to streamline visa rules and promote international exchange, an..

Los Angeles County seeks ordinance preventing law enforcement from concealing their identities

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER, LOS ANGELES (AP):- Los Angeles County leaders want to prohibit law enforcement officers from concealing their identities while on duty, a response to recent immigration..

A year after anti-immigrant riots in Britain, many worry it could happen again

By JILL LAWLESS, LONDON (AP):- The killing of three girls at a summer dance class in England a year ago Tuesday, by a teenager misidentified as a migrant, triggered days of street..

States file lawsuit against Trump administration over efforts to collect SNAP recipients’ data

By KIMBERLY KINDY, Washington (AP):- A coalition of 20 state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the Trump administration’s demand that their states turn over personal data of..

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