Border Patrol official says dozens arrested in North Carolina immigration enforcement surge

By SOPHIA TAREEN, BRIAN WITTE and MARYCLAIRE DALE, CHARLOTTE, (AP):- A top Border Patrol commander touted dozens of arrests in North Carolina’s largest city on Sunday as Charlotte residents..

UK government poised to overhaul its asylum system as a political storm brews over migration

By BRIAN MELLEY, LONDON (AP):- The British government plans to tighten its asylum system in a series of sweeping changes modeled after Denmark that aims to reduce immigration and quell the..

Border Patrol arrests 81 people during Operation Charlotte

NORTH CAROLINA:- U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents arrested 81 people on the first day of an immigration enforcement operation in Charlotte. The operation, also known as “Charlotte’s..

Immigration crackdown inspires uniquely Chicago pushback that’s now a model for other cities

By SOPHIA TAREEN and CHRISTINE FERNANDO, CHICAGO (AP):- Baltazar Enriquez starts most mornings with street patrols, leaving his home in Chicago’s Little Village on foot or by car to find..

Immigration enforcement surge begins in Charlotte, North Carolina, officials confirm

By ERIK VERDUZCO, CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP):- Federal officials confirmed Saturday that a surge of immigration enforcement in North Carolina’s largest city has begun, as agents were seen making..

4 dead after wooden boat believed to be ferrying migrants into the US capsizes off San Diego

By GENE JOHNSON, SAN DIEGO, (AP):- A wooden skiff believed to have been ferrying migrants toward the U.S. capsized in stormy seas near San Diego, leaving at least four people dead and four..

Cuban Air Force pilot Luis Raul Gonzalez-Pardo Rodriguez charged with immigration fraud

MIAMI:- US Citizenship and Immigration Services has charged Luis Raul Gonzalez-Pardo Rodriguez, 64, an air force pilot with the Cuban Air and Air Defense Forces, with fraud and misuse of visas,..

Naturalized US citizens thought they were safe. Trump’s immigration policies are shaking that belief

By DEEPTI HAJELA, NEW YORK (AP):- When he first came to the United States after escaping civil war in Sierra Leone and spending almost a decade in a refugee camp, Dauda Sesay had no idea he could..

No ‘transit visa’ required for Nepali passport holders through Hong Kong transit

KATHMANDU:- The Hong Kong government has abolished the transit visa that it issued for Nepali passport bearers travelling from Nepal through Hong Kong to other countries and from other countries to..

Judge says government is still blocking immigrants’ access to attorneys at LA detention facility

By JAIMIE DING, LOS ANGELES (AP):- A federal judge on Friday said the Trump administration is still violating detained immigrants’ constitutional rights by restricting their access to attorneys..

Portugal suspends worker visas: Nepali Embassy request to avoid scams

LISBON:- The Nepali Embassy in Portugal has urged Nepalis living in Nepal and various countries in the Middle East to avoid fraud in the name of work visas. The embassy issued a statement on..

19 migrants deported by US to Ghana have been moved to an unknown location, lawyer says

By EDWARD ACQUAH and MARK BANCHEREAU, ACCRA, Ghana (AP):- Nineteen West African nationals deported by the U.S. to Ghana have been moved to an unknown location, a lawyer for one of the deportees..

Trump’s next immigration crackdown will target Charlotte, North Carolina, a sheriff says

By ALLEN G. BREED and ERIK VERDUZCO, CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP):- The latest city bracing for the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is Charlotte, North Carolina, which could see an influx..

ACLU lawsuit alleges appalling conditions at California’s largest immigration detention facility

By JANIE HAR, SAN FRANCISCO (AP):- A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges appalling conditions at California’s largest immigration detention facility, a formerly mothballed prison in the..

Spain’s young voters drawn to anti-immigration issues

MADRID:- A recent survey has revealed that young voters in Spain are increasingly drawn to the right-wing party's anti-immigration agenda. Nearly a third of voters aged 18 to 24, who support..

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