Nebraska prison reopens as federal immigration center, aims for 200 detainees by Thanksgiving

By MARGERY A. BECK, OMAHA, Neb. (AP):- A minimum-security state prison in the remote southwest corner of Nebraska reconfigured to serve as a federal immigration detention center began..

Korea ready to increase number of Nepali workers: Ambassador Park

KATHMANDU:- Ambassador of Republic of Korea (RoK) to Nepal, Park Tae Yougn Thursday paid a courtesy call on acting President Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav at the office of the Vice President,..

Judge dismisses lawsuit over deportation of Brown Medicine doctor

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI, PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP):- A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the deportation of a doctor from Lebanon who was deported from Boston’s Logan Airport earlier..

Federal agents drive off with 1-year-old girl after arresting her father in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES (AP):- Federal immigration agents arrested a U.S. citizen and took his car with a child in the back seat and drove off from the scene of a raid in Los Angeles, advocates and family said..

Mamdani tells Trump that New York is ready to fight after president’s threats fail to thwart voters

By MICHELLE L. PRICE and JILL COLVIN, NEW YORK (AP):- Zohran Mamdani wasted little time as mayor-elect of New York City before making clear that he sees part of his new role as standing up to..

Judge says allegations of conditions at Chicago-area immigration site are ‘disgusting’

By CHRISTINE FERNANDO, CHICAGO (AP):- Allegations of heartless conditions at a key Chicago-area immigration building are “disgusting,” a judge said Tuesday before hearing evidence that..

Courts order ICE not to deport man who spent 43 years in prison before murder case overturned

By MARYCLAIRE DALE, PHILADELPHIA (AP):- Two separate courts have ordered immigration officials not to deport a Pennsylvania man who spent four decades in prison before his murder conviction was..

USCIS to certify aliens for voter verification in federal elections

WASHINGTON:- US Citizenship and Immigration Services, (USCIS) has continued its upgrades of the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program to enable states to verify that only..

Dutch court tries an Eritrean man accused of brutal migrant smuggling

By MOLLY QUELL, ZWOLLE, Netherlands (AP):- A Dutch court opened a trial Monday of an Eritrean man accused of involvement in a brutal migrant smuggling network. Prosecutors say Tewelde Goitom,..

Trump doubles down on US immigration raids: ‘they haven’t gone far enough’

NEW YORK, (AFP):- Aggressive US immigration raids which have sparked protests and allegations of rights violations have not gone far enough, US President Donald Trump said in a CBS interview..

Video shows immigration agent punching restrained man after car collision turns into confrontation

By REBECCA BOONE, IDAHO, (AP):- Police in a Chicago suburb are collecting videos and other evidence to send to the Illinois attorney general’s office after a car crash involving a U.S...

Joyful Day of the Dead commemorations rally US Latino communities despite immigration raid fears

By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO, MINNEAPOLIS (AP):- More than 100 people followed Aztec dancers through an arch of paper flowers into El Colegio High School on Saturday morning to visit altars that..

FBI raid at Idaho horse track shows how immigration is a top focus across law enforcement

By REBECCA BOONE, BOISE, Idaho (AP):- The first sign something was amiss was the thwack of helicopter rotors overhead, followed by screams. Within moments, Anabel Romero was on the ground with her..

“Where would America be without us?” A community of refugees is stunned by White House limits

By TIM SULLIVAN, MINNEAPOLIS (AP):- The woman remembers when she first moved to the neighborhood more than 20 years ago, and the streets were full of empty storefronts and seemingly relentless..

Illinois lawmakers approve ban on immigration arrests near courthouses

By JOHN O’CONNOR, SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP):- Illinois lawmakers have sent Gov. JB Pritzker legislation prohibiting federal authorities from making immigration arrests near courthouses, but even..

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