US deportations to El Salvador double as Bukele aligns himself with Trump agenda

By MARCOS ALEMÁN and MEGAN JANETSKY, SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP):- The number of people deported to El Salvador from the U.S. nearly doubled in the first months of 2026, according to..

Former private prison executive David Venturella will become ICE’s acting leader

WASHINGTON (AP):- David Venturella, a former executive at a private prison operator, will serve as the acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Trump administration says, after..

Draft on immigration laws prepared: 10 years free visa for Nepali origin foreign citizens

KATHMANDU:- The government has prepared a draft of the bill designed to amend and integrate laws related to immigration. The Home Ministry has requested people at large to give their suggestions..

85-year-old French widow caught in Trump’s immigration crackdown describes her detention

By JADE LE DELEY, ORVAULT, France (AP):- At night, silence fell over the Louisiana immigration detention facility where 85-year-old Marie-Thérèse Ross was held. Then the wailing..

Malaysia searches for 14 missing Indonesians after a migrant boat sinks

KUALA LUMPUR, (AP):- Malaysian authorities searched Tuesday for 14 missing Indonesians after a boat carrying over 30 people sank. The maritime office in central Perak state said that 23 people..

Aid group says Libyan-linked vessels fired on a migrant rescue ship in the Mediterranean

By GIADA ZAMPANO, ROME (AP):- Armed vessels linked to the Libyan coast guard opened fire Monday on a humanitarian rescue ship shortly after it saved about 90 migrants from an overcrowded wooden..

Trump administration preparing to impose new immigration restrictions on H-1B visas and international students

WASHINGTON:- The Trump administration is preparing to impose additional immigration restrictions on employer-based H-1B visas and international students in 2026 and 2027. The proposed immigration..

EU targets Russians with sanctions over the abduction of thousands of Ukrainian children

By LORNE COOK, BRUSSELS (AP):- The European Union on Monday imposed sanctions on 16 officials accused of helping Russia to abduct tens of thousands of children from Ukraine and force many to..

Israel deports 2 activists detained for leading an aid flotilla to Gaza

By MELANIE LIDMAN and SAMY MAGDY, Tel Aviv, Israel (AP):- Israel deported two activists on Sunday after being detained for slightly over a week for leading an aid flotilla attempting to break..

Trump administration files lawsuit against 12 people, including Indian-origin, to revoke US citizenship

WASHINGTON:- The US Justice Department filed lawsuits in various federal courts on Friday to revoke the citizenship of 12 US citizens, accusing them of concealing serious crimes and acts that were..

“Migration is fundamentally about human dignity, aspiration, and opportunity.”

NEW YORK:- Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations, Lok Bahadur Thapa, has reaffirmed Nepal’s commitment to advancing safe, orderly & regular migration as a GCM Champion country..

Community-built map tracks ICE activity across Tucson, Arizona

TUSCAN:- Tucson migrant advocates have designed a new tool to help track immigration-related enforcement in and around the city as arrests surge under President Donald Trump’s mass deportation..

US State Department prepares to revoke passports of those who fail to pay child support

WASHINGTON:- The US State Department is set to begin revoking the passports of people with large amounts of child support arrears, the department said in a statement on Thursday, adding that the..

New York to restrict ICE despite threat from Trump’s border czar

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE, NEW YORK (AP):- President Donald Trump’s border czar has threatened to “ flood the zone ” with immigration agents if New York passes bills to limit local coordination..

Criminal investigations drop by 80% after Trump administration’s immigration crackdown

WASHINGTON:- The Trump administration's sweeping immigration crackdown in the US state of Minnesota has led to a significant decline in the number of investigations and prosecutions of other serious..

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