A Venezuelan family’s Christmas: From the American dream to poverty

By MATIAS DELACROIX and REGINA GARCIA CANO, MARACAY, Venezuela (AP):- This was not the Christmas that Mariela Gómez would have imagined a year ago. Or the one that thousands of other Venezuelan..

ICE agents shoot at a moving vehicle on Christmas Eve, injuring 2

GLEN BURNIE, Md. (AP):- Federal immigration agents shot at a moving vehicle on Wednesday morning during an enforcement and removal action, striking one person and injuring another, local officials..

Trump administration dismiss thousands of asylum cases, prepares to send them to third countries

By Purushottam Dhakal, LOS ANGELES:- The Trump administration has launched a nationwide campaign to dismiss the asylum claims of thousands of immigrants pending in immigration courts. The Trump..

Supreme Court keeps Trump’s National Guard deployment blocked in the Chicago area, for now

By MARK SHERMAN, WASHINGTON (AP):- The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to allow the Trump administration to deploy National Guard troops in the Chicago area to support its immigration crackdown,..

127 Congress members urge DHS to withdraw harmful public charge Proposal

WASHINGTON:- 127 Members of Congress, including 17 Senators and 110 Members of the House, sent a bicameral letter urging the Department of Homeland Security to withdraw its proposed public charge..

Judge green lights New York’s driver’s license law, rejecting a Trump administration challenge

By MICHAEL R. SISAK, NEW YORK (AP):- A federal judge gave a green light Tuesday to New York’s so-called Green Light Law, rejecting the Trump administration’s bid to stop the state..

DOJ sues Illinois’ governor over laws protecting immigrants at courthouses and hospitals

By CHRISTINE FERNANDO, CHICAGO (AP):- The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Monday against Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker over new state laws aimed at protecting immigrants at courthouses,..

Judge rules Trump administration must allow court challenges for Venezuelan migrants sent to prison

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, WASHINGTON (AP):- A federal judge ruled Monday that the Trump administration must give legal due process to Venezuelan migrants flown to a notorious prison in El Salvador,..

US drops plan to deport Chinese national who exposed Xinjiang abuses, rights activists say

By DIDI TANG, WASHINGTON (AP):- The Department of Homeland Security has dropped its plan to deport a Chinese national who entered the country illegally, two rights activists said Monday, after his..

Federal judge to decide whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia should return to immigration custody

By GARY FIELDS and TRAVIS LOLLER, GREENBELT, Md. (AP):- A federal judge on Monday will decide whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia should be returned to immigration custody after being free for just..

ICE agent fires shots at man after being hit by SUV

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP):- An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fired shots Sunday at a Cuban immigrant living in the U.S. illegally after the man struck the agent and another one with an SUV in..

US tech enabled China’s surveillance empire. Now Tibetan refugees in Nepal are paying the price

By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and DAKE KANG, KATHMANDU, (AP):- The white dome of Boudhanath rises like a silent guardian over the chaotic sprawl of Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, crowned by a golden spire..

Prisoners freed by Belarus say their passports are taken away in a final ‘dirty trick’ by officials

By YURAS KARMANAU, TALLINN, Estonia (AP):- The only official document human rights advocate Uladzimir Labkovich had with him when he was suddenly released from a Belarus prison, blindfolded and..

Supreme Court sides with immigration judges in speech case for now, rebuffing Trump administration

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, WASHINGTON (AP):- The Supreme Court sided with immigration judges on Friday, rebuffing the Trump administration for now in a case with possible implications for federal..

4 months in, activists say Trump’s operation in Washington targets immigrants

By GARY FIELDS and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, WASHINGTON (AP):- When President Donald Trump launched a law enforcement operation in Washington, D.C., four months ago, he billed it as a mission..

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