President Trump announces to end TPS benefits for Somalis

WASHINGTON:- President Trump has announced the end of the Protected Status (TPS) benefit for Somalis. Trump took to his social media on Friday to target “Somalis in Minnesota” and wrote that..

Aftermath of Chicago’s intense immigration crackdown leaves lawsuits, investigations and anxiety

By SOPHIA TAREEN and CHRISTINE FERNANDO, CHICAGO (AP):- Chicago has entered what many consider a new uneasy phase of a Trump administration immigration crackdown that has already led to thousands..

Trump pledge to ‘immediately’ end protections for Minnesota Somalis sparks fear and legal questions

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ, NEW YORK, (AP):- President Donald Trump’s pledge to terminate temporary legal protections for Somalis living in Minnesota is triggering fear in the state’s..

Trump says he’s terminating legal protections for Somali migrants in Minnesota

WASHINGTON (AP):- President Donald Trump said Friday night that he’s “immediately” terminating temporary legal protections for Somali migrants living in Minnesota, further targeting a..

Seventy-two Nepalis deported from US and Thailand

KATHMANDU:- Seventy-two Nepali citizens who illegally reached the United States and Myanmar under the lure of employment have returned to Nepal. Krishna Prasad Pangeni, head of the Human Trafficking..

Trump administration sues California over giving in-state tuition to immigrants in US illegally

By JULIE WATSON, SAN DIEGO (AP):- The Trump administration has sued California for providing in-state college tuition, scholarships, and state-funded financial aid to students who aren’t legally..

Supreme Court meets to weigh Trump’s birthright citizenship restrictions, blocked by lower courts

By MARK SHERMAN, WASHINGTON (AP):- The Supreme Court is to meet in private Friday with a high-profile issue on its agenda — President Donald Trump ’s birthright citizenship order..

Government ordered to resume deportation protection program for vulnerable immigrant youth

By VALERIE GONZALEZ, McALLEN, Texas (AP):- A federal judge issued an order Wednesday requiring the Trump administration to again consider granting protection from deportation to certain vulnerable..

Spain’s immigration system being overhauled: Excitement among migrants

MADRID:- Immigrants are excited after the Spanish government announced reforms to its residency and immigration system. The changes, which are being phased in to immigrants who have applied to..

Multicultural New Orleans awaits arrival of ‘Swamp Sweep’ immigration crackdown

By JACK BROOK and SARA CLINE, NEW ORLEANS (AP):- New Orleans, the laid-back city known as the Big Easy and the birthplace of jazz, where lavish parades, bead-throwing debauchery and Creole cuisine..

Trump says allowing skilled immigrants to train US workers ‘is MAGA’

By WILL WEISSERT, WASHINGTON (AP):- President Donald Trump has made hardline immigration policies a signature issue, but acknowledged on Wednesday that he’s been criticized for recently..

Migrants thought they were in court for a routine hearing. Instead, it was a deportation trap

By JOSHUA GOODMAN and TIM SULLIVAN, NEW YORK, (AP):- The government lawyer knew what was coming as she stood inside a courtroom and texted an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent waiting in a..

DHS plans to deploy 250 border agents to Louisiana in major immigration sweep, AP sources say

By JACK BROOK and SARA CLINE, NEW ORLEANS (AP):- Around 250 federal border agents are set to descend on New Orleans in the coming weeks for a two-month immigration crackdown dubbed “Swamp..

Federal immigration agents will expand enforcement action in North Carolina to Raleigh, mayor says

By ERIK VERDUZCO, TIM SULLIVAN and GARY D. ROBERTSON, CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP):- Federal immigration authorities will expand their enforcement action in North Carolina to Raleigh as soon as Tuesday, the..

Senator Tammy Duckworth fires employee who lied to get immigrants off ICE

ILLINOIS:- Senator Tammy Duckworth has fired an employee who resorted to lies to free a suspect in ICE custody. Senator Tammy Duckworth's staffer, Edward York, has been accused of pretending to..

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