Bushra Amiwala Lauds National Guard Restraining Order: “A Win for Illinois”

CHICAGO:- A federal judge granted a restraining order against President Trump’s National Guard deployment in Illinois. Effective Thursday evening, the National Guard troops will not be able to..

Federal judges in 2 states considering challenges to the government’s treatment of Abrego Garcia

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and TRAVIS LOLLER, GREENBELT, Md. (AP):- Federal judges in two states on Friday are considering challenges to the government’s treatment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose..

LA County preparing to declare emergency over immigration raids

LOS ANGELES:- Los Angeles County officials are preparing to declare a state of emergency to provide relief to immigrants who have been financially affected by concerns raised by ongoing..

Federal judges in 2 states consider challenges to the government’s treatment of Abrego Garcia

By TRAVIS LOLLER, NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP):- Federal judges in two states on Friday will consider challenges to the government’s treatment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation to..

DHS condemns rising threats and attacks against federal law enforcement officers

LOS ANGELES:- After a weekend of protesters attacking federal law enforcement officers, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has called on politicians to avoid creating an inflammatory..

Pope meets with Chicago union leaders, urges migrant welcome as crackdown underway in hometown

By NICOLE WINFIELD, ROME (AP):- Pope Leo XIV urged labor union leaders from Chicago on Thursday to advocate for immigrants and welcome minorities into their ranks, weighing in as the Trump..

ICE continues arrest criminals, illegal immigrants despite government shutdown

WASHINGTON:- Amid the government shutdown, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers continue to arrest criminals and illegal immigrants. "During the government shutdown, our ICE law..

Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee threatens rural schools and hospitals reliant on immigrant workers

By SARAH RAZA, SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP):- When Rob Coverdale started his job in 2023 as superintendent of the K-12 Crow Creek Tribal School in South Dakota, there were 15 unfilled teaching..

Trump says Illinois governor and Chicago mayor should be jailed as they oppose Guard deployment

By MICHELLE L. PRICE and SOPHIA TAREEN, WASHINGTON (AP):- President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the Illinois governor and Chicago mayor, both Democrats, should be jailed as they oppose..

El Paso bishop brings Pope Leo XIV desperate letters from migrants in crosshairs of US crackdown

By NICOLE WINFIELD, VATICAN CITY (AP):- The Texas bishop on the front lines of the U.S. immigration crackdown met Wednesday with Pope Leo XIV and brought him a packet of letters from immigrant..

4 dead, including a child, after migrant boat sinks off Greek island

ATHENS, Greece (AP):- Four people, including a child, died after a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of an eastern Aegean island on Tuesday, Greece’s coast guard said. A coast guard..

A judge halted a Florida immigration law months ago. Some officers are still enforcing it

By MIKE SCHNEIDER, ORLANDO, Fla. (AP):- Two men last weekend were wrongly charged under a far-reaching Florida immigration law that’s currently suspended by a judicial order, according to a..

Trump considers cutting US refugee intake to 7,500, focusing on white South Africans, officials say

By MATTHEW LEE, LISA MASCARO and CHRIS MEGERIAN, WASHINGTON (AP):- President Donald Trump is considering admitting far fewer refugees into the U.S. this year — as few as 7,500, and mostly..

Chicago Mayor Issues “Ice Free Zone” Executive Order Prohibiting Use of City Property

CHICAGO:- On Monday, Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an “ICE Free Zone” executive order, prohibiting federal immigration agents from using any city-owned property in their ongoing operations in..

UN refugee agency chief suggests that US deportation practices violate the law

By JAMEY KEATEN, GENEVA (AP):- The head of the U.N. refugee agency suggested Monday that President Donald Trump’s America has carried out deportation practices that violate international..

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