US government audits cases of Somali US citizens for potential denaturalization

By Kanishka Singh, WASHINGTON, (REUTERS):- President Donald Trump's administration said on Tuesday it was auditing immigration cases involving U.S. citizens of Somali origin to detect fraud..

Judge temporarily halts Trump’s move to end protected status for South Sudanese immigrants

By SAFIYAH RIDDLE and CHARLOTTE KRAMON, NEW YORK, (AP):- Hundreds of people from South Sudan may be able to live and work in the United States legally, while a federal judge on Tuesday weighs..

US faith leaders supporting targeted immigrants brace for a tough year ahead

By DAVID CRARY, GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO, LUIS ANDRES HENAO and TIFFANY STANLEY, NEW YORK, (AP):- For faith leaders supporting and ministering to anxious immigrants across the United States, 2025 was..

Judge dismisses criminal case against TikTok streamer held in immigration detention

LOS ANGELES (AP):- A federal judge has dismissed a criminal case against a popular Los Angeles TikTok streamer, citing constitutional violations after his lawyers were denied access to him while he..

Government’s decision to grant work permits to Nepali migrant workers working in Iraq

KATHMANDU:- The Government of Nepal has decided to provide work permits to Nepali workers working in Iraq and begin documenting them. The Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) has welcomed the..

From Jan 1, new information system to centralize foreign citizen records nationwide

KATHMANDU:- The Department of Immigration has revealed plans to roll out the Foreign Citizen Management Information System starting January 1, 2026. This initiative aims to bolster the security..

Additional 1 percent tax to be paid on cross-border remittances from January 1

By Kishor Panthi, NEW YORK:- After January 1, you will have to pay an additional 1 percent tax when sending money outside the United States. This new law targets cash-based international money..

Venezuelan migrants sent to El Salvador demand justice after US judge ruling

By REGINA GARCIA CANO, CARACAS, Venezuela (AP):- Men who were part of the group of Venezuelan migrants that the United States government transferred earlier this year to a prison in El..

Trump admin begins revoking citizenships obtained by illegal means

By Purushottam Dhakal, LOS ANGELES:- The Trump administration is set to begin revoking US citizenship at a rate of 200 per month from the first month of 2026 for individuals accused of illegally..

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..

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