Nicaraguan government blocks key pathway used by Cuban migrants to reach United States

By MEGAN JANETSKY, MEXICO CITY (AP):- Nicaragua’s government on Sunday blocked Cuban citizens from entering the country without a visa, effectively cutting off a key route for Cuban migration..

‘Nepalis in Spain provided passports easily and immediately’

BARCELONA:- Thousands of Nepalis living in Spain have been excited after the Spanish government decided to provide temporary residence permits (TRCs) and employment opportunities to nearly half a..

Appeals court affirms Trump policy of jailing immigrants without bond

By SAFIYAH RIDDLE, LOS ANGELES, (AP):- President Donald Trump’s administration can continue to detain immigrants without bond, marking a major legal victory for the federal immigration agenda and..

Immigrant whose skull was broken in eight places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked

By JACK BROOK, MICHAEL BIESECKER, JIM MUSTIAN and CEDAR ATTANASIO, MINNEAPOLIS (AP):- Alberto Castañeda Mondragón says his memory was so jumbled after a beating by immigration officers that he..

Judge orders Trump administration to bring back 3 families deported to Honduras, other countries

By ELLIOT SPAGAT, SAN DIEGO (AP):- A judge says the federal government must return three families hurt by the first Trump administration’s policy of separating parents from the children at the..

Trump’s aggressive tactics force a reckoning between local leaders and Washington

By STEVEN SLOAN, WASHINGTON (AP):- Denver Mayor Mike Johnston regularly games out responses to threats like destructive tornadoes or hazardous waste leaks. He’s added a new potential menace:..

Minneapolis man is charged with threatening and cyberstalking ICE officers

By STEVE KARNOWSKI, MINNEAPOLIS (AP):- A Minneapolis man was arrested Thursday on charges of cyberstalking and threatening to kill or assault Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers involved..

A Homeland Security shutdown grows more likely as Republicans rebuff Democratic demands for ICE

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO, WASHINGTON (AP):- Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that demands made by Democrats for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are..

Trump’s border czar pulling 700 immigration officers out of Minnesota immediately

By STEVE KARNOWSKI, MINNEAPOLIS (AP):- The Trump administration is reducing the number of immigration officers in Minnesota but will continue its enforcement operation that has sparked weeks of..

Democrats demand ‘dramatic changes’ for ICE, including masks, cameras and judicial warrants

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and JOEY CAPPELLETTI, WASHINGTON (AP):- Democrats are threatening to block funding for the Homeland Security Department when it expires in two weeks unless there are..

New York attorney general to deploy legal observers to monitor federal immigration agents

NEW YORK (AP):- New York’s attorney general announced plans Tuesday to deploy legal observers to monitor federal immigration enforcement actions in the state. The initiative will send..

Collision between migrant speedboat, Greek coast guard vessel leaves at least 15 dead

By ELENA BECATOROS, ATHENS, Greece (AP):- A collision between a speedboat carrying migrants and a Greek coast guard patrol vessel off the eastern Aegean island of Chios has killed at least 15..

Trump’s $45 billion expansion of immigrant detention sites faces pushback from communities

By DAVID A. LIEB, HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and MORGAN, NEW YORK, (AP):- With tensions high over federal immigration enforcement, some state and local officials are pushing back against the Trump..

Minister Bhandari announces scrapping ‘free visa free ticket’ scheme

KATHMANDU:- Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security, Rajendra Singh Bhandari, has said he would scrap the ‘free visa free ticket’, orientation and work procedure within a..

Judge blocks Trump administration from ending protections for Haitians

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO, SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP):- A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from ending temporary protections that have allowed roughly 350,000 Haitians to live and..

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