‘Tourist-ferrying vehicles entering Nepal via surface route can register online’

KATHMANDU:- The government has initiated an ‘online’ service to facilitate Indian tourists and tourists from other countries entering Nepal through the land route using vehicles. The..

A man shot by ICE in California pleads not guilty to federal charges

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP):- A man who was shot multiple times during an arrest by immigration officers in central California pleaded not guilty on Monday to federal charges that he rammed his vehicle..

Violent clash between anti-ICE crowd and federal agents in New York

NEW YORK:- Anti-ICE protesters clashed violently with federal agents in Brooklyn, New York, after the arrest of Nigerian immigrant Chidoji Wilson Okeke for overstaying his visa. Eight activists were..

Cuban citizen Danny Eden Gonzalez dies in Georgia ICE custody

GEOGIA:- A man in ICE custody died last week at a South Georgia detention facility, officials said. ICE said Denny Adan Gonzalez, a 33-year-old Cuban national, was found unresponsive in his cell..

San Francisco immigration court suddenly closes, thousands of cases in limbo

LOS ANGELES:- The federal government has permanently closed the immigration court at 100 Montgomery Street in San Francisco, eight months ahead of schedule. The move has thrown the cases of..

Catholic priest who criticized Trump immigration crackdown named West Virginia bishop

By JOHN RABY and GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO, CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP):- The next bishop for West Virginia Catholics will be an El Salvador-born advocate for immigrants who has opposed U.S. President Donald..

After major enforcement operations, the Trump administration recalibrates its immigration crackdown

By REBECCA SANTANA, WASHINGTON (AP):- When Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin was questioned by senators during his confirmation hearing about his vision for implementing President..

Boat with Sudanese migrants capsizes off Libya, leaving at least 17 dead, UN says

By FATMA KHALED, CAIRO (AP):- A boat carrying 33 Sudanese migrants capsized in the Mediterranean Sea near the eastern Libyan town of Tobruk, leaving at least 17 people dead and nine others..

House approves bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security and end the record shutdown

By LISA MASCARO, WASHINGTON (AP):- After weeks of delay, the House voted Thursday to fund much of the Department of Homeland Security, but not its immigration enforcement operations, and sent the..

Supreme Court mulls Trump administration push to end protections for migrants from Haiti and Syria

WASHINGTON (AP):- The Supreme Court on Wednesday mulled the Trump administration’s push to end legal protections for migrants fleeing war and natural disaster, hearing arguments in the latest..

Hundreds march in Johannesburg against illegal migration as shops shut over looting fears

JOHANNESBURG (AP):- Hundreds of South Africans took to the streets of Johannesburg on Wednesday to protest high levels of illegal immigration, which has fueled tensions between locals and foreign..

Appeals court rejects Trump’s no-bond immigration detentions, setting stage for Supreme Court review

By REBECCA BOONE, BOISE, IDAHO, (AP):- A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday the Trump administration cannot jail immigrants without the chance to seek bond, citing “serious constitutional..

Two new questions in US visa interview, Visa will not be granted if asylum is sought

WASHINGTON:- Under new guidance from the U.S. Department of State, nonimmigrant visa applicants, including visitors to the United States, will now have to demonstrate to consular officers that they..

Haitians, Syrians aren’t the only immigrants watching US Supreme Court arguments on temporary status

By GISELA SALOMON, MIAMI, (AP):- When the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on the Trump administration’s plans to stop shielding Haitians and Syrians from deportation, people from more than..

Trump administration prepares to revoke citizenship of more than 300 US citizens

WASHINGTON:- The Trump administration has further tightened immigration policy and initiated the process of revoking the citizenship of at least 300 foreign-born American citizens living in the..

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