Immigration
Trump Budget Takes Broad Aim at Undocumented Immigrants
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s first budget offers up dramatic policy shifts and hundreds of millions of dollars to clamp down on undocumented immigrants living in the United States, denying them tax credits, jobs and haven while funding a deportation force and flights home for those being …
Sanctuary CitiesICE arrests nearly 190 immigrants in Southern California operation
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested nearly 190 people in Southern California in a five-day operation that targeted criminal …
Border SecurityTrump’s budget proposal would likely lead to more immigration from Central America, not less
At first glance, US president Donald Trump’s 2018 budget proposal released earlier this week suggests he is determined to stop illegal immigration.<p>After all, Homeland Security, which includes immigration enforcement, is one of the few departments that would receive an increase in funding under the …
Border SecurityICE Officers Dined At Cafe, Then Arrested 3 Of Its Cooks, Owner Says
The agents were “conducting a targeted enforcement action,” an immigration official said.<p>Federal immigration officers who took part in a “raid” at a Michigan restaurant Wednesday first sat and ate breakfast, according to the eatery’s owner.<p>Six U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents came to …
U.S. Immigration and Customs EnforcementICE agents detained restaurant employees after eating breakfast
On Wednesday morning, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents ate breakfast at Sava's Restaurant in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Following the end of …
AOLAn Attorney In A Rape Case Is Accused Of Threatening To Have A Survivor Deported If She Testified
One of the many issues the Trump administration’s attempt to step up deportation has raised is the issue of “chilled response,” or a failure on the part of vulnerable populations to contact the police about crimes because they believe they will be arrested instead. It’s easy to view this as an …
Border SecuritySurge in Poles leaving UK since Brexit vote fuels immigration drop
Significant numbers of EU nationals decide not to make Britain their home after the referendum result<p>A surge in the number of Polish people and other European citizens leaving the UK since the Brexit vote means there has been an 84,000 drop in net migration to the UK, to 248,000, the lowest level …
BrexitAppeals court deals blow to Trump administration travel ban
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court dealt another blow to President Donald Trump's revised travel ban targeting six-Muslim majority countries on Thursday, siding with groups that say the policy illegally targets Muslims.<p>The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling that …
U.S. Supreme Court1 of 11 suspected border crossers found in Arizona dies
One of 11 suspected border crossers who were rescued from a desert area in Arizona has died at a hospital, federal authorities said Thursday.<p>U.S. …
Border SecurityOfficers press car accident victim about immigration status before offering medical aid
The victim later had to return to the scene of the crime where he was detained for deportation proceedings.<p>Marcos Antonio Huete, a 31-year-old …
PolicingNew Immigration Crackdowns Creating 'Chilling Effect' On Crime Reporting
Jason Cisneroz, a community service officer in Houston, is troubled. His job in the nation's fourth largest city is to forge good relations between the police and Hispanic immigrants, a population typically wary of blue uniforms.<p>"A couple of days ago there was a witness to a burglary of a motor …
NewsNet migration from Eastern Europe to Britain slows to a trickle after Brexit vote
Net migration from Eastern Europe has slowed to a trickle with as few as 5,000 people arriving in the UK from the countries last year.<p>Official figures show that net immigration from the eight eastern European countries that joined the European Union after 2004 was at a record low in 2016.<p>Overall …
BrexitSheriff halts plans for immigrant detention center inside Rockford jail
A northern Illinois sheriff has halted plans for a federal immigrant detention center inside a county jail.<p>The Rockford Register Star reports Thursday that Winnebago County Sheriff Gary Caruana said immigration officials couldn't meet several stipulations. They included that the sheriff would …
Border SecurityObama slights Trump with ‘wall’ remark in Germany
Former President Barack Obama jabbed his successor, President Donald Trump, over immigration during a speech in Germany on Thursday.<p>Obama made the slight while appearing with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in front of a massive crowd at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.<p>Obama’s comment came the same …
Border SecurityTrump Travel Ban Blocked by Federal Court Again
President Donald Trump’s executive order barring U.S. entry from six mostly Muslim countries was put on continued hold by a federal appeals court. …
U.S. airlines bracing for ‘imminent’ laptop ban expansion, sources say
U.S. airlines and some related businesses are making preparations for an imminent decision by the Trump administration to expand the airborne laptop ban to flights from Europe and possibly other regions, maybe as soon as Thursday, several sources told POLITICO.<p>One U.S. airline source said his …
United StatesLatest immigration figures show an "alarming" increase in people leaving the country, business groups say
The latest round of immigration figures have raised concerns with business groups, who say the numbers reflect an "alarming" increase in departures …
Business (UK)Donald Trump links mass immigration to Manchester terror attack despite bomber being British-born
Donald Trump appeared to link large-scale immigration to the terror attack in Manchester, even though bomber Salman Abedi was born in …
Donald TrumpWhere Immigrants Get the Job Done, and Where They Don't
The gap between foreign-born and native-born employment is especially wide in Europe's wealthiest nations.<p>Overall, labor markets in the Netherlands and Sweden are pretty healthy. The two countries' unemployment rates are near the middle of the pack among members of the affluent-nations club called …
OECDForeigners in Japanese immigration detention end two-week hunger strike
TOKYO (Reuters) - Foreigners on a two-week hunger strike over conditions at immigration detention centers in Japan have ended their protest in the hope their decision would bring better treatment, but an official said on Thursday there would be no change in policies.<p>Activists and inmates say poor …
Hunger StrikeU.S. visas issued to citizens of Trump travel ban nations continue to decline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States issued about 50 percent fewer visitor visas in April to citizens of seven countries covered by President …
Border SecurityFederal Court Rules to Keep Hold on Trump's Travel Ban
In December 2015, Donald Trump introduced his idea of a travel ban to the American people: “Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete …
Border SecurityTwo Yemenis deported from Mexico after escaping U.S. prison
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's government on Thursday said it had deported two escaped prisoners of Yemeni origin to the United States and dismissed local media reports that the detainees were suspected militants.<p>The U.S. Marshals Service said in a statement the two men, identified as Kamal …
Border SecurityRene Lima-Marin in limbo after ‘release’ from prison; courts, ICE sort out possible deportation
<b>AURORA</b> | After a flurry of developments in his controversial case — including conflicting orders from a judge, the governor and federal immigration …
CrimeUKIP launches right-wing general election manifesto with 'one in one out' immigration policy and a burqa ban
UKIP today launched its right-wing general election manifesto with a "one in one out" immigration policy and a burqa ban.<p>Leader Paul Nuttall seeks to …
Border SecurityRefugees 'in the crosshairs' as Legal Aid Ontario battles for government funding, advocates warn
Agency says it has no choice but to slash refugee services — but many say cuts could be 'devastating'<p>Moves by Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) to slash …
RefugeesBorder patrol
Re Glenn Garvin’s May 24 article “Trump plan to boost Border Patrol is in trouble”:<p>Perhaps the U.S. Border Patrol should import 6,700 guest workers …
Border SecurityEscondido settles ACLU immigrant shelter suit for $550,000
The Escondido City Council agreed Wednesday night to pay $550,000 to the American Civil Liberties Union to settle a lawsuit the group filed over the …
San DiegoPew: Refugee arrivals in U.S. decline sharply as world crisis grows | Immigration
As promised by the administration of President Donald Trump, the number of new refugees arriving in the U.S., especially Texas, is in sharp decline, …
RefugeesThe U.S. Hispanic Market Is Not A Growth Market
The Hispanic market has traditionally been defined by most marketers as the growing population of foreign-born immigrants in the U.S. who have …
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