Articles for Illegally Migrants

Italian court clears Vice Premier Salvini of illegally detaining migrants on rescue ship
3 days, 19 hours ago

Italian court clears Vice Premier Salvini of illegally detaining migrants on rescue ship

LA Times  

A court in Sicily on Friday found Italian Vice Premier Matteo Salvini not guilty of illegally detaining 100 migrants aboard a humanitarian rescue ship in 2019, when he was interior minister. The court in the city of Palermo dropped all the charges against Salvini in relation to an incident in 2019, when he refused to allow the migrants to leave …

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Court order puts Texas law allowing police to arrest migrants who cross illegally back on hold
9 months ago

Court order puts Texas law allowing police to arrest migrants who cross illegally back on hold

Associated Press  

A federal appeals court late Tuesday issued an order that again prevents Texas from arresting migrants suspected of entering the U.S. illegally, hours after the Supreme Court allowed the strict new immigration law to take effect. Earlier Tuesday a divided Supreme Court had allowed Texas to begin enforcing a law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of …

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NYC officials clear another storefront illegally housing dozens of migrants in unsafe conditions
9 months, 3 weeks ago

NYC officials clear another storefront illegally housing dozens of migrants in unsafe conditions

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York City officials have cleared out a Bronx storefront illegally converted to house dozens of tenants that was run by the same person who operated one hosting as many as 70 migrants in a Queens furniture store. City officials ordered the building vacated due to the “hazardous, life-threatening conditions” which included severe overcrowding and a lack …

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On the Rio Grande, 300 miles apart, Biden and Trump try to use immigration to election advantage
9 months, 3 weeks ago

On the Rio Grande, 300 miles apart, Biden and Trump try to use immigration to election advantage

Associated Press  

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — On the banks of the same Rio Grande but 300 miles apart, President Joe Biden and GOP challenger Donald Trump on Thursday surveyed the U.S.-Mexico border and tussled from a distance over who is to blame for the nation’s broken immigration system and how to fix it. You know and I know it’s the toughest, most efficient, …

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Groups sue over Texas law that lets police arrest migrants suspected of entering U.S. illegally
1 year ago

Groups sue over Texas law that lets police arrest migrants suspected of entering U.S. illegally

LA Times  

Migrants wait to climb over concertina wire after they crossed the Rio Grande and entered the U.S. from Mexico in Eagle Pass, Texas. Civil rights organizations on Tuesday filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a new Texas law that would allow police to arrest migrants who cross the border illegally and permit local judges to order them to leave …

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Texas governor signs bill that lets police arrest migrants who enter the U.S. illegally
1 year ago

Texas governor signs bill that lets police arrest migrants who enter the U.S. illegally

LA Times  

Migrants wait to climb over concertina wire after they crossed the Rio Grande and entered the U.S. from Mexico. Greg Abbott on Monday signed into law sweeping new powers that allow police to arrest migrants who cross the border illegally and give local judges authority to order them to leave the country. The new law signed by Abbott allows any …

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Pakistan sets up deportation centres to hold migrants who are in the country illegally
1 year, 1 month ago

Pakistan sets up deportation centres to hold migrants who are in the country illegally

The Hindu  

Pakistan is setting up deportation centres for migrants who are in the country illegally, including an estimated 1.7 million Afghans, officials said on October 26. Azam Khan, the caretaker Chief Minister for northwest Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, said the region also would have three deportation centres. Mr. Bugti said during a news conference on October 26 that no migrants living …

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Suella Braverman fails to back up criminality claim against migrants
1 year, 7 months ago

Suella Braverman fails to back up criminality claim against migrants

The Independent  

Suella Braverman has failed to offer statistical evidence to back her claim that migrants crossing the English Channel are linked to “heightened levels of criminality” as the government’s immigration legislation cleared the Commons. “Many people are coming here illegally and they’re getting very quickly involved in the drugs trade, in other forms of exploitation.” I think that the people coming …

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Biden says he’s expanding some migrants’ health care access
1 year, 8 months ago

Biden says he’s expanding some migrants’ health care access

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Thursday that hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children will be able to apply for Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges. DACA recipients can work legally and must pay taxes, but they don’t have full legal status and are denied many benefits, including access to federally …

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US will take in some Venezuelans, expel others to Mexico
2 years, 2 months ago

US will take in some Venezuelans, expel others to Mexico

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — The Biden administration agreed to accept up to 24,000 Venezuelan migrants at U.S. airports, similar to how Ukrainians have been admitted since Russia’s invasion, while Mexico has agreed to take back Venezuelans who come to the U.S. illegally over land, the U.S. and Mexico said Wednesday. The U.S. offer of parole for up to 24,000 Venezuelans is …

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Poland sees rise of African migrants coming through Russia
2 years, 4 months ago

Poland sees rise of African migrants coming through Russia

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Polish officials on Thursday reported a change in migration patterns across the country’s border with Belarus, with Africans who first traveled to Russia making up most of those seeking to enter Poland illegally by that route instead of people from the Mideast. The government said the African migrants include individuals passing through Russia, a close ally and …

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