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US Reopening Visa and Consular Services at Embassy in Cuba
The United States Embassy in Cuba is reopening visa and consular services Wednesday.
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Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Biden From Ending Trump-Era ‘Remain in Mexico' Policy
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Biden administration from ending a Trump-era policy designed to restrict immigration at the southern border.
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ICE Accidentally Leaks Identities of More Than 6,000 Asylum Seekers Online
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says personal information of more than 6,000 people in its custody was inadvertently posted to its website for about five hours.
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Senate Panel Finds ICE Failed to Stop Georgia Doctor's Unnecessary Medical Procedures on Migrant Women
A Senate investigation has found that U.S. immigration authorities didn’t do enough to adequately vet or monitor a gynecologist in rural Georgia who performed unnecessary medical procedures on detained migrant women without their consent.
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Customs and Border Protection Chief Resigns After Refusing to Step Down
Chris Magnus had initially refused to step down from his job after a request by the Biden administration, an official from the Department of Homeland Security told NBC News.
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Feds Drop Case Against Judge Charged in Immigrant's Escape in Mass.
A Massachusetts judge charged with helping an immigrant escape a federal agent waiting to arrest him has rejected a plea deal offered by federal prosecutors.
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Truck Driver Acquitted in Deadly NH Crash Appears in Immigration Court
A commercial truck driver from Ukraine who was taken into custody by immigration officials shortly after he was acquitted of causing the deaths of seven motorcyclists will ask for relief from possible removal from the United States, his attorney said at a hearing Thursday. Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, 26, of West Springfield, Massachusetts, appeared before an immigration judge via video. He is…
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Federal Court Ruling Widens Scope of Immigrant Arrests, Deportations
The Biden administration had focused ICE resources on those considered a threat to public safety and national security. But after a federal court ruled against the policy, many immigrants will now be afraid to leave their homes out of concern they’ll be detained.
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ICE to Consider Military Service in Deportation Cases
ICE said in a statement that U.S. military service of noncitizens and their immediate family members will be taken into account when it decides whether to deport someone.
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ICE Deportation Agents Expand Use of App Advocates Say Violates Privacy to Monitor Immigrants
U.S. immigration authorities are turning to smartphones to keep tabs on immigrants and ensure they attend their deportation hearings
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US Citizen Detained by ICE for Over a Month Files Lawsuit
A Riverside County man says he was held in an ICE detention facility for more than a month, even though he’s a U.S. citizen, and now he wants to hold the agency accountable.
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‘I Feel Like I Can Be Open': Trans Migrant on Fleeing Violence, Seeking Asylum in US
A farmworker in northern New England, who is a member of two marginalized communities, is sharing a rarely heard story with NECN, aiming to open eyes to what drives some LGBTQ+ people to seek political asylum in the United States. “For as long as I can remember, I’ve known that I’ve been a man,” said Christian, through an interpreter....
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Out of the Shadows: Trans Migrant on Fleeing Violence, Seeking Asylum in US
NECN spoke exclusively with a man who said he faced threats and violence in Mexico because of his transgender identity, which led him to make a risky journey – without authorization.
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Federal Immigration Agents to End Practice of Worksite Raids
Federal immigration agents will stop making mass worksite arrest of immigrants employees suspected of living in the U.S. without legal permission
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Refugees Arriving in US Unlikely to Exceed Cap Set by Trump
President Joe Biden faced fierce blowback from fellow Democrats and refugee advocates for considering keeping his predecessor’s record-low cap of 15,000 for admitting refugees this budget year.
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Prosecutors: Dallas Man Arrested in Smuggling of 41 Migrants
Federal prosecutors say a Dallas man has been arrested on a charge of smuggling migrants after more than three dozen people were found in and around a big rig that was stopped near San Antonio
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US to Limit Immigration Arrests at Courthouses Under Biden
The Biden administration is placing limits on immigration arrests at courthouses around the country after the practice sparked criticism under President Donald Trump
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US Under Biden Will No Longer Call Migrants ‘Illegal Aliens'
The Biden administration wants federal employees to drop use of the word “alien” to refer to noncitizens and migrants in official communications.
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Civil Rights Group Sues Mass. Sheriff Over Immigration Enforcement
A Boston civil rights group is taking a sheriff’s office in Massachusetts to court over its involvement in federal immigration enforcement matters. Lawyers for Civil Rights filed a petition with the state Supreme Judicial Court on Monday, asking the state’s highest court to nullify an agreement between Plymouth County Sheriff Joseph McDonald’s office and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement....
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US Plans Family Deportations, Including Girl With Broken Arm
Lawyers say the U.S. government is preparing to deport more than a dozen children and their parents held at a Texas immigration detention center, including a 4-year-old girl with a broken arm that requires surgery.