A person holds an American flag as they participate in a ceremony to become an American citizen during a U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services naturalization ceremony at the Miami Field Office on August 17, 2018 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images The U.S. has more foreign-born residents than any other country, according to … Read more
A monumental bungle has allowed 10 detainees who allegedly breached visa conditions to walk free. The cohort were among 149 criminal non-citizens released back into the community following the landmark and controversial NZYQ ruling by Australia’s highest court last year. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Major visa bungle allows detainees to walk free. Newsletters: Breaking news … Read more
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President Joe Biden, briefly responding from the podium to jeering from Republicans during his State of the Union speech called a migrant “an illegal,” prompting criticism from his party’s progressive wing. “No human being is illegal,” said Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) in a social media post soon afterward. In the section of his speech Thursday … Read more
At the international arrivals gate at Calgary International Airport, Ahmadullah Yaqoobi paced back and forth Friday morning, carrying three bouquets of flowers. “For one daughter, another… and this is for my wife,” he beamed. He hasn’t seen his family since his sudden departure from Afghanistan about three years ago. As a government worker, he was … Read more
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ plan to arrest migrants who enter the U.S. illegally is headed to the Supreme Court in a legal showdown over the federal government’s authority over immigration. The high court on Monday blocked Texas’ immigration law from going into effect until March 13 and asked the state to respond by March … Read more
Quebec is accusing Ottawa of violating provincial jurisdiction after the federal immigration minister unilaterally decided to accelerate the time it takes to reunite people with their foreign family members. On Monday, two Quebec ministers denounced the federal government’s plan, with Immigration Minister Christine Fréchette saying Ottawa’s decision is a “direct affront to Quebec’s areas of … Read more
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday said that Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas) “couldn’t be more wrong” in claiming there is no need for Congress to approve legislation on immigration, and accused Abbott of “trying to wreak havoc” in cities across the U.S. Abbott had previously called on President Joe Biden to use his executive … Read more
GREENSBORO, North Carolina (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday further escalated his immigration rhetoric and baselessly accused President Joe Biden of waging a “conspiracy to overthrow the United States of America” as he campaigned ahead of Super Tuesday’s primaries. Trump has a long history of trying to turn attack lines back on his … Read more
