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UK toughens asylum rules to discourage migration

UK toughens asylum rules to discourage migration

The United Kingdom's overhaul of its asylum program takes effect on Monday, the Home Office announced, with the new rules drastically cutting protections for refugees and their children. Under the reforms, refugee status for adults and their accompanying children will be reviewed every 30 months. "Refugee status

African migrants won legal protections - then Trump deported them

African migrants won legal protections - then Trump deported them

When Khalid, Julia and Benjamin won their immigration cases last year, they were all given a similar message by the judge: You can now "can live freely." "Congratulations." "Welcome to America." The three are now being held by armed guards in Equatorial Guinea, a

US judge rules Trump third-country deportations 'unlawful'

US judge rules Trump third-country deportations 'unlawful'

A US federal judge ruled on Wednesday that the Trump administration policy of deporting undocumented migrants to countries that are not their own is unlawful. District Judge Brian Murphy put his ruling on so-called "third-country deportations" on hold for 15 days to allow the government to

After State of the Union, Montana delegation praises Trump, blames Democrats

Following the lead of President Donald J. Trump’s State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday night, Montana’s all Republican Congressional delegation largely followed the talking points of Trump, hammering two themes — affordability and castigating Democrats. Out of all of the reactions to the address, Montana’s

18 Egyptians missing after deadly boat capsize near Greece

18 Egyptians missing after deadly boat capsize near Greece

Egypt said Wednesday that 18 of its citizens were still missing after a migrant boat capsized, killing four people, off the Greek island of Crete last week. The wooden boat was carrying 50 people, including four minors, when Greece's coast guard was alerted late Friday. Greek authorities then

Mexican citizens charged with agricultural visa fraud

(The Center Square) – Mexican citizens exploiting a U.S. federal agricultural visa program have been indicted for operating forced labor operations in Florida, North Carolina and Virginia, as the Trump administration continues to crack down on visa fraud. In one recently unsealed indictment, three Mexican nationals were charged on 35

Illegal border crosser apprehensions drop 96% at southwest border in a year

Illegal crossings were up in January compared to previous months