Image for representation. India has been added to the United Kingdom’s “Deport Now, Appeal Later” scheme, which allows foreign criminals to be deported before their appeals are heard. The Home Office on Sunday said the list has expanded from eight to 23 countries in a bid to speed up removals and reduce migration. Those deported…
TAMPA, Fla. – Gov Ron DeSantis announced Monday Florida Highway Patrol troopers will be enforcing immigration law just like federal agents. Leer en español This week, more than 100 FHP troopers were the first state officers in the country to be sworn in as special deputy U.S. Marshals. DeSantis said the troopers will be able…
By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed Donald Trump to use a 1798 law that historically has been employed only in wartime to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members as part of the Republican president’s hardline approach to immigration, but with certain limits. The court, in an unsigned…
Glenn Kirschner, a former federal prosecutor and ex-MSNBC legal analyst, believes President Donald Trump and his Department of Justice will face criminal contempt charges over their defiance of U.S District Judge James E. Boasberg’s orders to halt recent deportations. Trump invoked an 18th century wartime act last week to deport hundreds of immigrants to a…
The Trump administration has confirmed that the deportation of Chinese nationals is still underway as part of a broader effort to enforce U.S. immigration laws. In an emailed response to VOA this week, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement official wrote that the agency is removing from the United States any immigrant who is here…
A storm in a coffee cup this past weekend, as Colombia’s president tussled by tweet with President Donald Trump, pulling back from the cusp of a trade war after the White House insisted the South American nation accept deportees as part of Trump’s hardline immigration push. VOA White House correspondent Anita Powell reports from Washington….
President Donald Trump threatened steep tariffs on Colombian exports to ensure the country accepts U.S. military flights carrying migrants.”Throughout the week, the heroes of ICE have been hunting down and arresting hundreds of illegal alien criminals per day,” President Donald Trump said.”We’re taking them back — and they’re going to take them back fast, and…
US military planes carrying dozens of expelled migrants arrived in Guatemala, authorities said Friday, as President Donald Trump moved to crack down on illegal immigration. A total of 265 Guatemalans arrived on three flights — two operated by the military, and one a charter, the Central American country’s migration institute said, updating earlier figures. Washington…