Hong Kong and mainland Chinese law enforcement agencies have arrested 42 people in a crackdown on a cross-border people-smuggling syndicate that allegedly sold workers forged identity cards, housed them in subdivided flats and placed them in low-paid jobs. Chief Inspector Lau Ho-tak of the organised crime and triad bureau said on Thursday that the cross-border…
A snarky fashion influencer who regularly mocks President Trump’s outfits has posted a now-viral confessional about being in the US illegally — with the Department of Homeland Security signaling it is aware and zeroing in on the critic. Derek Guy disclosed his “lack of legal immigration” in an X post seen nearly 5 million times…
By Brad Heath, Joshua Schneyer, Marisa Taylor, Sarah N. Lynch, Mike Spector WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Federal agents who usually hunt down child abusers are now cracking down on immigrants who live in the U.S. illegally. Homeland Security investigators who specialize in money laundering are raiding restaurants and other small businesses looking for immigrants who aren’t authorized…
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Department of Homeland Security secretary, vowed Friday to immediately halt the mobile app that lets migrants register to enter the US. “If confirmed and I have the opportunity to be secretary on Day 1, CBP One will be shut down,” Noem said in her Senate…
By Jason Lange and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Americans have grown less welcoming toward immigrants living in the U.S. illegally since Donald Trump’s first presidency but remain wary of harsh measures like using detention camps for Trump’s promised mass deportation effort, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found. Some 33% of respondents in the poll, conducted Dec….
Brace yourself: Violent migrant crime is metastasizing. The brutal Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua has now expanded to at least 16 states and Washington, DC, per an internal Homeland Security memo. The district, Virginia, Montana and Wyoming are the latest additions to the ever-growing list of states suffering the gang’s presence. And the…