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Germany presses ahead with deportations to Afghanistan
AFP, Published on 18/07/2025
» BERLIN - Germany said on Friday it had deported 81 Afghan men convicted of crimes to their Taliban-controlled homeland, as Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s government looks to signal a hard line on immigration.
Trump hails new 'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant detention center
AFP, Published on 02/07/2025
» OCHOPEE (UNITED STATES) - US President Donald Trump reveled in a new Florida migrant detention center dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" Tuesday, joking that any escapees would be taught to run away from the reptiles to avoid being eaten.
Trump touts ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ for detainees
Published on 01/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump will attend the opening on Tuesday of a remote migrant detention centre in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” as he pressures lawmakers to deliver a sweeping spending bill aimed at ramping up deportations.
Justice orders release of migrants deported to Costa Rica by Trump
AFP, Published on 25/06/2025
» SAN JOSé — A court on Tuesday ordered Costa Rican authorities to release foreign migrants locked up in a shelter after being deported by the United States, according to a resolution issued on the eve of a visit by the US secretary of homeland security.
Pro-Palestinian protest leader details 104 days spent in US custody
AFP, Published on 24/06/2025
» NEW YORK - Mahmoud Khalil, one of the most prominent leaders of pro-Palestinian protests on US campuses, recounted his experience surviving 104 days in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention after being targeted for deportation by the Trump administration.
Recidivist gambler released due to 'incomplete case files'
Online Reporters, Published on 18/06/2025
» The Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) has clarified the recent temporary release of a gambler known as "Minnie" and nine others accused of running online gambling sites and money laundering, citing incomplete case files as the reason.
Venezuelan family feels full force of Trump's crackdown
AFP, Published on 06/06/2025
» HOUSTON — Mercedes Yamarte's three sons fled Venezuela for a better life in the United States. Now one languishes in a Salvadoran jail, another "self-deported" to Mexico, and a third lives in hiding -- terrified US agents will crash the door at any moment.
Chinese fraud suspect arrested in Chanthaburi after escaping from Pattaya police station
Published on 06/06/2025
» A Chinese fraud suspect who made a daring escape by jumping from a second-floor window at Pattaya police station was arrested in Chanthaburi province on Thursday night after more than 17 hours of a police hunt.
Trump trade, immigration policies clouding World Cup preparations
AFP, Published on 06/06/2025
» LOS ANGELES — When the United States, Mexico and Canada launched their joint bid for the 2026 World Cup in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty, the prevailing mood was unmistakeably upbeat.
Book closed on royal insult case against US academic
Published on 29/05/2025
» The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has dropped royal defamation charges against American academic Paul Chambers, citing a lack of evidence.