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Trump immigration ban to last 60 days, target those seeking permanent residency
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his new U.S. immigration ban would last 60 days and apply to those seeking ‘green cards’ for permanent residency in an effort to protect Americans seeking to regain jobs lost because of the
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Duo detained for smuggling illegal immigrants into Malaysia
Kedah and Perlis MMEA deputy operations director Maritime Captain Zulinda Ramly said the men were arrested in an operation following information obtained from a group of 202 Rohingya arrested in Langkawi waters for illegally entering the country on April 5. She said the
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Another man nabbed for obstructing immigration ops in Batu Caves
PETALING JAYA: Another man has been arrested in connection with the incident where a group of people had prevented immigration officers from conducting an operation against illegal traders in Batu Caves last week. Selangor police chief Datuk Noor Azam Jamaludin
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Mexican children shiver in tents at US border as temperature freezes
CIUDAD JUAREZ: Mexican officials concerned about the health of Mexican asylum seekers including around 200 young children sleeping in the open near the US border in Ciudad Juarez tried to move people to shelters yesterday, as temperatures dropped below freezing.
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Perlis Immigration nabs migrant smuggling syndicate members
PADANG BESAR: The Perlis Immigration Department has crippled a migrant smuggling syndicate with the arrest of five individuals in a special operation conducted last Friday. Its director Basri Othman in a statement today said all the detainees comprised two locals
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18 illegals detained at Semanggol R&R
IPOH: The Perak Immigration Department detained 18 illegal immigrants during an integrated operation carried out at the Semanggol rest and service (R&R) area of the North-South Expressway yesterday. Its director Kamalludin Ismail said those detained were among 103 immigrants of
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Hasty rollout of Trump immigration policy has ‘broken’ border courts
On the day she was set to see a US immigration judge in San Diego last month, Katia took every precaution. After waiting two months in Mexico to press her case for US asylum, the 20-year-old student from Nicaragua arrived
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Trump imposes rule allowing detention of migrant families indefinitely
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration yesterday unveiled a rule that allows officials to detain migrant families indefinitely while judges consider whether to grant them asylum in the US, abolishing a previous 20-day limit. The rule, which is certain to draw a
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Trump goes ahead with immigration crackdown despite legal issues
WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY: US President Donald Trump’s administration pushed ahead with its attempts to crack down on migration at the southern border yesterday, defending in court a virtual ban it imposed on asylum seekers and issuing its second sweeping order within
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Immigration: 19 foreigners among 69 held for drug
KOTA KINABALU: Sixty-nine individuals have been arrested for committing various drug and immigration offences in an operation carried out for a week from June 22 here. Kota Kinabalu police chief ACP Habibi Majinji said all the detainees including 19 foreigners,
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