Trump Declares War on Immigrant Employers
Federal immigration agents stormed into nearly 100 7-Eleven stores nationwide in an unprecedented search for undocumented workers under President Donald Trump, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday. And Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) says it is only getting started. “This is what we’re gearing up for this year, and what you’re going to see more […]
Spain Tries to Turn Back Growing Migrant Tide
Spain is trying to turn back a growing wave of African migrants who seek to enter the country through its southern coast or its small enclaves in North Africa. About 800 migrants rushed the border fence in the enclave of Ceuta on Friday. At least 30 managed to climb over the seven-meter-high fence according to […]
US Withdraws from UN Global Compact on Migration
The United States has informed the United Nations that it will no longer participate in the Global Compact on Migration. In 2016, the 193 members of the U.N. General Assembly unanimously adopted a non-binding political declaration, the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, pledging to uphold the rights of refugees, help them resettle and […]
The First Brick in the Wall
President Donald Trump’s administration announced a $600 million bidding contest late Friday night to kick off construction of The Wall, a towering physical barrier between the United States and Mexico. The process will start with little walls — an unknown number of barriers of concrete and other materials that will serve as models for the […]
Trump Signs New Travel Ban Order
U.S. President Donald Trump signed a new executive order Monday, barring travelers from six countries to the United States for three months, and all refugees for four months, after federal appeals judges blocked a similar order from implementation last month. In an attempt to ensure a smoother rollout of the travel ban and protect it […]
Mass Christian Immigration From Iraq Makes Future of Church Uncertain
Hind Safaa has returned to her hometown of Qaraqosh in northern Iraq after Islamic State fighters were pushed out of the town. She and her family left the area two years ago due to fears that Islamic State fighters will target them as religious minorities. Safaa was shocked to witness the destruction and ruins brought […]
Iran Minister Hails Oscar-Winning Director for Boycott
Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has congratulated filmmaker Asghar Farhadi for his Oscar victory, which he was not present to receive after boycotting the ceremony in protest at U.S. immigration policy. Farhadi’s film The Salesman —which follows a Tehran couple involved in a production of Arthur Miller’s play of the same name— won the […]
Trump Plans To Deport Anyone Caught Crossing Southern Border To Mexico, Regardless of Nationality
Buried deep in the Trump Administration’s plans to round up undocumented immigrants is a provision certain to enrage Mexico — new authority for federal agents to deport anyone caught crossing the southern border to Mexico, regardless of where they are from. If present immigration trends continue, that could mean the United States would push hundreds […]
Trump: Immigration System Will Not Be ‘Tool for Terrorism’
In his weekly radio address, U.S. President Donald Trump promised that the country’s immigration system will not be used as a ‘tool’ to advance the cause of foreign terrorists. “We will continue to fight to take all necessary and legal action to keep terrorists, radicals and dangerous extremists from ever entering our country,” Trump said. […]
ICE confirms immigration raids are already underway
Federal immigration officials confirmed to a Texas congressman on Friday that they are conducting a specialized operation in the Austin area and beyond to capture unauthorized immigrants with criminal records. U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, confirmed that targeted operations are taking place in Central and South Texas in a program that U.S. Immigration…