Tag: immigrants
Trump is making Central America become a dumping ground for US immigrants
President bullying countries’ leaders into collaborating with his deportation agenda that critics say violates rights Central America has long been a source of immigrants, and in recent years, it’s also become a major transit route for those from around the world heading to the United States. That shift led to record numbers of immigrants arriving…
ACLU sues to block White House from sending 10 immigrants to Guantánamo
Latest federal lawsuit so far applies only to 10 men detained in the US and facing transfer to the naval base in Cuba Civil rights attorneys sued the Trump administration Saturday to prevent it from transferring 10 undocumented immigrants detained in the US to Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, their second legal challenge in less than a…
How Trump’s crackdown plays into misperceptions about immigrants and crime
Joel Rose When the first migrant detainees arrived at the U.S. naval base in Guantánamo Bay on military planes, the Trump administration described them as hardened criminals. “It is holding those that are the worst of the worst,” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told Fox News earlier this month. That was the public message. But…
US deports 119 immigrants of varying nationalities to Panama
People from Afghanistan, Iran, China and other countries flown out as Trump’s deportation effort intensifies The US has sent undocumented immigrants from several Asian countries whose governments have refused to accept them to Panama, in a move signalling an intensification of the Trump administration’s deportation effort. A military plane carrying 119 immigrants from countries including…
Are immigrants still welcome in Mayor Eric Adams’ New York City? We asked New Yorkers.
Jasmine Garsd It’s part of the lore of New York City: a place where immigrants from around the world come to try their luck. Their influence is everywhere: from a slice of pizza to the immigrant-owned bodegas blasting bachata music. But in recent months, as the national sentiment continues to be divided on immigation, the…
Biden extends protections for immigrants from Venezuela, El Salvador and Ukraine
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán President Joe Biden on Friday extended Temporary Protected Status for immigrants living in the U.S. from some countries, including Venezuela, El Salvador and Ukraine. Biden’s actions come 10 days before he leaves office, and could benefit about a million migrants who will be shielded from deportation for up to 18 months. Carlos Argueta,…
Biden extends temporary protections for more than 800,000 immigrants
US president moves to shield roughly 230,000 Salvadorans and 600,000 Venezuelans against Trump administration The Biden administration on Friday extended temporary humanitarian protections for about 230,000 Salvadorans and 600,000 Venezuelans living in the US, in an effort to shield those groups from an incoming Trump administration that has promised to deport them. The decision in…