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"The actions of Hamas and its allies will serve as an inspiration the likes of which we haven't seen since ISIS launched its so-called caliphate several years ago," Wray said. The remarks came during a hearing before the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee focused on threats to the United States. The number of attacks on U.S. military bases overseas by Iran-backed militia groups have risen this month, Wray said. Cyber attacks against the U.S. by Iran and non-state actors will likely worsen if the conflict expands, he said. During the hearing, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said that hate directed at Jewish students in the U.S. following the start of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Gaza has added to an increase in antisemitism.

Persons: Alejandro Mayorkas, Christopher Wray, Christine Abizaid, Wray, General Merrick Garland, Ted Hesson, Doina Chiacu, Andrew Goudsward, Chizu Nomiyama, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Homeland, FBI, National Counterterrorism, Senate Homeland Security, Governmental Affairs, Capitol, ISIS, U.S . Senate Homeland Security, U.S, United Nations, Jewish, White, U.S . Justice Department, Thomson Locations: United States, Washington , U.S, WASHINGTON, Israel, Gaza, U.S, Arab, Iran, Washington

WASHINGTON (AP) — New House Speaker Mike Johnson inherits many of the same problems that bedeviled Republican leaders with far more experience. But can he unite House Republicans where others failed? Trump, who is running for a second White House term, enthusiastically backed Johnson and said he will be “a fantastic speaker." The House Republican Conference is deeply divided on those issues. The intractability of many House Republicans forced McCarthy to turn to Democrats for help in keeping the government running.

Persons: Mike Johnson, Kevin McCarthy, Jim Jordan, Johnson, “, ” Johnson, McCarthy, John Boehner, Christian, Donald Trump, Democrat Joe Biden, Johnson's, Trump, Biden, Matt Gaetz, Gaetz, Alejandro Mayorkas, Chip Roy, Roy, Veronica Escobar, George Santos, Santos, Jordan, ”, Don Bacon, Rep, Thomas Massie, stabby Organizations: WASHINGTON, Republican, House, Louisiana Republican, GOP, Caucus, Republicans, Committee, Democrat, Trump, lotto, Ukraine, Democratic, White, Fox, Homeland, Republican Conference, Texas Republican, Texas Democrat, New York Republicans, Nebraska Republican, Jordan, Kentucky Republican Locations: Louisiana, Ohio, California, Israel, Ukraine, Mexico, Texas, Kentucky

☆ U.S. Lawmakers Point to Reports of Forced Labor in China’s Seafood Industry
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Richard Vanderford | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Fish on display at a seafood market in China’s Shandong Province. Photo: Wang Haibin/Zuma PressU.S. lawmakers said the Biden administration should crack down on China’s use of forced labor in seafood production after an investigative journalism group found widespread transfers of laborers from the country’s Xinjiang region to processing facilities elsewhere in the country. The administration should block imports from seafood-processing facilities in China that run afoul of a U.S. law meant to target forced labor linked to Xinjiang, home to the country’s Uyghur people and other minority groups, said Rep. Chris Smith (R., N.J) and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D., Ore.) in a letter sent Tuesday to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas .

Persons: Wang Haibin, Biden, Chris Smith, Sen, Jeff Merkley, Alejandro Mayorkas Organizations: Zuma Press U.S, of Homeland Locations: Shandong Province, Xinjiang, China

The agreement currently applies to some 3,900 children separated from their parents during Trump's presidency from 2017-2021, according to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which represents separated families in a lawsuit first filed in 2018. An estimated 500-1,000 children remain separated and the number covered by the settlement will likely expand, the ACLU said. Trump, the frontrunner to become the Republican nominee for president in 2024, has criticized Biden's handling of border security and pledged to implement hardline immigration policies if reelected. As part of the settlement, separated families will have access to temporary housing support for one year, according to court documents. The Biden administration in 2021 broke off class-wide settlement talks that would have provided monetary compensation to separated families.

Persons: Jose Luis Gonzalez, Donald Trump, Joe Biden's, Trump, Alejandro Mayorkas, Lee Gelernt, Biden, Ted Hesson, Deepa Babington Organizations: U.S, REUTERS, Firms American Civil Liberties Union Follow WASHINGTON, American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU, Joe Biden's Democratic, Government watchdogs, Republican, Homeland, Biden, U.S . Citizenship, Immigration Services, Reuters, Thomson Locations: United States, Rio Bravo, Mexico, Ciudad Juarez, U.S, Washington

The Trump administration separated thousands of children from their parents or guardians they were traveling with as it moved to criminally prosecute people for illegally crossing the southwestern border. It also crucially bars an attempt by a future administration to reenact another family separation policy,” said Gelernt. About 74% of those have been reunited with their families: 2,176 before a Biden administration task force was created and 689 afterward. Some of these benefits were already available to families under a Biden-administration created task force designed to reunite separated families. The settlement also bars future separations, which the task force did not, and Gelernt said a future administration could have disbanded the task force whereas the settlement is binding.

Persons: Biden, Donald Trump, Alejandro Mayorkas, Trump, Lee Gelernt, ”, Joe Biden, he'd, They’ll, Gelernt, ___ Santana Organizations: DIEGO, Trump, American Civil Liberties Union, Republican, Homeland, Associated Press, Department of Health, Human Services, ACLU, CNN, Department of Homeland Security, U.S, Biden Locations: America, San Diego, United States, Washington

☆ Fact Check: Katie Hobbs did not step down as governor of Arizona
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Arizona governor Katie Hobbs did not step down from her position, contrary to claims shared online following a brief visit by Hobbs out of state. Arizona treasurer Kimberly Yee was temporarily serving as acting governor in line with Arizona state constitution which requires the transfer of power while a governor is out of state. This prompted Yee to serve as acting governor in their absence. Hobbs returned to Arizona on Sept. 28, 2023, and gave a speech at the Tempe Center for the Arts. Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs did not step down from her role.

Persons: Katie Hobbs, Hobbs, Kimberly Yee, Adrian Fontes, Kris Mayes, Fontes, Mayes, Yee, “, ” Yee, Christian Slater, ‘ Hobbs, Alejandro Mayorkas, ’, Read Organizations: Washington D.C, AZ Central, Republican, Fox News, Washington , D.C, Homeland, Tempe Center, Arts, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Arizona, Washington, “ Arizona, Washington ,

☆ Opinion: Biden’s stunning reversal on border barriers
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Stuart Ross | Opinion Jon Gabriel | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Former President Donald Trump promised to build a border wall that Mexico would pay for during the 2016 campaign but the neighboring country never did. Candidate Joe Biden vowed “not another foot” of the border wall would be built during his presidency. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre continues to dodge questions while Biden bizarrely claimed that the border wall he approved won’t work. “I’ll answer one question on the border wall,” Biden said to reporters in the Oval Office Thursday. “The border wall — the money was appropriated for the border wall.

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WASHINGTON, Oct 5 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration said on Thursday it will add sections to a border wall to stave off record migrant crossings from Mexico, carrying forward a signature policy of former President Donald Trump. Trump made building border barriers a central tenet of his first campaign for president with the rally chant, "Build That Wall." Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement that there was "no new Administration policy with respect to border walls. From day one, this Administration has made clear that a border wall is not the answer." In another major enforcement action announced on Thursday, Biden administration officials said they would be resuming deportation flights to Venezuela, which had been suspended because of chilly relations between the two countries.

Persons: Joe Biden's, Donald Trump, Biden, Trump, Alejandro Mayorkas, Mayorkas, Will Joe Biden, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Brian Snyder, Laiken, Eric Adams, Mica Rosenberg, Nandita Bose, Doina Chiacu, Jason Lange, Jeff Mason, Raúl Cortés, Dave Graham, Kristina Cooke, Heather Timmons, Howard Goller, Grant McCool Organizations: Trump, Republican Party, Democrat, Homeland, U.S, Reuters, Federal, Biden's Department of Homeland Security, Border Patrol, Texas National Guard, REUTERS, Center for Biological Diversity, Biden, U.S . Department of Justice, Democratic, New, New York City, Institute, Thomson Locations: Mexico, America, Starr County , Texas, Rio Grande, United States, Rio, Eagle Pass , Texas, U.S, Starr, Texas, Southwest, Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Darien, New York, Chicago, Ecuador, Washington, Mexico City, San Francisco

BAJO CHIQUITO, Panama (AP) — Rain-swollen rivers only briefly slowed the otherwise uninterrupted flow of migrants through this jungle-covered border area separating Colombia and Panama and by midweek another 2,000 bedraggled migrants stumbled out of the Darien jungle. That efficiency combined with the unrelenting economic factors pushing migrants to leave countries like Venezuela, whose citizens account for the majority of them, have resulted in more than 400,000 migrants crossing the Darien this year. They made the crossing from Colombia in 2 ½ days, but Morales described it as “horrible.”“I don’t wish it for anyone. Morales said she saw three dead migrants along the way, including a woman who had apparently drowned in a river. In April, the U.S., Panama and Colombia announced a campaign to slow migration through the Darien jungle, but migrants’ numbers have only grown forcing the Biden administration to seek other options.

Persons: Alejandro Mayorkas, Kimberly Morales, Morales, ”, ” Morales, Biden, Gabriela Quijada, dizzily, “, Carliomar, …, ” Peña, Peña Organizations: U.S, . Homeland, Chiquito, Panama “, Colombian, U.S . Homeland Security Department, Bajo Chiquito Wednesday Locations: CHIQUITO, Panama, Colombia, Darien, Bajo Chiquito, Venezuela, Mexico, States, Costa Rica, Caracas, Panamanian, U.S, Latin America, United States, Bajo, Margarita, Merida

Facing an escalating border crisis and pleas for relief by Republican and Democratic lawmakers alike, the Biden administration will begin flying Venezuelans back to their home country if they are here illegally, administration officials said Thursday. It's unclear what effect the deportations might have on a growing migrant crisis with no end in sight. The Biden administration also announced in the Federal Register on Thursday that it would waive a long list of environmental and construction rules to allow construction of parts of a border wall Biden has consistently criticized. "There is presently an acute and immediate need to construct physical barriers and roads in the vicinity of the border of the United States in order to prevent unlawful entries into the United States" along certain parts of the border, the notice said. Biden downplayed the notice Thursday as a matter out of his hands.

Persons: Biden, Joe Biden –, Eric Adams, Kathy Hochul, Nicolas Maduro, Alejandro Mayorkas, Joe Biden, Donald Trump –, – Biden Organizations: Republican, Democratic, New York City, New York Gov, Department of Homeland, Federal, Congress Locations: New, United States, Venezuela, American, U.S, Mexico

☆ White House waives 26 federal laws to speed up U.S.-Mexico border wall construction
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Emma Kinery | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks with border patrol officers as he walks along the border fence during his visit to the U.S.-Mexico border to assess border enforcement operations, in El Paso, Texas, on Jan. 8, 2023. WASHINGTON — The Biden administration waived 26 federal laws in South Texas to greenlight the construction of approximately 20 additional miles of the U.S.-Mexico border wall in the Rio Grande Valley. The continuation of border wall construction, which was announced in late June, is a major policy pivot for the Biden administration. During his 2020 campaign, President Joe Biden promised not "another foot of wall" would be built under his administration. NBC News released a poll last week that found the majority of Americans say Republicans do a better job addressing border security.

Persons: Joe Biden, WASHINGTON —, Alejandro Mayorkas, Biden, J.B . Pritzker Organizations: WASHINGTON, Biden, Department of Homeland, Act, Democratic, Illinois, NBC, Republicans Locations: U.S, Mexico, El Paso , Texas, South Texas, Rio Grande, United States

☆ Mexico rejects new border wall plan after talks with U.S. officials
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Dave Graham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Before sitting down with U.S. officials including Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador condemned the latest wall plan as a "step backwards". At the talks, officials pledged to step up cooperation to combat drug trafficking, organized crime and to ease migratory pressures on the border. Lopez Obrador has praised U.S. President Joe Biden for not building more border wall during his administration. The barrier was a major bone of contention between the United States and Mexico during Donald Trump's presidency. Still, 2024 is presidential election year in both the United States and Mexico and the resurgence of the wall could become a significant talking point on both sides of the border.

Persons: Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Raquel Cunha, Antony Blinken, Alejandro Mayorkas, Trump, Alicia Barcena, Blinken, Lopez Obrador, Joe Biden, Donald Trump's, Barcena, Mayorkas, Biden, Ovidio Guzman, Joaquin, El, Guzman, Matthew Miller, Rosa Icela Rodriguez, Dave Graham, Ismail Shakil, Simon Lewis, Howard Goller, Sandra Maler, Grant McCool Organizations: Regeneration, REUTERS, MEXICO CITY, Homeland, U.S, Republican Party, Democrat, State, Mexican, Thomson Locations: Mexico City, Mexico, MEXICO, U.S, Mexican, United States, Starr County , Texas, Sinaloa

REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Oct 5 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration said on Thursday it will build additional sections of border wall to stave off record migrant crossings from Mexico, a policy reversal that embraces a signature measure of former President Donald Trump. Trump is the frontrunner for the Republican Party nomination to challenge Biden, a Democrat, in the 2024 presidential race. Trump made building border barriers a central tenet of his first campaign for president with the rally chant, "Build That Wall." Money that was allocated during the Trump administration is being spent now on a border wall because the administration has no other choice, a U.S. official said. "There is presently an acute and immediate need to construct physical barriers and roads in the vicinity of the border of the United States in order to prevent unlawful entries into the United States in the project areas," Mayorkas said.

Persons: Brian Snyder, Joe Biden's, Donald Trump, Biden, Trump, Will Joe Biden, we’d, Alejandro Mayorkas, Mayorkas, Eric Adams, Doina Chiacu, Mica Rosenberg, Andrea Ricci, Heather Timmons, Howard Goller Organizations: Texas National Guard, REUTERS, Rights, Trump, Republican Party, Democrat, Federal, Biden's Department of Homeland Security, U.S, Border Patrol, Homeland, New York City, Thomson Locations: Rio, Eagle Pass , Texas, U.S, Mexico, America, Starr County , Texas, Rio Grande, Venezuela, Venezuelan, United States, New York, Colombia, Ecuador

☆ Biden administration will begin deporting Venezuelan migrants directly to Venezuela
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Priscilla Alvarez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The Biden administration will restart deporting Venezuelans directly to Venezuela in an attempt to curb the record influx of crossings at the US-Mexico border, according to senior administration officials, marking a major shift in policy. “Repatriations are a key piece to this balanced approach.”Thursday’s announcement is the latest effort by the Biden administration to try to discourage migration to the US-Mexico border, while highlighting other lawful pathways available to certain migrants who want to migrate to the US. It’s also a recognition of the complicated – and unique – challenge for the Biden administration as it faces a historic wave of Venezuelan migrants. Mexico has agreed to take some, but it remains a difficult issue for administration and for cities receiving migrants. Venezuela was among the topics of discussion between President Joe Biden and Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva last month.

Persons: CNN —, Biden, Antony Blinken, we’re, ” Blinken, It’s, Alejandro Mayorkas, ” Mayorkas, ”, John Sandweg, Joe Biden, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, General Merrick Garland Organizations: CNN, Los, Homeland, Officials, “, Customs, Department of Homeland Security, redesignating, DHS, Homeland Security, Migrants, Brazil, United Locations: Venezuela, Mexico, United States, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Venezuelan, redesignating Venezuela, Ukraine, Mayorkas

REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 5 (Reuters) - The United States is restarting deportations of Venezuelans who cross the U.S.-Mexico border unlawfully, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said on Thursday, part of attempts to curb a record number of migrant crossings. The record number of arrivals has strained resources in cities across the United States, with Democratic officials in New York and Chicago sounding the alarm. Frosty diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Venezuela had made it difficult for the U.S. to deport Venezuelans to their home country. Migration is the direct result of sanctions, the Venezuelan government added, repeating its frequent accusation that U.S. measures are a violation of international law. Washington has insisted Maduro must take steps toward free elections before it considers any further significant sanctions relief, though the U.S. has faced calls from some Latin American governments to take such action without further delay.

Persons: Jose Luis Gonzalez, Alejandro Mayorkas, Joe Biden, Mayorkas, Biden, Donald Trump, Yvan Gil, Washington, Nicolas Maduro, Maduro, Mica Rosenberg, Kristina Cooke, Julia Symmes Cobb, Vivian Sequera, Matt Spetalnick, Simon Lewis, David Ljunggren, Grant McCool, Chris Reese Organizations: REUTERS, Homeland, U.S, Republican, Democratic, Foreign, United, United Nations, Trump, Socialist, Thomson Locations: U.S, Mexico, Ciudad Juarez, United States, Venezuela . Washington, Venezuela, Mexico City, Darien, New York, Chicago, Venezuelan, Latin America, Caribbean, Colombia, Nicolas Maduro . Washington

☆ Biden administration bypasses 26 federal laws to build additional border wall in South Texas amid political pressure
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Priscilla Alvarez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

But the move comes at a time when a new surge of migrants is straining federal and local resources and placing heavy political pressure on the Biden administration to address a sprawling crisis. Border Patrol reported nearly 300,000 encounters in the Rio Grande Valley sector between last October and August, according to federal data. Last month, Border Patrol apprehended more than 200,000 migrants crossing the US-Mexico border, the highest total this year. Over the last two years, his administration has continued to face fierce pushback from Republicans – and at times, Democrats – over his immigration policies. Senior administration officials maintain that the US has been in regular touch with Mexico over the situation at the US southern border, including commitments to shore up enforcement.

Persons: Washington CNN —, Biden, Joe Biden –, –, Alejandro Mayorkas, ” Mayorkas, “, Antony Blinken, General Merrick Garland, Liz Sherwood, Randall Organizations: Washington CNN, Federal, Border Patrol, US, –, Republican, of Homeland Security, Homeland, US Federal Registry, “ DHS, Customs, Protection, Environmental, US Customs, Border Protection, CNN, House Homeland Locations: Rio Grande, Rio Grande Valley, Mexico, New York, Chicago, Starr County , Texas, United States, Mayorkas, “, Texas, Starr County, Mexico City

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Biden administration announced they waived 26 federal laws in South Texas to allow border wall construction on Wednesday, marking the administration’s first use of a sweeping executive power employed often during the Trump presidency. The Clean Air Act, Safe Drinking Water Act and Endangered Species Act were some of the federal laws waived by DHS to make way for construction that will use funds from a congressional appropriation in 2019 for border wall construction. Starr County Judge Eloy Vera said it will start south of the Falcon Dam and go past Salineño, Texas. “A border wall is a 14th century solution to a 21st century problem. It will not bolster border security in Starr County,” U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar said in a statement.

Persons: —, Trump, Alejandro Mayorkas, Starr, Eloy Vera, ” Eloy Vera, Laiken, Greg Abbott, Biden, Henry Cuellar, “, Dan Stein, ” Organizations: Biden, Department of Homeland Security, U.S . Federal, Patrol, Act, DHS, Wildlife, Center for Biological Diversity, Texas, U.S . Customs, Protection, Democratic, ” U.S, Federation for American Immigration Reform Locations: McALLEN , Texas, South Texas, Starr County , Texas, United States, Zapata, McAllen , Texas, Lower Rio Grande, Starr, Salineño , Texas, U.S, Eagle, “, Starr County, ”

Arizona’s governor was out of the state for a day this week, prompting false claims that she’d abruptly resigned or vanished entirely. The Democrat, who has been the target of misinformation since taking office this year, was out of state for meetings in Washington for a day, so the state treasurer briefly served as acting governor. Political Cartoons View All 1190 Images“She has now stepped down as Arizona governor, and it’s raising questions,” claimed one Facebook user in a widely shared video posted on Thursday. “Republican State Treasurer Kimberly Yee is currently the Acting Governor,” wrote another user on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter on Wednesday. The usually unremarkable handover gained attention when Yee released a statement Wednesday acknowledging she’d be serving as acting governor from that evening through Thursday morning.

Persons: she’d, Katie Hobbs, Hobbs, Joe Biden, ”, Kimberly Yee, “, Christian Slater, Yee, hasn’t, Slater, Alejandro Mayorkas, Sen, John McCain, Adrian Fontes, Kyrsten Sinema, Paul Smith, Leonard, Kris Mayes, Richie Taylor, baselessly, ” Slater Organizations: Arizona, Democrat, “ Republican, Twitter, Democratic, Republican, U.S . Homeland, Tempe Center, Arts, of Regents, U.S, Sen, Infrastructure Security Agency, White House, Drug, Agency, U.S . Department of Agriculture, Kroger Locations: Washington, Arizona, U.S, Flagstaff

☆ Exclusive-Biden Officials Kept Immigration Jails Despite Internal Cost Concerns
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Sept. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +6 min

But ICE ultimately only ended contracts with two of the detention centers flagged in the memo. Six of the nine detention centers identified in the August 2022 memo were operated by private companies. U.S. President Joe Biden promised during the 2020 campaign to reform immigration detention and cut out for-profit companies. The lawsuit cites ICE contracting reports that said Torrance staffing shortages impacted safety, security and care. The Biden administration has held more migrants in ICE detention in recent months following the mid-May implementation of stricter asylum rules.

Persons: Ted Hesson, Alejandro Mayorkas, Joe Biden, Biden, There's, Torrance, Jenny Burke, CoreCivic, Brian Todd, Rebecca Sheff, Christopher Ferreira, Kristina Cooke, Mica Rosenberg, Suzanne Goldenberg Organizations: Biden, Immigration, Customs Enforcement, Reuters, ICE, Homeland, U.S, Residential Center, American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU, ICE Processing, GEO Group, Immigration Centers of America, GEO, ICA Locations: Torrance, New Mexico, U.S, Mexico, Albuquerque, Berks, Pennsylvania, Yuba County Jail, California, Yuba, Farmville, Virginia, COVID, Adelanto, San Francisco, New York City

[1/7] A general view of the Torrance County Detention Facility, where migrants are housed, in Estancia, New Mexico, U.S., September 21, 2023. But ICE ultimately only ended contracts with two of the detention centers flagged in the memo. Six of the nine detention centers identified in the August 2022 memo were operated by private companies. The lawsuit cites ICE contracting reports that said Torrance staffing shortages impacted safety, security and care. The Biden administration has held more migrants in ICE detention in recent months following the mid-May implementation of stricter asylum rules.

Persons: Adria Malcolm, Alejandro Mayorkas, Joe Biden, Biden, There's, Torrance, Jenny Burke, CoreCivic, Brian Todd, Rebecca Sheff, Christopher Ferreira, Ted Hesson, Kristina Cooke, Mica Rosenberg, Suzanne Goldenberg Organizations: REUTERS, Adria, Biden, Immigration, Customs Enforcement, Reuters, ICE, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Homeland, U.S, Residential Center, American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU, ICE Processing, GEO Group, Immigration Centers of America, GEO, ICA, Thomson Locations: Torrance, Estancia , New Mexico, U.S, New Mexico, Mexico, Albuquerque, Berks, Pennsylvania, Yuba County Jail, California, Yuba, Farmville, Virginia, COVID, Adelanto, San Francisco, New York City

☆ US admits Israel into visa waiver program
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Some Palestinians have protested against Israel's entry into the program, saying Israel for decades has discriminated against Arab Americans and harassed them at its borders. They also must treat all U.S. travelers equally, so Israel must allow free passage for Palestinian Americans at Ben Gurion airport. In a pilot period since July 20, Israel has eased access for Palestinian Americans through its borders and the Israeli-occupied West Bank. According to Israel's Interior Ministry, more than 130,000 Americans entered Israel since the pilot began, including 6,070 Palestinian Americans. Between 45,000 and 60,000 Palestinian Americans live in the West Bank, a U.S. official estimated.

Persons: Joe Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Ronen, Chris Van Hollen, Alejandro Mayorkas, Netanyahu, Antony Blinken, David Shepardson, Dan Williams, Ali Sawafta, Henriette Chacar, Clarence Fernandez, William Maclean, David Gregorio Our Organizations: U.S, Israeli, White, Consulate, REUTERS, Rights, Visa, Arab, . Four Democratic U.S, Israel, U.S . Homeland, West Bank, Palestinian, Palestinian Foreign Ministry, Israel's Interior Ministry, Homeland Security Department, Thomson Locations: U.S, Israeli, Tel Aviv, Israel, Washington, United States, Ben Gurion, Croatia, Palestinian Territories, American, Detroit

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s immigration minister argued Tuesday that international refugee rules must be rewritten to reduce the number of people entitled to protection, as the Conservative government seeks international support for its tough stance on unauthorized migration. Britain’s government has adopted an increasingly punitive approach to people who arrive by unauthorized means such as small boats across the English Channel. Sonya Sceats, chief executive of campaign group Freedom from Torture, said: “LGBTQI+ people are tortured in many countries for who they are and who they love. The U.K. has sought international allies in its attempts to stop Channel crossings and toughen refugee laws, with limited success. British authorities also leased a barge to house migrants in a floating dormitory moored off England’s south coast.

Persons: Suella Braverman, ” Braverman, “, Braverman, ”, Braverman’s, Sonya Sceats, Alejandro Mayorkas, General Merrick Garland Organizations: —, Conservative, Nations Refugee Convention, American Enterprise Institute, Conservatives, U.S, Homeland Locations: Washington, Cambridge, Britain, France, Rwanda

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is poised to admit Israel this week into an exclusive club that will allow its citizens to travel to the United States without a U.S. visa despite Washington's ongoing concerns about the Israeli government’s treatment of Palestinian Americans. Political Cartoons View All 1176 ImagesThe State Department had no immediate comment about the visa waiver program. Claiming national security reasons, Israel has long had separate entry requirements and screening processes for Palestinian Americans. Israel also has pledged to ease movement for Palestinian Americans traveling in and out of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. “The reciprocity requirement is clearly still not being met since Israeli policy continues to treat some Americans, specifically Palestinian Americans, differently.

Persons: —, Biden, Alejandro Mayorkas, Antony Blinken, Israel, Joe Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Yousef Munayyer, ” Munayyer, Josef Federman Organizations: WASHINGTON, U.S, Visa, Department of Homeland Security, Homeland, Israeli, General Assembly, Biden, State Department, Homeland Security Department, U.S ., Palestinian, West Bank, Ben Gurion International, Palestine - Israel, Arab Center Washington, Associated Press Locations: Israel, United States, New York, Saudi Arabia, Iran, U.S, Gaza, Jordan, Egypt, Tel Aviv, Palestinian, Palestine, Jerusalem

☆ UK Interior Minister to Raise 'Unsustainable' Migration Pressures During U.S. Visit
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Sept. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON (Reuters) - British interior minister Suella Braverman will raise the "the unsustainable pressures" created by illegal migration when she makes a three-day visit to the U.S. this week, her office said on Sunday. "Illegal migration and the unprecedented mass movement of people across the globe is placing unsustainable pressures on America, the UK and Europe," Braverman said in the statement. Almost 45,000 people were detected arriving by small boats in the 12 months to June, a 26% year-on-year rise, according to official data. Braverman, who will travel to Washington on Monday, will seek closer collaboration with the U.S. on addressing illegal migration and organised immigration crime. "I'm going to Washington to discuss this (illegal migration) crisis with our American counterparts.

Persons: Suella Braverman, Braverman, Rishi Sunak, Biden, Alejandro Mayorkas, Muvija, Mike Harrison Organizations: Home Office, U.S, Homeland, American Locations: Britain, America, Europe, Rwanda, U.S, Mexico, Washington

☆ Suella Braverman, UK interior minister, to raise 'unsustainable' migration pressures during U.S. visit
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Home Secretary Suella Braverman walks on Downing Street on the day of a cabinet meeting, in London, Britain September 5, 2023 REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Sept 24 (Reuters) - British interior minister Suella Braverman will raise the "the unsustainable pressures" created by illegal migration when she makes a three-day visit to the U.S. this week, her office said on Sunday. "Illegal migration and the unprecedented mass movement of people across the globe is placing unsustainable pressures on America, the UK and Europe," Braverman said in the statement. Braverman, who will travel to Washington on Monday, will seek closer collaboration with the U.S. on addressing illegal migration and organised immigration crime. "I'm going to Washington to discuss this (illegal migration) crisis with our American counterparts. If we fail to meet these challenges, then our political institutions risk losing their democratic legitimacy," Braverman said.

Persons: Suella Braverman, Peter Nicholls, Braverman, Rishi Sunak, Biden, Alejandro Mayorkas, Muvija, Mike Harrison Organizations: REUTERS, Home Office, U.S, Homeland, American, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, America, Europe, Rwanda, U.S, Mexico, Washington

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