48 h. ago South Korean workers return home after days of detention in Georgia following immigration raid

INCHEON, South Korea (AP) — More than 300 South Korean workers detained in an immigration raid in the United States last week were brought back home on a charter plane and reunited with their loved ones on Friday. They were among about 475 people detained during the Sept. 4 immigration raid at a battery factory […]

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3 d. ago South Korea’s Lee Warns US Immigration Raid May Hit Investment

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said a US immigration raid that led to the detention of more than 300 Korean workers has unsettled companies pouring billions into America.

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5 d. ago Shackled Workers Threaten to Unravel Korea’s Wins With Trump

The detention of hundreds of South Koreans in a US immigration raid sent shock waves through the Asian nation and plunged Lee Jae Myung into the biggest diplomatic challenge of his young presidency.

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5 d. ago Noem says roundup of Koreans at Hyundai plant in Georgia won’t deter investment in the U.S.

LONDON (AP) — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday she doesn’t think the detention of hundreds of South Koreans in an immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia will deter investment in the United States because such tough actions mean there is no uncertainty about the Trump administration’s policies. The detention of […]

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8 d. ago Alligator Alcatraz saved? Appeals court panel stops order to wind down facility

Last month, a judge issued a preliminary injunction ordering operations at the facility to wind down by the end of October, with the detainees transferred to other facilities.

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9 d. ago L'«Alcatraz des alligators» peut rester ouvert dans l'attente d'une décision en appel

L'«Alcatraz des alligators» peut rester ouvert dans l'attente d'une décision en appel.

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2 w. ago Alligator Alcatraz immigrant detention camp in Everglades may be emptied

(Bloomberg) — The detention camp in the Everglades known as Alligator Alcatraz may soon be emptied, just two months after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis had it built to help President Donald Trump’s pledge to deport millions of immigrants. Florida Division of Emergency Management Executive Director Kevin Guthrie said in an Aug. 22 email that “we […]

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2 w. ago Mystery surrounds $1.2 billion Army contract to build huge detention tent camp in Texas desert

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Donald Trump’s administration last month awarded a contract worth up to $1.2 billion to build and operate what it says will become the nation’s largest immigration detention complex, it didn’t turn to a large government contractor or even a firm that specializes in private prisons. Instead, it handed the project […]

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2 w. ago L’«Alcatraz des alligators» bientôt vidé de ses occupants, selon un échange de courriels

Ouvert en juillet, le centre de détention pour migrants a été vivement critiqué pour ses conditions inhumaines.

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3 w. ago Judge orders closure of Trump’s Alligator Alcatraz, halts prisoner arrivals

Last month, during a visit to the Florida facilities, U.S. President Donald Trump joked that prisoners who attempted to escape would need to learn how to dodge alligators.

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3 w. ago Florida must stop expanding ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration centre, judge says

MIAMI — A federal judge on Thursday issued a preliminary injunction halting further expansion of an immigration detention centre built in the middle of the Florida Everglades and dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” that advocates said violated environmental laws. U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams’ injunction formalized a temporary halt she had ordered two weeks ago as witnesses […]

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last month «Alcatraz des alligators»: des migrants détenus en Floride dénoncent une «torture»

«Je n'ai pas vu la lumière du soleil depuis 14 jours», témoigne un Cubain âgé de 25 ans détenu à «l'Alcatraz des alligators».

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