8 h. ago At a glance: Who has been detained or deported in a US crackdown on pro

Supporters of Palestinian causes with ties to American universities have been detained in the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants

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48 h. ago All we know about four 'vanished' US soldiers found dead near Belarus border

NATO boss Mark Rutte was told the soldiers had died while on a training mission near the Belrus border in Lithuania – as Donald Trump tells reporters he wasn't briefed on the situation

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57 h. ago Trump officials pause some green card applications in immigration crackdown

Approved refugees reportedly affected by freeze on processing after Trump demands more aggressive vettingUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration has paused the processing of certain green card applications as the US government continues to implement a hardline immigration agenda.CBS News reported that approved refugees are part of the processing freeze, as the White House enacts an effort to more aggressively vet immigrants to the US. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Doubt over US holidays for Brits as Trump introduces 'enhanced vetting'

Brits heading through to America are facing 'aggressive' questioning at the border, as custom officials enforce enhanced vetting' following Trump's immigration crackdown

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3 d. ago The people legally in the U.S. who have been detained by ICE or refused entry

A series of people – some of whom have never known life outside the United States – have been detained and deported amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration

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4 d. ago Brit tourists face grilling at US border as Donald Trump cracks down on immigration

British tourists were told they could risk being detained by American authorities should they not have up to date visas or other documentation needed to enter the country

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4 d. ago Britain warns travellers heading to US they face possible detention after Trump's immigration crackdown sees tourists locked up and sparks slump in American tourism

Donald Trump 's immigration crackdown has seen US border officials using more aggressive methods with holidaymakers and legal immigrants.

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4 d. ago Trump's US immigration crackdown hits British tourists as border guards aggressively question holidaymakers

US border officials have been using more aggressive methods with holidaymakers and legal immigrants, with the Trump administration calling it 'enhanced vetting'.

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5 d. ago Trump border czar Tom Homan says administration will not defy court order on deportation flights

Donald Trump’s border czar seems to suggest the administration will not defy a judge’s order on deportation flights to El Salvador.

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6 d. ago DHS pulls legal status for 500,000 Cubans, Venezuelans and others in latest Trump immigration crackdown

The Department of Homeland Security says it will revoke legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans

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6 d. ago Here’s what you need to know about your rights when entering the US

Trump’s hardline immigration policy is sweeping up even visa and green card holders into detention centersTell us: have you experienced any issues at the US border recently?Since Donald Trump returned to the White House, he has carried out the hardline immigration policies he promised on the campaign trail.Trump’s administration sent migrants to the Guantánamo Bay naval base in Cuba – with little access to legal counsel – and singled out two pro-Palestinian academics for deportation. The administration also failed to return El Salvador-destined deportation flights in potential violation of a court order. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Trump revokes legal status of 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans

Move takes effect on 24 April as president weighs also stripping parole status from some 240,000 Ukrainians in USDonald Trump’s administration will revoke the temporary legal status of 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans in the United States, according to a Federal Register notice on Friday, in the latest expansion of his crackdown on immigration.It will be effective on 24 April. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Ice accessed car trackers in sanctuary cities that could help in raids, files show

Westchester county has laws limiting cooperation, but Ice has accessed trove of data that holds license plate readersAs Donald Trump’s administration ramps up its crackdown on undocumented immigrants to the US, advocates are increasingly worried immigration agents will turn to surveillance technology to round up those targeted for deportation, even in so-called “sanctuary cities” that limit the ways local law enforcement can cooperate with immigration officials.That’s because US Customs and Immigration Enforcement (Ice) in past years has gained access to troves of data from sanctuary cities that could aid its raids and enforcement actions. Among that information is data from the vast network of license plate readers active across the US, according to documents obtained by the Guardian. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago US adds 151,000 jobs last month but sees unemployment tick up in first report on Trump’s economy

Economists forecast that the figure would be 160,000 ahead of the eagerly awaited report, which follows a month of widespread federal layoffs, tough immigration crackdowns and Trump’s trade tariffs

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3 w. ago GOP budget goals impossible without Medicare and Medicaid cuts, budget office says

Republicans are expected to fall short of their goal to slash the budget by $1.5tn despite Donald Trump’s assurancesRepublicans cannot reach their budget goal of slashing at least $1.5tn in spending over the next decade to fund Donald Trump’s tax cuts and immigration crackdown without cutting healthcare relied upon by tens of millions of Americans – including seniors and children, according to the non-partisan budget assessor.House Republicans last week narrowly passed a budget instructing the energy and commerce committee, which is responsible for federal healthcare, to cut spending under its jurisdiction by $880bn – in order to pay for Trump’s tax cuts, mass deportations and defence investments. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘The relationship is broken’: Canada responds to Trump’s tariff threats

Many Canadians say they will boycott US goods and will not cross the border while Trump is in office“Since Donald Trump began his tariff threats against Canada and his ‘jokes’ about making Canada the 51st US state, I have not bought a single product originating in the US,” said Lynne Allardice, 78, a retired business owner from New Brunswick, Canada.“Not a single lettuce leaf or piece of fruit. I have become an avid reader of labels and have adopted an ‘anywhere but the US’ policy when shopping. I will not visit the States while Trump remains in office, and most of the people I know have adopted the same policy.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘The relationship is broken’: Canadians respond to Trump’s tariffs

Many plan to boycott US goods and say they will not cross the border while Trump is in office“Since Donald Trump began his tariff threats against Canada and his ‘jokes’ about making Canada the 51st US state, I have not bought a single product originating in the US,” said Lynne Allardice, 78, a retired business owner from New Brunswick, Canada.“Not a single lettuce leaf or piece of fruit. I have become an avid reader of labels and have adopted an ‘anywhere but the US’ policy when shopping. I will not visit the States while Trump remains in office, and most of the people I know have adopted the same policy.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago From immigration figures to the tariff fallout: Trump’s Congress address fact

The nearly 100 minute address highlighted many of the president’s initiatives, from an immigration crackdown to tariffs and energy policy

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3 w. ago FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims made by Trump during his address to Congress

President Donald Trump's one-hour and 40 minute address to Congress highlighted many of his initiatives, from an immigration crackdown to tariffs and energy policy

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3 w. ago Trump’s immigration crackdown mapped: Where are majority of ICE detainees being held in the U.S.

The Independent’s map shines a light on where the tens of thousands are being detained in ICE facilities across the U.S., report Rhian Lubin and Alicja Hagopian

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