11 h. ago Chinese woman 'commits suicide in ICE custody after being arrested for overstaying her visa'

A Chinese woman who was detained at the US-Mexico border has died by suicide while being held by immigration officials. 

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22 h. ago Antiques Roadshow guest left gobsmacked as expert shares true value of lantern used at Christmas

An Antiques Roadshow expert was on hand to give a woman the true value of her grandfather's Chinese lantern, which she used to light at Christmas, and she was left gobsmacked.

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40 h. ago Dear Disney: don’t cave to Trump. We need you to shape dreams for kids everywhere | Jeff Yang

Maga is coming after the House of Mouse with a cynical attack on its diversity policies. Disney can – and should – fight backI remember the moment I truly recognized the power Disney has to move young hearts and minds.It was when I attended a sneak preview of Disney’s adaptation of the Chinese legend of Mulan, about a young woman who disguises herself as a man and takes up her wounded father’s sword to defend her nation. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Texas grandmother who fled cartel violence from Belize in 2001 is in ICE custody and faces deportation

‘If my mom were to go back [to Belize], that would be the last time that we see our mom,’ the landscaper’s daughter warned

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9 d. ago Emile Soleil murder suspect family's Catholic priest, 85, 'committed suicide' days before the toddler's grandparents were arrested

Father Gilliot frequently expressed his emotional angst during the saga, and allegedly 'took his own life' last Saturday at his home in Aix-en-Provence, it emerged today.

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1 week ago Americans horrified by one thing as they try UK Chinese takeaway for first time

Americans have been left stunned by how different British Chinese takeaways are compared to the US - and one woman and her sister decided to see if the Brits' version lives up to the hype

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2 w. ago Shocking reason British vegan artist was hurled in ICE custody...as US' closest allies issue travel warnings

Becky Burke, 28, was handcuffed and taken to a detention cell in Tacoma, Washington, on February 26 and is now back in the UK following the ordeal.

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2 w. ago Ice agents detain woman known for immigration advocacy in Colorado

Jeanette Vizguerra entered US unlawfully 20 years ago and gained attention for sheltering in church in 2017US politics live – latest updatesUS Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agents have detained an undocumented woman who is a prominent immigration advocate in Colorado.Jeanette Vizguerra, 53, was reportedly taken into custody by Ice on Monday outside a Target store in the Denver area where she worked, according to her legal representatives, friends and family members. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 'I voted for Donald Trump – now my wife is locked up in ICE custody'

Camila Muñoz was arrested at the airport after arriving home from her honeymoon in Puerto Rico as her application for a green card to stay in the US is currently being processed

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2 w. ago He voted for Trump. Now his Peruvian wife is stuck in ICE custody

Newlyweds Bradley Bartell and Camila Muñoz were on their way home after honeymooning in Puerto Rico last month when she was pulled aside by an immigration agent

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3 w. ago Suicide prevention strategy launched in wake of Polmont YOI deaths – SPS

SPS also committed to pilot ‘signs of life’ suicide prevention/monitoring technology in Polmont, with a report due by January 17 2026.

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3 w. ago Trump is using antisemitism as a pretext for a war on the first amendment | Judith Levine

The Trump administration is not interested in combating antisemitism. It just wants to silence its opponents insteadOn Saturday night, agents of the Department of Homeland Security arrested and detained the Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil. He is still in Ice custody in a remote Louisiana lockup known for extreme human rights violations, from denial of food and water to medical “care” verging on torture.Khalil, a Palestinian Syrian, emerged as a leader in Columbia’s Gaza solidarity encampment last year and a level-headed negotiator with university officials on behalf of the student protesters. Married to a US citizen, he holds a green card. Neither his American wife, who is eight months pregnant, nor his lawyers were warned of the arrest or told where he would be held. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump confirms detention of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil: ‘the first arrest of many to come’ – live

Trump says Ice took the Palestinian student protester into custody after his executive order‘Reeks of McCarthyism’: outrage after Ice detains Palestinian student activistSecretary of state Marco Rubio has announced that USAid will cancel the majority of its programs, while the rest will be folded into the state department.Writing on X, Rubio said:After a 6 week review we are officially cancelling 83% of the programs at USAID.The 5200 contracts that are now cancelled spent tens of billions of dollars in ways that did not serve, (and in some cases even harmed), the core national interests of the United States. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump confirms arrest and detention of Palestinian activist: ‘the first arrest of many to come’ – live

Trump says Ice took Mahmoud Khalil into custody after his executive order‘Reeks of McCarthyism’: outrage after Ice detains Palestinian student activistSecretary of state Marco Rubio has announced that USAid will cancel the majority of its programs, while the rest will be folded into the state department.Writing on X, Rubio said:After a 6 week review we are officially cancelling 83% of the programs at USAID.The 5200 contracts that are now cancelled spent tens of billions of dollars in ways that did not serve, (and in some cases even harmed), the core national interests of the United States. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Scots sex abuse victim's harrowing email before he took his own life

Kevin Sutherland's family believe that he committed suicide after “callous” response to his desperate plea for anonymity.

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3 w. ago Ice arrests Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia protests, lawyer says

Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest comes as Trump vows to deport foreign students involved in protests against Israel’s warA prominent Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University’s student encampment movement was arrested on Saturday night by federal immigration authorities who claimed they were acting on a state department order to revoke his green card, according to his attorney.Mahmoud Khalil was at his university-owned apartment, blocks from the private Ivy League university’s main campus in New York when several Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agents entered the building and took him into custody, his attorney, Amy Greer, told the Associated Press. Continue reading...

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