32 h. ago Court blocks new rules limiting which immigrants can get commercial drivers' licenses

The Transportation Department’s new restrictions that would severely limit which immigrants can get commercial driver’s licenses to drive a semitrailer truck or bus have been put on hold by a federal appeals court

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61 h. ago Immigration courts backlog DOUBLES since Labour came to power, topping 121,000 cases

HM Courts and Tribunal Service published new data showing there are 121,010 applications awaiting a hearing in the immigration and asylum tribunal.

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4 d. ago Men bear brunt of jobs bloodbath as number out of work tops one million for first time in a decade

Official figures showed the jobless rate among men climbed to 5.4 per cent in the three months to September, up from 4.2 per cent when Labour came to power last summer.

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1 week ago Judge orders ICE to improve Chicago ‘prison’ after immigrants break down in court describing ‘black hole’ inside

Immigrants say they were treated ‘worse than animals’ inside a facility that’s become a focal point for protests

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1 week ago Courts order ICE not to deport man who spent 43 years in prison before murder case overturned

Two courts have ordered immigration officials not to deport a Pennsylvania man who spent four decades in prison before his murder conviction was overturned

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1 week ago After mistaken deportation, Abrego Garcia fights smuggling charges. Here's what to know

The man whose mistaken deportation galvanized opposition to President Donald Trump's immigration policies is charged in federal court in Tennessee with human smuggling

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2 w. ago Illinois lawmakers approve ban on immigration arrests near courthouses

Illinois lawmakers have approved legislation prohibiting immigration arrests near courthouses

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2 w. ago Lovesick Trump supporter threatens to murder ICE agents over visa snag for Colombian fiancée

Exclusive: Florida man Tristen Elijah Giroux allegedly became enraged after becoming stuck in a phone tree while calling U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, according to previously unreported court filings

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2 w. ago Ministers can raise taxes if they come out fighting. But no one in this cowardly Labour government seems able | Aditya Chakrabortty

Ahead of the budget, Rachel Reeves should be out making her arguments. Instead, there is silence – and a huge opportunity for Labour’s opponentsScroll back three years. The person sitting opposite me is yet to take their place at the top of Keir Starmer’s government. Instead, they are a star of the Labour opposition, for whom power advances or recedes with every poll and front page. They have just done a spot of electoral marketing, a photo op at a supermarket 100 or so miles from Westminster, and what they’ve brought home is the politics of the staff.“They’d all voted for Boris.”Aditya Chakrabortty is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Judge's order blocking removal of man from US wasn't received until after he was deported, DHS says

Immigration authorities say they did not receive word of a court order blocking the removal of an Alabama father until after he had been deported to Laos

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2 w. ago Criminal who falsely claimed to be the father of eight Albanian children in bid to get them UK citizenship is jailed

Gerald Cera, 28, was sentenced to six years in jail after being found guilty of conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration in August earlier this year, a court heard.

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2 w. ago Border Patrol official Bovino due in court to answer questions about Chicago immigration crackdown

Border Patrol official Greg Bovino is due in court Tuesday to take questions about a federal immigration crackdown in the Chicago area, which has produced more than 1,800 arrests and complaints of excessive force

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3 w. ago 'Wild West Britain' crisis deepens: Shoplifting soars to 530,000 incidents in Labour's first year in power, as ministers accused of turning UK into 'a soft touch for criminals'

The Office for National Statistics said retail crime spiked by 13 per cent in the 12 months to June, reaching 529,994 recorded offences.

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3 w. ago 'Wild West Britain' crisis deepens: Shoplifting soars to 530,000 incidents in Labour's first year in power

The Office for National Statistics said retail crime spiked by 13 per cent in the 12 months to June, reaching 529,994 recorded offences.

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3 w. ago Scotland will get new nuclear power station if Labour win Holyrood election, Miliband says

Plans for a new nuclear power station in Scotland will be developed by the UK Government, Ed Miliband has confirmed.

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3 w. ago US sanctions major Russian oil companies and calls for Moscow to accept immediate Ukraine ceasefire – live

Trump says he canceled meeting with Putin because ‘we have good conversations but then they don’t go anywhere’US imposes sanctions on Russian oil over Putin’s ‘refusal’ to end war in UkraineMike Johnson said that he hasn’t spoken with the president about a New York Times report that he is seeking $230m from his own justice department in damages over past federal investigations.“I know that he believes he’s owed that reimbursement. What I heard yesterday was, if he receives it, he was going to consider giving it to charity,” he said. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago House speaker responds to Trump’s reported demand for $230m payment from justice department – US politics live

Mike Johnson said that he hasn’t spoken with the president about a New York Times report that he is seeking millions in damages over past federal investigationsTrump says he would have final say on damage payment for past investigationsMike Johnson said that he hasn’t spoken with the president about a New York Times report that he is seeking $230m from his own justice department in damages over past federal investigations.“I know that he believes he’s owed that reimbursement. What I heard yesterday was, if he receives it, he was going to consider giving it to charity,” he said. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago NY mayor and police distance themselves from Ice raids amid Chinatown protests – US politics live

Comments by Eric Adams and NYPD that city has ‘no involvement’ follow protests over raids related to ‘selling counterfeit goods’Donald Trump is at the White House today, per his official schedule.The president’s only listed event is his meeting with Nato secretary general Mark Rutte at 4pm ET. Currently that meeting is closed to the press, but we’ll let you know if that opens up. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago UK Government planning for nuclear power in Scotland in anticipation of a Labour 2026 victory

A senior UK Government minister also says Scottish independence would be a win for Vladimir Putin.

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3 w. ago Judge orders a path to release for immigrant with leukemia facing deportation

A Michigan man facing possible deportation while dealing with life-threatening leukemia must be released from custody or at least be given a bond hearing in immigration court

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