20 h. ago Trump authorizes 2,000 national guard troops to deploy to LA amid Ice protests

California governor calls move ‘purposefully inflammatory’ and says it will ‘escalate tensions’ amid immigration crackdownDonald Trump on Saturday authorized the deployment of 2,000 national guard troops to Los Angeles, after an immigration crackdown erupted into mass protests with police in riot gear using teargas on bystanders.Shortly before the release of the White House statement, the California governor, Gavin Newsom, said in a statement on X that the federal government was “moving to take over” the California national guard. Newsom said the move was “purposefully inflammatory” and warned that it would “only escalate tensions”. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Trump administration to send national guard to Los Angeles amid Ice protests

Border czar Tom Homan says: ‘We’re already mobilizing’ as immigration crackdown erupts into mass protestsThe Trump administration will deploy the national guard to immigration protests in Los Angeles, border czar Tom Homan said on Saturday, as an immigration crackdown in the area erupted into mass protests with police in riot gear deploying teargas at bystanders.“We’re already mobilizing. We’re gonna bring national guard in tonight and we’re gonna continue doing our job. This is about enforcing the law,” Homan said in an interview with Fox News. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago California officials decry union leader’s arrest amid renewed Ice raids and protests

Governor Gavin Newsom joins LA mayor Karen Bass and lawmakers in denouncing anti-immigration effortsA day after the arrest of a union leader in Los Angeles, federal immigration authorities faced widespread backlash from California officials even as they moved forward with a renewed immigration crackdown in nearby Paramount that was met by more protests.US immigration authorities on Saturday extended area raids into Paramount, south-east of Los Angeles, and were met with more protests outside an industrial park. Continue reading...

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38 h. ago UK’s Visa Crackdown Leaves City of London Immigrants in Limbo

UK’s Visa Crackdown Leaves City of London Immigrants in Limbo  Bloomberg

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41 h. ago Inside Home Office immigration raids as over 6000 people arrested in illegal migrant workers crackdown

Home Office targets nail bars, restaurants and caravan parks across the UK as arrests soar by over 50 per cent in a year

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59 h. ago Show us your BritCard: Minister confirms Government looking at introducing ID app in illegal immigration crackdown

Environment Secretary Steve Reed said that ministers 'know we need to look at all the actions we can take' to reduce the number of people crossing the Channel in small boats.

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69 h. ago Can I see your BritCard? Downing Street looking to bring in app to crackdown on illegal immigration

Senior No 10 figures are said to be examining proposals for a new BritCard which would display a person's right to live, work and rent in the UK.

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3 d. ago Trump’s unprecedented immigration crackdown is leaving children terrified and ‘truly alone’

Advocates say unaccompanied minors are being detained longer and used as bait to arrest those who care for themA 10-year-old girl showed up for a routine check-in about her immigration case – and agents cuffed and detained her mother on the spot. A 14-year-old boy was shaken out of bed at 6am when plainclothes officers showed up, unannounced, at his door for what the agents claimed was a “wellness check”. A 17-year-old girl has been detained for months with her newborn baby due to new restrictions on who can sponsor unaccompanied minor immigrants.Hundreds of thousands of unaccompanied children have arrived at the US southern border in recent years, seeking refuge. The Trump administration is now targeting them – and their caregivers – for deportation. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump’ immigration crackdown is leaving children terrified and ‘truly alone’

Advocates say unaccompanied minors are being detained longer and used as bait to arrest those who care for themA 10-year-old girl showed up for a routine check-in about her immigration case – and agents cuffed and detained her mother on the spot. A 14-year-old boy was shaken out of bed at 6am when plainclothes officers showed up, unannounced, at his door for what the agents claimed was a “wellness check”. A 17-year-old girl has been detained for months with her newborn baby due to new restrictions on who can sponsor unaccompanied minor immigrants.Hundreds of thousands of unaccompanied children have arrived at the US southern border in recent years, seeking refuge. The Trump administration is now targeting them – and their caregivers – for deportation. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Battle lines drawn over immigration: Keir plans legal crackdown on migrants exploiting 'right to family life' as Kemi pledges to revive Rwanda

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is drawing up legislation to make it easier to deport overseas offenders as well as failed asylum seekers, the Mail can reveal.

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1 week ago These are some of the many people legally in the US 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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2 w. ago Keir Starmer told small boats crisis 'should be his priority this summer'

In the week Starmer launched his immigration crackdown, Mirror readers overwhelming said they want the Prime Minister to focus on the small boats crisis this summer

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2 w. ago Poll results: 'Keir Starmer is just copying Reform with his immigration crackdown'

Keir Starmer's tough new immigration crackdown has sparked fierce debate, with supporters praising his stance and critics accusing him of copying rival Reform. Here's what Mirror readers made of it all.

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3 w. ago Home care company owner in West Lothian appeals to UK Government to reconsider national insurance hike

Home Instead joined thousands calling for the social care sector to be exempt

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3 w. ago Starmer in talks to send failed asylum seekers abroad — a year after Rwanda scheme scrapped

The prime minister made the announcement as he visited Albania as part of a crackdown on illegal immigration

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3 w. ago ‘The rules are broken’: Urgent call for UK to fix fashion’s fast future

A new white paper warns the UK is falling behind global efforts to clean up the fashion industry, calling for urgent reforms to curb waste, close tax loopholes and hold brands accountable for what happens to their clothes after sale

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3 w. ago Judge says Georgetown student can be released from immigration detention as case proceeds

A federal judge has ordered that a Georgetown scholar from India be released from immigration detention after he was detained in the Trump administration’s crackdown on foreign college students

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3 w. ago Defiant Starmer swipes that critics of his 'island of strangers' immigration crackdown are 'talking rubbish' as Labour backlash mounts... despite poll suggesting Brits agree

Keir Starmer gave short shrift to a rebuke over the his policy shift as he took PMQs this lunchtime.

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3 w. ago Watch live: Starmer faces Badenoch at PMQs after immigration crackdown backlash

Watch live as Keir Starmer faces Kemi Badenoch at PMQs on Wednesday (14 May), as he continues to face criticism for his “island of stranger speech”.

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3 w. ago Sadiq Khan joins Labour backlash at Starmer's 'island of strangers' crackdown on immigration

London mayor Sadiq Khan insisted he would not have used the phrase 'island of strangers' as the PM struggles to contain anger on his own benches.

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