5 h. ago Alarm as Florida Republicans move to fill deported workers’ jobs with children: ‘It’s insane, right?’

Governor Ron DeSantis leads push to loosen child labor laws as immigration crackdown leads to workforce shortageBeneath the smugness of Ron DeSantis, at Florida leading the nation in immigration enforcement lies something of a conundrum: how to fill the essential jobs of the scores of immigrant workers targeted for deportation.The answer, according to Florida lawmakers, is the state’s schoolchildren, who as young as 14 could soon be allowed to work overnight shifts without a break – even on school nights. Continue reading...

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24 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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2 d. ago Trump administration stops some green card processing for ‘additional vetting’

Immigration services has instructed officials to suspend processing green card applicants submitted by immigrants who have already been granted refugee or asylum status

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3 d. 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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4 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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4 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 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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5 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 ‘Chilling effect on free speech:’ Trump wants green card applicants already legally in the US to hand over social media profiles

USCIS said the vetting of social media accounts is necessary for “the enhanced identity verification, vetting and national security screening.” Critics say it crushes free speech

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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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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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1 week 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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1 week ago Fear grows among US’s 390,000 undocumented Chinese immigrants: ‘So many policies have changed’

Those newly arrived and those who have lived in the US for decades worry as Trump vows to deport Chinese nationalsIn 2014, a few years after the birth of her second child, Jenny left China to flee an abusive relationship and government persecution for violating the one-child policy. She brought her younger daughter to San Francisco and, though undocumented, found work at a childcare facility and eventually married a US citizen.Because of extended delays in visa processing, her green card application remains in limbo after three years, but she’s never been particularly afraid of her immigration status. That is until Donald Trump won re-election last November, fueled in part by a promise to conduct the largest mass deportation program in US history. 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 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 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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3 w. ago Trump to address Congress as policy decisions divide nation – US politics live

President expected to ask for more money for immigration crackdown as Democrats invite fired federal workers to speechSome US government workers with top security clearances fired in mass layoffs overseen by Elon Musk in recent weeks were not given standard exit briefings and advised on what to do if approached by foreign adversaries, four sources told Reuters.The lack of so-called “read outs” for workers with clearances dismissed by Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency in February could raise security risks as they dealt with secret information on everything from managing nuclear weapons to protecting the power grid from influence by adversaries and ensuring the safety of US international development staffers, former security officials said.The Trump administration has suspended delivery of all US military aid to Ukraine, blocking billions in crucial shipments as the White House piles pressure on Ukraine to sue for peace with Vladimir Putin. The decision affects deliveries of...

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3 w. ago These states have seen the biggest crackdown on immigration since Trump returned to office

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

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