Immigration

Immigration Dominates London–Paris Talks

Moncef Ait-Kaci, 09/07 20:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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It was the issue that hovered over the visit, that was present in every conversation, though absent from the red carpet. On Wednesday, July 9, illegal immigration across the English Channel took center stage as French President Emmanuel Macron met with the United Kingdom’s new Prime Minister, Keir Starmer. So far this year, more than 20,000 ...

Protests Spread Across US Despite Trump Threats

This is Beirut, 12/06 05:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Protests against Donald Trump's harsh immigration policies spread Wednesday across the United States despite a military-backed crackdown in Los Angeles and threats by the hard-right Republican president to use "heavy force." In Los Angeles, where the unrest began last Friday, an overnight curfew intended to keep people out of the ...

National Guard Deployment Sparks Unrest in Los Angeles

This is Beirut, 09/06 08:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Demonstrators torched cars and scuffled with security forces in Los Angeles on Sunday as police kept protesters away from the National Guard troops President Donald Trump sent to the streets of America's second-biggest city. Unrest broke out for a third day, with protesters angry at action by immigration officials that has resulted in dozens of ...

More Than 130 Students in US Join Federal Lawsuit Over Revoked Visas

This is Beirut, 17/04 15:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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More than 130 international students across the United States have joined a federal lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of unlawfully canceling their visas, jeopardizing their legal status in the country, court documents show. The students allege the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency abruptly and illegally terminated their status ...

From El Salvador mega-jail, Trump's homeland security chief tells migrants 'do not come'

This is Beirut, 27/03 05:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump's homeland security chief on Wednesday visited the mega-prison in El Salvador where hundreds of Venezuelan migrants have been deported under contested legal grounds. Standing in front of a cell of inmates who were stripped to the waist, revealing their tattooed torsos, Kristi Noem recorded a message telling others ...

Asian stocks drop as tariff fears return, new AI program emerges

This is Beirut, 27/01 13:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Asian markets mostly fell Monday on fresh trade fears after Donald Trump's threat to impose huge tariffs on Colombia in retaliation for its refusal to accept deportation flights from the United States. Traders were also assessing the impact of a new, cheaper Chinese generative AI programme amid claims it can outperform big-name rivals and worries ...

Trump's Deportation Operation Underway, Hundreds of Migrants Arrested

This is Beirut, 24/01 16:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Hundreds of migrants in the United States were arrested Thursday and others flown out of the country on military aircraft as the White House said President Donald Trump's promised deportation operation had started. The crackdown came as Trump prepared to head on Friday to California and North Carolina, where natural disasters have turned into ...

Markets extend global rally as Trump-Xi talks boost sentiment

This is Beirut, 20/01 11:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Most Asian markets rose Monday following a rally on Wall Street and a record-breaking day in Europe, with sentiment boosted by positive talks between Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping that soothed worries about the incoming US leader's second term. A sense of caution has permeated trading floors ahead of the tycoon's inauguration ...

Trump Administration Plans Nationwide Immigration Raids Starting Tuesday

This is Beirut, 18/01 12:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US immigration authorities will carry out mass arrests of undocumented immigrants across the country on Tuesday, a top border official in the incoming administration of Donald Trump has said. The move would be among the first by Republican Trump, who returns to the White House on Monday, to uphold a campaign pledge to deport millions of ...

Macron's Immigration Bill Fractures Presidential Majority

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-20 12:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The adoption of the highly sensitive immigration bill in France, supported by President Emmanuel Macron, has triggered a significant division within his own majority, with notable support from the far right. Following a complex 18-month process, the National Assembly passed the bill with 349 votes in favor and 186 against, highlighting a ...

French Far-Right Endorses Macron's Immigration Bill

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-19 19:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Marine Le Pen, the prominent figurehead of the far-right National Rally (RN), declared that the party will support a key bill from President Emmanuel Macron's government aimed at tightening immigration regulations. This move significantly enhances the likelihood of the bill's passage through parliament. The far-right National Rally (RN) will back ...

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