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How Irish Man Was Jailed In US For Months After Overstaying Visa By 3 Days
A 35-year-old Irish tech worker and father of three was detained by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement for overstaying in the United States for 3 days.
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Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil Files $20 Million Claim Against Trump Administration
On a recent afternoon, Mahmoud Khalil sat in his Manhattan apartment, cradling his 10-week-old son as he thought back to the pre-dawn hours spent pacing a frigid immigration jail in Louisiana, awaiting news of the child's birth in New York.
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"Handcuffed For 16 Hours, Treated Like Cattle": Newlywed Bride Recounts US Detention Horror
She had been held in ICE custody for 140 days after returning from her honeymoon.
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Jailed Columbia Student Mahmoud Khalil Meets Newborn Son For First Time
Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian activist arrested by US immigration agents in March, met his month-old son for the first time on Thursday before an immigration hearing, his attorneys said.
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US Admits To El Salvador Deportation "Error" As Alarm Deepens Over Trump Policy
Donald Trump's hardline immigrant policy faced fresh scrutiny Tuesday after officials admitted an "administrative error" in the hurried deportation process had sent a man to a notorious El Salvador prison.
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How Tattoos Got Venezuelans Deported From US Amid Immigration Crackdown
The US immigration officials appear to have taken tattoos as proof of the person being a member of Venezuelas most notorious gang, Tren de Aragua.
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El Salvador Offers To Jail Deportees From US Of Any Nationality, But At A Cost
El Salvador has offered to incarcerate American convicts and illegal migrants of any nationality deported from the United States at Latin America's largest maximum security prison.
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Despite Loss Worth Millions, Biden Officials Kept Immigration Jails Open
Biden administration officials last year recommended closing or downsizing nine immigration detention centers because of high costs and staffing shortages, a move that could have saved $235 million, a draft U.S.
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2 Indian-Origin Men Jailed In UK For Smuggling 7 Migrants In Car Boots
Two British Indian men have been sentenced to a total of over six years' imprisonment for smuggling seven Indian migrants, including women and children, into the UK in the boots of two cars.
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Indian-Origin Man, 73, Jailed For Arranging Sham Marriage In Singapore: Report
A 73-year-old Indian-origin man was sentenced to six months in prison in Singapore for arranging a marriage of convenience between his colleague and his niece to gain an immigration advantage, according to a media report.
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Serial Killer Charles Sobhraj's Release From Nepal Jail Delayed By A Day
Charles Sobhraj, a Frenchman of Indian and Vietnamese parentage, will spend one more day in Nepal's prison as the immigration authorities on Thursday expressed their inability to arrange accommodation for the notorious serial killer.
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Myanmar Extends Jail Term Of Japanese Journalist By 3 More Years
Myanmar's junta on Wednesday jailed a Japanese journalist arrested while filming an anti-coup protest for three more years for violating immigration law, a diplomatic source told AFP.
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Anna Sorokin, Of Netflix's 'Inventing Anna' Fame, Released From Jail
Fake heiress Anna Sorokin, whose breathtaking deception of New York's financial elite inspired a hit Netflix series, was released Friday from an immigration detention center but still faces deportation from the United States.
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Former British Diplomat, Husband Jailed By Myanmar Junta: Report
Myanmar's junta jailed a former British ambassador to the country and her husband for a year on Friday for breaching immigration rules, a diplomatic source told AFP.
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Daler Mehndi Gets 2-Year Jail In 2003 Human Trafficking Case In Patiala
Daler Mehndi, brother illegally sent people abroad by showing them as troupe members; complainant says they took money but didn't send him abroad
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How Irish Man Was Jailed In US For Months After Overstaying Visa By 3 Days
A 35-year-old Irish tech worker and father of three was detained by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement for overstaying in the United States for 3 days.
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Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil Files $20 Million Claim Against Trump Administration
On a recent afternoon, Mahmoud Khalil sat in his Manhattan apartment, cradling his 10-week-old son as he thought back to the pre-dawn hours spent pacing a frigid immigration jail in Louisiana, awaiting news of the child's birth in New York.
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"Handcuffed For 16 Hours, Treated Like Cattle": Newlywed Bride Recounts US Detention Horror
She had been held in ICE custody for 140 days after returning from her honeymoon.
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Jailed Columbia Student Mahmoud Khalil Meets Newborn Son For First Time
Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian activist arrested by US immigration agents in March, met his month-old son for the first time on Thursday before an immigration hearing, his attorneys said.
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US Admits To El Salvador Deportation "Error" As Alarm Deepens Over Trump Policy
Donald Trump's hardline immigrant policy faced fresh scrutiny Tuesday after officials admitted an "administrative error" in the hurried deportation process had sent a man to a notorious El Salvador prison.
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How Tattoos Got Venezuelans Deported From US Amid Immigration Crackdown
The US immigration officials appear to have taken tattoos as proof of the person being a member of Venezuelas most notorious gang, Tren de Aragua.
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El Salvador Offers To Jail Deportees From US Of Any Nationality, But At A Cost
El Salvador has offered to incarcerate American convicts and illegal migrants of any nationality deported from the United States at Latin America's largest maximum security prison.
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Despite Loss Worth Millions, Biden Officials Kept Immigration Jails Open
Biden administration officials last year recommended closing or downsizing nine immigration detention centers because of high costs and staffing shortages, a move that could have saved $235 million, a draft U.S.
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2 Indian-Origin Men Jailed In UK For Smuggling 7 Migrants In Car Boots
Two British Indian men have been sentenced to a total of over six years' imprisonment for smuggling seven Indian migrants, including women and children, into the UK in the boots of two cars.
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Indian-Origin Man, 73, Jailed For Arranging Sham Marriage In Singapore: Report
A 73-year-old Indian-origin man was sentenced to six months in prison in Singapore for arranging a marriage of convenience between his colleague and his niece to gain an immigration advantage, according to a media report.
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Serial Killer Charles Sobhraj's Release From Nepal Jail Delayed By A Day
Charles Sobhraj, a Frenchman of Indian and Vietnamese parentage, will spend one more day in Nepal's prison as the immigration authorities on Thursday expressed their inability to arrange accommodation for the notorious serial killer.
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Myanmar Extends Jail Term Of Japanese Journalist By 3 More Years
Myanmar's junta on Wednesday jailed a Japanese journalist arrested while filming an anti-coup protest for three more years for violating immigration law, a diplomatic source told AFP.
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Anna Sorokin, Of Netflix's 'Inventing Anna' Fame, Released From Jail
Fake heiress Anna Sorokin, whose breathtaking deception of New York's financial elite inspired a hit Netflix series, was released Friday from an immigration detention center but still faces deportation from the United States.
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Former British Diplomat, Husband Jailed By Myanmar Junta: Report
Myanmar's junta jailed a former British ambassador to the country and her husband for a year on Friday for breaching immigration rules, a diplomatic source told AFP.
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Daler Mehndi Gets 2-Year Jail In 2003 Human Trafficking Case In Patiala
Daler Mehndi, brother illegally sent people abroad by showing them as troupe members; complainant says they took money but didn't send him abroad
