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• Texas Man Admits to Smuggling Immigrants in a Flag-Draped Coffin 28 Jan 2022 00:21 When it comes to criminals, Zachary Taylor Blood is about as low as you get.  He's not a murderer, but treating your fellow humans they way he did is almost that bad.  The 33-year-old Texas man was found smuggling two undocumented men into the United …
• UK - A triumph of German innovation and immigration 25 Jan 2022 04:45 (MENAFN- Jordan Times) MUNICH — The world took note when the German start-up BioNTech announced its breakthrough in the development of a new type of vaccine to combat COVID-19. After testing tens of thousands of people, BioNTech's vaccine has been …
• Asylum seeker decision reversed by Home Office as sending him to Syria would be 'inhumane' 23 Jan 2022 11:05 UK 'must take own responsibility' for immigration policy says MEP Reports of a 25-year-old asylum seeker being told by the Government he can return to Syria because it is safe to do so shook the public earlier this month. The man fled war in 2017 …
• By boat or truck: more and more people dare to flee dangerously across the English Channel 22 Jan 2022 17:12 More than 28,000 migrants arrived in the UK by boat via the English Channel last year. This is according to the latest figures published by the UK Home Office. Accordingly, there were a total of 52,000 crossing attempts in 2021, of which 28,395 were …
• A UK-Africa trade deal’ll create jobs, boost Commonwealth post-BREXIT, by Muhammadu Buhari 21 Jan 2022 22:29 A deal would enable Britain to practice the free trade it has long preached and represent recognition by a G7 economy of the benefits of African unity, writes President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria Two years after the United Kingdom’s departure from the …
• How Is Nigerian Immigration Booming In Canada? 21 Jan 2022 11:15 Did you know that Nigerians love Canada? They are so in love with the Canadian land that the Nigerian immigration towards Canada has tripled in the last five years. The Canadian government is happy to welcome the skilled Nigerian people and learn their …
• Backlash over bid to 'cover up' daily migrant figures: Priti Patel blasted over 'cowardly act' 20 Jan 2022 23:35 Ministers were accused of ‘cowardice’ last night after plans emerged to conceal the number of migrants arriving each day.  The Home Office currently issues the data after arrivals have been processed by the UK Border Force, typically on the following day, …
• UK High Court Rules Against Home Office’s Age-Assessment Process of Young Illegal Immigrants 20 Jan 2022 22:34 Two young people have won a High Court challenge on Wednesday against the UK’s Home Secretary Priti Patel over the way their ages were assessed upon their illegal entry in England. The pair, whose names were not disclosed, said they were minors at the …
• Probe Urged After Video Reveals Chinese Spy Boasted About Securing Changes to UK Legislation 20 Jan 2022 22:32 The British government has been urged to investigate claims made by Chinese communist agent Christine Lee that she successfully secured changes to UK immigration legislation in 2006 by exerting influence in the House of Lords, the second chamber of the UK …
• Xinhua world news summary at 0600 GMT, Jan. 20 20 Jan 2022 19:29 RIO DE JANEIRO -- Brazil on Wednesday saw a daily record of 204,854 new COVID-19 cases, raising its total caseload to 23,416,748, the National Council of Health Secretaries said. In the same 24 hours, 338 more deaths from the virus pushed the country's …
• MPs blast Priti Patel over axing of 'vital' daily migrant figures as English Channel crisis worsens 20 Jan 2022 17:39 MPs have accused Priti Patel of 'burying bad news' amid Government plans to scrap the publication of daily Channel migrant figures.     The Home Office currently issues the data after arrivals have been processed by the UK Border Force, typically …
• Army will build camps to house 30,000 migrants while MoD could stop releasing daily crossing figures 20 Jan 2022 02:53 The Army will start building camps to house up to 30,000 Channel migrants from next month, the Mail can reveal. Plans are being drawn up for soldiers to construct temporary housing on Ministry of Defence land across the UK. The project is likely to cost …
• Hostile review – documentary highlights nastiness of UK immigration policy 19 Jan 2022 12:19 One of the ugliest and most fatuous chapters in Home Office history arrived in 2013, when under the auspices of the then home secretary Theresa May, vans toured London areas with high immigrant populations displaying the sign: “In the UK illegally? Go home …
• VP Kamala Harris to head to Honduras to tackle the 'root causes' of illegal immigration 19 Jan 2022 08:13 Vice President Kamala Harris is traveling to Honduras for the inauguration of President-elect Xiomara Castro in an effort to 'address the root causes' of illegal immigration. The trip is part of Harris' effort to 'deepen the partnership…
• UK Military Given ‘Crucial’ Role in Operation Against Illegal Immigration in English Channel 18 Jan 2022 20:10 The British government has given the armed forces a “crucial” role in the operation against illegal immigration in the English Channel, UK Home Secretary Priti Patel has said. Answering questions in the House of Commons on Jan. 17, Patel said that she had …
• Two big cannabis farms on one Forest Hall street were being 'gardened' by illegal immigrants 18 Jan 2022 08:37 Two houses on the same street had been converted into large cannabis farms and were being looked after by illegal immigrants. Ismet Degjoni and Ronaldo Kurti had paid thousands of pounds to be brought to the UK in the back of a lorry, with false promises …
• Ten very good reasons to be happy you live in Spain 18 Jan 2022 02:34 JANUARY 17, 2022 has been identified as the most depressing day of the year, aptly named Blue Monday. But rather than focus on what makes us miserable, the Olive Press takes a look at the many reasons why you count yourself lucky for living in Spain. One …
• Home Office threatened to deport asylum seekers for crimes they did not commit 16 Jan 2022 13:10 The Home Office has been threatening asylum seekers with deportation for alleged crimes they did not commit, it has emerged. A Court of Appeal judgment revealed the existence of “notices of liability to detention”, which were handed to migrants crossing …
• Immigration raids on care homes continued during lockdown 15 Jan 2022 09:32 The Home Office continued to carry out immigration raids on care homes during the pandemic, new figures reveal, prompting concern that ministers were pursuing the their hostile environment policies over public health. Data obtained via freedom of …
• The Omicron spike and a tough decision on masking 14 Jan 2022 18:17 Good afternoon,   It was a tough week for the state government in Delaware as the Omicron-fueled spike in Covid-19 cases took hold.   A reluctant Gov. John Carney ordered masking in most public indoor settings while his counterparts in neighboring states …