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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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US Woman Jailed For Mother's Murder In Bali To Be Deported
American Heather Mack, convicted as a pregnant teenager of helping to kill her mother at an Indonesian luxury hotel, was to be deported Tuesday along with her now six-year-old daughter, immigration officials said.
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Haryana Man, Jailed In Australia For Attacking Sikhs, Deported
An Indian man has been deported from Australia for attacking Sikhs several times last year and earlier this year, the country's immigration and citizenship minister tweeted.
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Ex-Ranbaxy Promoter Shivinder Singh, Jailed Last Year, Gets Bail
The former promoter of Fortis Healthcare, Shivinder Mohan Singh, has been granted bail in a money laundering case related to alleged fraud at Religare Finvest Limited. The Delhi High Court has asked the investigating officer of the Enforcement Directorate to request the Bureau of Immigration to open a Lookout Circular or LOC for Shivinder Singh to ...
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Assam BJP Against Housing Foreigners In Jails, Seeks Prompt Deportation
The Assam BJP today criticised the present system of housing illegal immigrants on prison premises, and resolved to urge both the state and central governments to move their detention camps elsewhere.
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US Sentences Indian To 5 Years In Jail For Smuggling Illegal Immigrants
A 61-year-old Indian has been jailed for five years in the US over charges of illegally helping foreigners, including a majority of Indians, enter into the country, the US Department of Justice has said.
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Indian Smuggled Foreign Nationals Into US For Years, Gets 10 Years In Jail
An Indian national has pleaded guilty to the charges of smuggling Indians as illegal immigrants into the United States.
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British Woman, Seen In Video Slapping Immigration Officer In Bali, Jailed
A British woman was handed a six-month jail term on Wednesday for slapping an immigration officer in Bali after she missed her flight because of an expired tourist visa.
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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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US Woman Jailed For Mother's Murder In Bali To Be Deported
American Heather Mack, convicted as a pregnant teenager of helping to kill her mother at an Indonesian luxury hotel, was to be deported Tuesday along with her now six-year-old daughter, immigration officials said.
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Haryana Man, Jailed In Australia For Attacking Sikhs, Deported
An Indian man has been deported from Australia for attacking Sikhs several times last year and earlier this year, the country's immigration and citizenship minister tweeted.
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Ex-Ranbaxy Promoter Shivinder Singh, Jailed Last Year, Gets Bail
The former promoter of Fortis Healthcare, Shivinder Mohan Singh, has been granted bail in a money laundering case related to alleged fraud at Religare Finvest Limited. The Delhi High Court has asked the investigating officer of the Enforcement Directorate to request the Bureau of Immigration to open a Lookout Circular or LOC for Shivinder Singh to ...
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Assam BJP Against Housing Foreigners In Jails, Seeks Prompt Deportation
The Assam BJP today criticised the present system of housing illegal immigrants on prison premises, and resolved to urge both the state and central governments to move their detention camps elsewhere.
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US Sentences Indian To 5 Years In Jail For Smuggling Illegal Immigrants
A 61-year-old Indian has been jailed for five years in the US over charges of illegally helping foreigners, including a majority of Indians, enter into the country, the US Department of Justice has said.
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Indian Smuggled Foreign Nationals Into US For Years, Gets 10 Years In Jail
An Indian national has pleaded guilty to the charges of smuggling Indians as illegal immigrants into the United States.
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British Woman, Seen In Video Slapping Immigration Officer In Bali, Jailed
A British woman was handed a six-month jail term on Wednesday for slapping an immigration officer in Bali after she missed her flight because of an expired tourist visa.
