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Undeterred By Crackdown, 3,000 Migrants Travel In Caravans To US Border
About 3,000 people carrying bags, water and small children trod through intense heat along a highway in southern Mexico on Tuesday, traveling in two groups aiming to reach the US border.
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Rishi Sunak Turns Immigration Officer For A Day, UK Arrests 105
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak joined the UK Home Office enforcement officials on a raid as part of a nationwide crackdown on illegal migration, which ended in the arrest of 105 foreign nationals from across 20 nationalities.
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UK PM Sunak Defends New Controversial Crackdown On Illegal Migration
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday defended his new "Stop the Boats" crackdown on migrants making unsafe journeys across the English Channel to illegally cross over into the UK from neighbouring France.
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Indian-Origin UK Home Minister Proposes New Crackdown On Illegal Migrants
Britain's Indian-origin Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, on Tuesday announced a new Illegal Migration Bill that will mean migrants arriving in the UK illegally on small boats will be "removed swiftly".
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US Appeals Court Blocks Trump's "Remain In Mexico" Asylum Policy
A federal appeals court Friday blocked a key asylum policy of Donald Trump's administration which has forced many applicants to wait in Mexico while their claims are processed, delivering a blow to the US president's signature crackdown on migration at the southern border.
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US Immigration Raids Sweep Up Hundreds Of Undocumented Migrants
US officials said that some 680 undocumented migrants were detained in raids Wednesday at food processing plants in the southeastern United States, part of President Donald Trump's announced crackdown on illegal immigration.
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Crackdown On Immigrant Families To Start Sunday, Says Trump
A nationwide wave of arrests of immigrants facing deportation will commence over the weekend, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday, confirming that the plan, intended to discourage a surge of Central American migrants, was on track after a delay.
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US To Launch Massive Raids On Undocumented Migrants: Report
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are planning to launch sweeping deportation raids this weekend as the Trump administration expands its crackdown on undocumented immigrants, the New York Times reported Thursday.
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US Navy Planning New Camps To Support Immigration Crackdown: Report
The US Navy plans to build sprawling detention centers for tens of thousands of immigrants on remote bases in support of President Donald Trump's "zero tolerance" policy against unlawful migration, a report said Friday.
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After Recent Terror Incident, Sweden Cracks Down On Illegal Immigrants
Sweden has intensified its crackdown on illegal immigrants after a failed asylum-seeker killed five people in Stockholm, but the move has raised concerns that more migrants will be driven underground to join a shadowy underclass.
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Malaysia Condemned For Migrant Worker Crackdown
Malaysia has rounded up over 3,000 undocumented migrant workers this month in a major crackdown, prompting alarm Wednesday from lawmakers across the region who said the campaign was "victimising the vulnerable".
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Fears Mount that European Union-Turkey Migrant Deal Could Collapse
Fears are mounting in the European Union that its months-old pact with Turkey to curb migrant flows could collapse as a rift deepens over Ankara's crackdown following a failed coup.
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China Arrests 4 Labour Activists Amid Crackdown: Lawyers
China has formally arrested four labour activists who have helped workers fight for their rights, lawyers for two of them said today, as the government steps up a crackdown on activists pressing for change within the system.
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'Hellish' South East Asia Trafficking Trade Will Resume, Amnesty Warns
Human traffickers will resume their brutal trade across Southeast Asia despite a regional crackdown, Amnesty International warned Wednesday, as it detailed the "hellish" abuses migrants have suffered at the hands of gangmasters.
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Bangladesh Arrests 20 Human Smugglers In Fresh Crackdown
Bangladesh police have arrested a human trafficking "godfather" in a fresh crackdown on smugglers amid fears of a resumption of the racket that sparked a regional migrant crisis earlier this year, an officer said today.
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Undeterred By Crackdown, 3,000 Migrants Travel In Caravans To US Border
About 3,000 people carrying bags, water and small children trod through intense heat along a highway in southern Mexico on Tuesday, traveling in two groups aiming to reach the US border.
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Rishi Sunak Turns Immigration Officer For A Day, UK Arrests 105
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak joined the UK Home Office enforcement officials on a raid as part of a nationwide crackdown on illegal migration, which ended in the arrest of 105 foreign nationals from across 20 nationalities.
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UK PM Sunak Defends New Controversial Crackdown On Illegal Migration
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday defended his new "Stop the Boats" crackdown on migrants making unsafe journeys across the English Channel to illegally cross over into the UK from neighbouring France.
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Indian-Origin UK Home Minister Proposes New Crackdown On Illegal Migrants
Britain's Indian-origin Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, on Tuesday announced a new Illegal Migration Bill that will mean migrants arriving in the UK illegally on small boats will be "removed swiftly".
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US Appeals Court Blocks Trump's "Remain In Mexico" Asylum Policy
A federal appeals court Friday blocked a key asylum policy of Donald Trump's administration which has forced many applicants to wait in Mexico while their claims are processed, delivering a blow to the US president's signature crackdown on migration at the southern border.
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US Immigration Raids Sweep Up Hundreds Of Undocumented Migrants
US officials said that some 680 undocumented migrants were detained in raids Wednesday at food processing plants in the southeastern United States, part of President Donald Trump's announced crackdown on illegal immigration.
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Crackdown On Immigrant Families To Start Sunday, Says Trump
A nationwide wave of arrests of immigrants facing deportation will commence over the weekend, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday, confirming that the plan, intended to discourage a surge of Central American migrants, was on track after a delay.
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US To Launch Massive Raids On Undocumented Migrants: Report
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are planning to launch sweeping deportation raids this weekend as the Trump administration expands its crackdown on undocumented immigrants, the New York Times reported Thursday.
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US Navy Planning New Camps To Support Immigration Crackdown: Report
The US Navy plans to build sprawling detention centers for tens of thousands of immigrants on remote bases in support of President Donald Trump's "zero tolerance" policy against unlawful migration, a report said Friday.
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After Recent Terror Incident, Sweden Cracks Down On Illegal Immigrants
Sweden has intensified its crackdown on illegal immigrants after a failed asylum-seeker killed five people in Stockholm, but the move has raised concerns that more migrants will be driven underground to join a shadowy underclass.
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Malaysia Condemned For Migrant Worker Crackdown
Malaysia has rounded up over 3,000 undocumented migrant workers this month in a major crackdown, prompting alarm Wednesday from lawmakers across the region who said the campaign was "victimising the vulnerable".
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Fears Mount that European Union-Turkey Migrant Deal Could Collapse
Fears are mounting in the European Union that its months-old pact with Turkey to curb migrant flows could collapse as a rift deepens over Ankara's crackdown following a failed coup.
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China Arrests 4 Labour Activists Amid Crackdown: Lawyers
China has formally arrested four labour activists who have helped workers fight for their rights, lawyers for two of them said today, as the government steps up a crackdown on activists pressing for change within the system.
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'Hellish' South East Asia Trafficking Trade Will Resume, Amnesty Warns
Human traffickers will resume their brutal trade across Southeast Asia despite a regional crackdown, Amnesty International warned Wednesday, as it detailed the "hellish" abuses migrants have suffered at the hands of gangmasters.
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Bangladesh Arrests 20 Human Smugglers In Fresh Crackdown
Bangladesh police have arrested a human trafficking "godfather" in a fresh crackdown on smugglers amid fears of a resumption of the racket that sparked a regional migrant crisis earlier this year, an officer said today.
