The Malaysian government has started repatriating around 5,000 asylum seekers from Myanmar, under a controversial deal agreed with Myanmar’s military ruler Min Aung Hlaing. Three ships from the Myanmar navy are scheduled to leave Malaysia later today carrying the first 1,476 returnees. Human rights groups have condemned the repatriation, saying the returnees face violence, persecution
The Trump administration plans to revoke the visas of foreign nationals who entered the US as short-term visitors and later applied for asylum. “Obtaining a visa in order to seek asylum is fraud – which is grounds for visa revocation,” US State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said. Pigott said the number of revocations “remains dynamic”
The Trump administration is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up to 200,000 foreigners who have applied for or are currently seeking asylum status in the United States. If it happens, the move would be the largest single mass revocation of visas in U.S. history and would likely face legal challenges. Unless
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up to 200,000 foreigners who have applied for or are currently seeking asylum status in the United States. If it happens, the move would be the largest single mass revocation of visas in U.S. history and would likely face legal
Peruvian Foreign Minister Carlos Espá told local media outlet RPP that Chávez had been granted safe passage and had “already left Peru”. While allowed to travel to Mexico, Peru maintains the right “to request the eventual extradition” of Chávez, the Peruvian Foreign Ministry added in a statement. Speaking at her daily media briefing, Mexican President
LOS ANGELES — A lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges that the Trump administration’s immigration agencies have been sharing sensitive information about Iranian asylum seekers with the Iranian government, violating domestic immigration regulations and endangering countless Iranians, court papers argue. The lawsuit describes a coordinated campaign between the U.S. and Iranian governments to identify Iranians in Immigration
