New 10,000-strong migrant caravan would leave for U.S. the day North American leaders summit starts

Expert says Mexican president using caravans as ‘leverage’ on Biden administration; industry leader warns dealing with masses of migrants affects border trade EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A second major migrant caravan could be assembling in southern Mexico shortly. … Read More

‘Remain in Mexico’ policy could restart in ‘coming weeks,’ DOJ officials tell federal court

Mexico is reportedly close to signing off on accepting migrants back. McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — The controversial Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” policy — which forced migrants to wait south of the border in Mexico during their immigration proceedings — … Read More

Large groups of migrants using drains under border barriers to sneak into U.S.

SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — Border Patrol agents have been seeing larger groups of undocumented immigrants entering the U.S. at once, putting a strain on resources along the border in recent months. “Since October of this year, we’ve been seeing … Read More

Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle to call in police over claims of drug abuse in the Houses of Parliament

The Speaker of the House of Commons is demanding a drugs crackdown amid growing evidence of cannabis and cocaine being used openly. Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has told Sky News he is to call in police after claims that … Read More

Pope calls migrant crisis ‘shipwreck of civilization’

Summary: Pope’s second visit to refugees on Lesbos Pope again condemns politicians who exploit migration crisis Global migration crisis cannot be ignored, pope says LESBOS, Greece, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Pope Francis condemned the exploitation of migrants for political purposes … Read More

US hiring stumbles in November as economy adds just 210,000 new jobs

Economists expected payrolls to increase by 550,000 in November. U.S. job growth significantly undershot expectations in November, suggesting that difficulty in attracting new workers is weighing on the labor market’s recovery from the pandemic, even as COVID-19 cases dissipated nationwide. … Read More

EU criticized for move to restrict asylum rights at Belarus border

posted in: European Union, News

A move by the EU Commission to restrict asylum rights at the bloc’s external border with Belarus has come in for sharp criticism. Meanwhile, a controversial border protection law has already come into force in Poland. “We are a family. … Read More

WikiLeaks docs allege CIA can hack smartphones, expose Frankfurt listening post

The CIA would not verify the documents’ authenticity. WikiLeaks released on Tuesday what the whistleblower group claimed were thousands of secret CIA files showing how U.S. spies hack smartphones, as well as exposing a major secret listening post in Germany. … Read More

European actors must take responsibility in migrant crisis: Şentop

Nations around the world, especially European countries, should come together and determine a road map to address the issue of migration, Turkey’s Parliament Speaker Mustafa Şentop said Friday, underlining that the responsibility should not fall on the shoulders of certain … Read More

1 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 961