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Cuban migrants awaiting deportation are freed after US accidentally leaked their information

MIAMI — Several Cuban immigrants slated for deportation back to Cuba were instead freed from detention Thursday, after Immigration and Customs Enforcement accidentally posted their confidential data online last month and a U.S. official inadvertently passed the information on to the Cuban government.

Miami Herald

T.J. Holmes files for divorce amid reports of affair with ‘GMA’ co-anchor Amy Robach

The ABC co-anchor filed a petition for divorce from immigration attorney Marilee Fiebig in New York City on Wednesday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Border Patrol has continued to leave migrants at bus stations amid ongoing flight cancellations

SAN DIEGO — The mass flight cancellations that have disrupted travel plans for many around the United States are continuing to complicate the situation in San Diego for arriving asylum seekers and the people who work to support them.

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Israel’s New Defense Minister: Netanyahu Loyalist, Settlers’ Friend

Israel's new defense minister Yoav Galant is a former general, a staunch ally of Benjamin Netanyahu and a vocal advocate of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. In the military, the 64-year-old oversaw Israel's 2005 withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and later commanded the "Operation Cast Lead" offensive against…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Home Office staff member arrested on suspicion of immigration offences

Man is also among four employees under investigation for conspiracy to steal

The Independent UK

Editorial: 2 misconceptions and a truth about the US-Mexico border

The myths — or, rather, convenient lies — that some politicians keep circulating about the U.S.-Mexico border have resulted in another disappointing congressional session for immigration reform.

Los Angeles Times

Home Office worker arrested on suspicion of being illegal immigrant

The staff member was detained again alongside four other workers on suspicion of misconduct in a public office and conspiracy to steal

Evening Standard

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Home Office staffer suspected of immigration offences and conspiracy to steal - OLD

The person was detained again alongside four other workers on suspicion of misconduct in a public office and conspiracy to steal.

The Independent UK

‘Caged … for no fault of your own’: Detainees dread COVID while awaiting immigration hearings

LUMPKIN, Ga. — In October, Yibran Ramirez-Cecena didn’t alert the staff at Stewart Detention Center to his cough and runny nose. Ramirez-Cecena, who had been detained at the immigration detention facility in southwestern Georgia since May, hid his symptoms, afraid he would be put in solitary confinement if he tested…

Tribune News Service

Thriving network of fixers preys on migrants crossing Mexico

With more migrants entering Mexico, a sprawling network of lawyers, fixers and middlemen has exploded in the country

The Independent UK

Supreme Court ruling on Title 42 casts asylum seekers as ‘political tool,’ Chicago immigration advocate says

“It’s completely antithetical to the U.S.’ obligations to recognize the rights of asylum seekers to come to this country and ask for protection.”

Chicago Sun-Times

If You Oppose COVID Emergency Powers, You Should Oppose Title 42 Expulsions

While other pandemic policies have ended, the migration measure has “outlived [its] shelf life,” Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote yesterday.

Reason

Understanding the surge in migration at the US-Mexico border

Rising number of migrant and refugee arrivals is problem decades in the making and made worse by US policy, experts say.

Al Jazeera

They risked their lives for America — then they got deported

The US has relied on immigrants through many of its biggest conflicts, but that doesn’t protect them from deportation, Josh Marcus reports

The Independent UK

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Farmworkers brace for more time in the shadows after latest effort fails in Congress

A legalization path for farmworkers failed to pass this month and faces an even steeper climb in a Republican-controlled House in the next Congress.

Reason

Supreme Court Issues Dubious Ruling that Perpetuates Title 42 "Public Health" Expulsions of Migrants

The decision doesn't actually require continuation of the policy, but will have that effect indirectly. Justice Neil Gorsuch's dissent explains why the Court was wrong to take this step.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: What happens if COVID asylum restrictions end?

The U.S. has been using a public health rule intended to limit the spread of disease to expel migrants seeking asylum since the pandemic began

The Independent UK

Supreme Court keeps Trump-era migrant ban in place for now

Title 42 will remain in force until the Supreme Court considers the case in February

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Supreme Court allows border restrictions for asylum-seekers to continue for now

The justices agreed to decide in its February argument session whether 19 states that oppose the Title 42 policy should be allowed to intervene in defense of the restrictions in the lower courts.

The Independent UK

Supreme Court keeps immigration limits in place indefinitely

The Supreme Court is keeping pandemic-era limits on people seeking asylum in place indefinitely, dashing hopes of immigration advocates who had been anticipating their end this week

The Independent UK

They put their lives on the line for America - then got deported. Now 94,000 veterans could finally come home

The US has relied on immigrants through many of its biggest conflicts, but that doesn’t protect them from deportation, Josh Marcus reports

Newsroom.co.nz

Warm welcome to Italy hides a cold, exploitative reality for migrant workers

Italy is increasingly using migrant workers as a labour pool for logistics and high-turnover industries, cutting corners on safety and training, writes Giorgio Grappi

AAP

Exiled professor's ashes to return to Fiji

Fiji's new prime minister has allowed the return of Dr Padma Lal and the ashes of her husband Professor Brij Lal.

WEKU

Busloads of migrants dropped off near Kamala Harris's home on Christmas Eve

It appears to be the latest action in an escalating battle between some state governors, and the federal government, over immigration policy.

Salon

AOC is only Dem to oppose omnibus bill

"The dramatic increase in DHS and ICE spending... cuts against the promises our party has made," she said

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