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Signature Biden asylum reform is now on hold

The Biden administration will pause its signature effort to reform asylum processing at the border, Department of Homeland Security officials confirmed Wednesday.

Los Angeles Times

Mexico immigration agency chief will be charged in migrant center fire that killed 40

Mexican federal prosecutors say Francisco Garduño was remiss in not preventing the disaster in Ciudad Juárez last month despite earlier indications of problems at his agency's detention centers.

WEKU

Prosecutors probe Mexico immigration chief over fire that killed 40 migrants

The head of Mexico's immigration agency, Francisco Garduno, is under investigation over a deadly fire last month at a migrant detention center in the northern border city of Ciudad Juarez, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday.

Reuters

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Mexico investigates top migration officials after deadly fire

Mexican prosecutors have launched criminal proceedings against top immigration officials as they investigate a fire that killed 40 migrants in a detention center last month, the Attorney General's office said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Mexican immigration agency chief to be charged in fatal fire

Mexico's top immigration official will face criminal charges in a fire that killed 40 migrants last month

The Independent UK

US, Panama, Colombia agree plan to curb migration in Darien Gap

The United States, Panama and Colombia will launch a two-month campaign to tackle undocumented immigration through the jungle region separating Colombia and Panama known as the Darien Gap, their governments said on Tuesday following high-level talks.

Reuters

Italy adopts state of emergency over migrants

Italy's cabinet on Tuesday announced a state of emergency on immigration following a "sharp rise" in flows across the Mediterranean, a statement said, in a move aimed at better management of migrant arrivals and repatriation facilities.

Reuters

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A quiet hero: how a Canadian retiree became an unexpected savior for asylum seekers

Frantz André isn’t a lawyer – but he spends his days helping hundreds of people tackle the immigration system, free of charge

The Guardian - US

Now a powerhouse, California's Latino lawmakers face pressure to broaden political priorities

When Martha Escutia was elected to the Assembly in 1992, she was one of seven Latinos in the 120-member California Legislature, part of the small but growing Latino Caucus that would eventually become a powerful force in the state Capitol.

Los Angeles Times

Eduardo Porter: Joe Biden should worry about more dead migrants

7,697 dead or missing.

Tribune News Service

Maine city reopens arena to hundreds of asylum seekers

Hundreds of asylum seekers have filed into a basketball arena in Portland as Maine’s largest city deals with a months-long surge in immigration that has taxed its already limited housing market

The Independent UK

Chinese Christians arrive in US after Thai detention

More than 60 self-exiled Chinese Christians who were detained for overstaying their visas in Thailand have arrived in the United States where they will seek permanent asylum in Texas.

Bangkok Post

More buses from Texas? Philly ready to welcome immigrants as pandemic ban drops

PHILADELPHIA — From shortly before Thanksgiving until after the New Year, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sent nearly a thousand immigrants to Philadelphia aboard unscheduled, unannounced buses.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Why does the Tory plan to house asylum seekers on barges sound Dickensian? Because it is

18th-century prison hulks were ‘floating hells’. Only properly financed immigration centres will solve today’s problems, says historian Anna McKay

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‘I Googled “white guy” and there I was’: stock photo models on seeing their faces in everything from ads to ridiculous memes

Some of them posed for photos – and before they knew it they had become the face of skin lightening, bad boyfriends, penis disorders and Canadian immigration. What’s it like when your image goes around the world?

Miami Herald

Fabiola Santiago: Lawmakers with no pride in their immigrant heritage help DeSantis crush our communities

Immigrant-hate-stoking Florida Gov. DeSantis should be persona non grata in South Florida. But gullible voters eagerly follow charlatans.

The Guardian - AU

Manus Island and Nauru: previously unseen testimony and AI imagery reveal ‘unimaginable’ part of Australian history

The witness statements were collected during more than 300 hours of interviews with refugees as part of a now discontinued pro bono class action

Chicago Tribune

Bill opening the door for DACA recipients to become cops gains bipartisan support in Illinois

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A bill aimed at clearing a path for recipients of a federal immigration program to become police officers — and at the same time helping departments that say they are struggling with recruitment — is moving forward with bipartisan support in the Illinois Legislature, but only after…

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The Independent UK

US to test expedited asylum screenings at Mexico border

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says migrants entering the country illegally will be screened by asylum officers while in custody under a limited experiment that provides them access to legal counsel

Daily Mirror

Prince Harry COULD still get US citizenship despite drug confessions in book, says lawyer

Prince Harry revealed in his 'Spare' memoir he had taken marijuana, ayahuasca, magic mushrooms and cocaine which it was claimed this week could stop him from gaining US citizenship or a Green Card

Bangkok Post

Chinese Christians ‘to be sent to third country’

More than 60 self-exiled members of a Chinese Christian church who were arrested in Pattaya a week ago for overstaying their visas are expected to be sent to a third country next week, says a senior police official.

Daily Mirror

Prince Harry 'may never get US citizenship' after admitting to drug use, lawyer warns

A solicitor has warned that Prince Harry may never be able to hold a Green Card or become a US citizen after he recalled using a variety of substances in the past

Orlando Sentinel

Religious leaders fear Florida bill could make it a crime to take immigrants to church

ORLANDO, Fla. — Some Florida church leaders fear a proposed crackdown championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis could criminalize giving immigrants without legal status rides to services, Sunday school or doctor’s appointments.

Reuters

U.S. arrests retired Salvadoran officer implicated in atrocities

(This story has been corrected to change the number of victims to 'more than 1,000' in paragraph 4)

The Guardian - UK

People suspected of living illegally in UK to have bank accounts closed

Reinstatement of controversial hostile environment policy comes as Windrush campaigners protest government’s axing of key reforms

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