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Biden's sudden centrist push on immigration

"He is shifting to where a lot of us have been wanting him to go," one Democrat told Axios.

Axios

Commentary: Crime, immigration and the peaceful transfer of power

Turn to right-wing media outlets and one narrative you’ll hear is about a “crime wave,” especially in progressive cities and the need for an authoritarian to provide safety. At least, that’s what I hear, with chagrin. Dig into the statistics, and there’s another story that emerges about the data itself,…

Tribune News Service

House Republicans united on border policy focus - Roll Call

Republicans appear united on plans to focus this year on immigration issues and oversight of the Biden administration’s border policies.

Roll Call

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About 490,000 exit, entry trips made daily in China since Jan. 8

About 490,000 entry and exit trips were made to and from China daily between Jan. 8-12 after the country reopened its borders, an official from the country's immigration bureau told a news briefing on Friday.

Reuters

Australia on track for 2023 migration boom as arrivals dwarf Treasury forecasts, ex-official says

Former immigration department deputy believes government has ‘significantly underestimated’ net migration

The Guardian - AU

Channel migrants: Most people claiming to be modern slavery victims are Albanian

Home Office data was obtained from Migration Watch under freedom of information laws.

The Independent UK

Trial exposes nuances, conflicts and contradictions of US immigration policy

PENSACOLA, Fla. — A federal trial zeroing in on the Biden administration’s immigration policies this week provided a glimpse into the minutiae of everyday decisions that lead to the detention and release of tens of thousands of undocumented immigrants who cross the southern border.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

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Home Office accused of failing vulnerable groups in detention centres – watchdog

The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration said the system to identify vulnerable people was ‘ineffective’.

The Independent UK

US Chamber pushes immigration overhaul, trade deals - Roll Call

Amid tensions with some House Republican leaders, U.S. Chamber of Commerce leaders urge action on immigration and trade.

Roll Call

Talking Point: Should immigration rules be relaxed to help fill London’s skill shortage?

The Mayor of London is calling for an end to the ’vow of silence’ about the ’immense damage’ being caused by Brexit.

Evening Standard

Inadequate help for torture victims in UK immigration centres, watchdog finds

Borders inspector blames unfounded suspicions by ministers that detainees are gaming the system

The Guardian - UK

DeSantis tested on immigration as he weighs 2024 candidacy

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis highlighted illegal immigration last fall by sending dozens of immigrants from Texas to an island off the Massachusetts coast

The Independent UK

Immigration officers linked to triad visa racket

An investigation into corruption by senior Immigration Bureau (IB) officers has found clear evidence of some officers helping foreign criminals, and even serving as owners of foundations that arranged visas for Chinese nationals.

Bangkok Post

Fabiola Santiago: Big Daddy DeSantis deploys National Guard — hopefully the only troops he’ll ever lead

As the nation turned its attention to President Joe Biden’s new and, perhaps, game-changing immigration policy, a surprise mix of rules to deter unchecked entry, plus create pathways to immigrate legally, Big Daddy DeSantis stepped in with his own guns in Florida.

Miami Herald

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Fast turnaround: Feds approve first Cubans to come to the US under new parole program

In a surprisingly quick turnaround, U.S. immigration authorities have already approved some applications by Cubans to come to live in the United States through a new parole program the Biden administration announced less than a week ago in a bid to curb migrants coming to the U.S. border and Florida…

Reuters

Analysis-Security, migration trump energy dispute at Biden Mexico summit

U.S. President Joe Biden and his Mexican counterpart this week pledged to work together to tackle drug trafficking and illegal immigration and promote economic integration - while quietly passing over a major dispute over energy.

The Independent UK

Haitians seizing on legal path to US rush to secure passport

Hundreds of Haitians are flocking daily to the sole immigration office in Port-au-Prince to secure a passport in hopes they will soon be chosen to live legally in the U.S. under a new immigration plan

Tribune News Service

Carl P. Leubsdorf: What's needed to truly solve the immigration problem

A day after President Joe Biden’s much-publicized, long-delayed visit to the U.S. Mexican border, a bipartisan Senate group made a less publicized visit that could ultimately have greater impact on easing the toxic immigration problem.

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Florida says it’s helping feds deal with migrant surge but not directly intervening

MIAMI — Florida’s emergency response to the influx of migrants from Cuba and Haiti arriving by boat will be one of surveillance and not interdiction as 150 to 200 troops and officers work with federal Homeland Security officials “to increase coastal vigilance and provide improved situational awareness on migrant activities,’’…

The Independent UK

Senators visit Arizona, Texas border in search for solutions

Yuma County, Arizona politicians, tribal leaders and the head of a local humanitarian group called on a politically diverse delegation of senators from around the U.S. to craft immigration reform amid an increase in migrant arrivals that can overwhelm local resources

Reuters

Mexico president says urged Biden to regularize status of Mexican migrants in U.S

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday that he had urged U.S. President Joe Biden to press Congress for an immigration reform to help regularize the migratory status of millions of Mexicans in the United States.

The National (Scotland)

Humza Yousaf to pressure UK Government over fast-track visas for NHS workers

THE Scottish Government is set to pressure their UK counterparts to fast-track visas for people looking to come to work in Scotland’s NHS.

Bangkok Post

Arrested Chinese for extradition in 2 major fraud cases

Two Chinese men wanted in separate major fraud cases in China have been arrested and face extradition on charges involving about 2 billion baht in combined damages.

Los Angeles Times

Analysis: Biden’s Mexico visit comes amid tension on immigration, fentanyl, energy

MEXICO CITY — In the first visit to Mexico by a U.S. leader in almost a decade, President Biden met with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Monday to discuss trade, the drug war and record levels of illicit immigration in a wide-ranging conversation that was mostly cordial but…

Boston Herald

Boston Police say they received, ignored 12 ICE immigration detainer requests

BOSTON — The Boston Police Department says it received and ignored 12 federal requests to detain suspected illegal immigrants last year under the city's sanctuary-city law.

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