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Early check-in but no check out: How ICE arrests record number of illegal immigrants on single day? Here’s a hint – text trap

[ad_1] Immigration and Customs Enforcement made a new record by conducting its largest single-day operation, apprehending over 2,200 individuals, NBC reported citing an ICE spokesperson. This surge in arrests comes amid White House directives to substantially increase enforcement activities.Several sources confirmed that many detainees were participants in ICE’s Alternative to Detention (ATD) programme, which monitors […]

Turkey arrests five mayors from CHP opposition party

[ad_1] Representative image (TOI) ISTANBUL: Turkish police arrested five opposition mayors early Wednesday alongside 17 others as part of a probe into corruption allegations at CHP-held municipalities, a party spokesman told AFP. The latest arrests targeted a former lawmaker and three CHP mayors in Istanbul, and two more in the southern province of Adana, the […]

‘Agroterrorism’: FBI arrests Chinese researcher for smuggling deadly fungus in US

[ad_1] FBI director Kash Patel (Image credits: PTI) FBI chief Kash Patel on Tuesday claimed to have arrested a Chinese national in US for allegedly smuggling a dangerous biological pathogen into the country.In a social media post on X, Patel said that Yunqing Jian expressed loyalty to the Chinese Communist Party and had received funding […]

ICE arrests 12 in Nantucket, Massachusetts; lawmaker slams ‘shameful’ political move

[ad_1] US immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) Several people were deported from Nantucket, Massachusetts, on Tuesday as part of an US immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) operation on the island.In a post on X, the department of homeland security said, “ICE is removing illegal aliens from ALL states, communities, and worksites across this country.” “If […]

US arrests man accused of firebomb plot against Embassy in Israel

[ad_1] A man accused of attempting to burn down the US Embassy in Tel Aviv was arrested in New York on Sunday after being deported by Israeli authorities, according to the US Justice Department.Joseph Neumeyer, a 28-year-old dual citizen of the United States and Germany, was taken into custody at John F. Kennedy Airport. The […]

India Arrests an Academic for Antiwar Posts on Instagram

[ad_1] India’s government is taking legal action against academics, journalists and private companies seen as critical of its recent military campaign against Pakistan, including arresting one professor who had admonished Indians “who are baying for war.” During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decade in power, his government has routinely punished critics with criminal charges, legal investigations […]

Recent immigration arrests at courthouses around US have advocates worried | World News

[ad_1] Recent immigration arrests at courthouses around US have advocates worried (Photo: AP) Inside a Virginia courthouse, three immigration agents in plainclothes – one masked – detained a man who had just had misdemeanour assault charges dismissed. They declined to show identification or a warrant to the man, and one threatened to prosecute horrified witnesses […]

Syria Makes Rare Arrests of Palestinian Militant Group Leaders

[ad_1] Syrian authorities made a rare arrest of two senior members of the Palestinian armed faction Islamic Jihad, the group said on Tuesday, a move that signaled the shifting of alliances in the Middle East. The group, Islamic Jihad, is an Iran-backed ally of Hamas that took part in the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on […]

From ambush arrests to self-deport: How Donald Trump is cracking down on foreign students | World News

[ad_1] A sweeping crackdown by the Trump administration is targeting foreign students across US campuses, using AI surveillance, visa revocations, and ideological screening to punish perceived dissent. Under the banner of combating antisemitism and restoring “order,” the government is pushing universities to police speech, dismantle academic programs, and comply with politically charged demands—or risk devastating […]

Trump’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian protests: Who are the international students that faced arrests, deportation

[ad_1] Mahmoud Khalil, Yunseo Chung, Badar Khan Suri, Rumeysa Ozturk and Ranjani srinivasan (From left to right) International students in the United States now live in fear that if they have political views that are inimical to America’s interests, then they will either be deported or arrested. Since 2023, Trump has repeatedly vowed to revoke […]