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Arkham Asylum: From Maduro to Diddy – Why MDC Brooklyn’s inmate roster reads like a Batman gallery | World News

MDC Brooklyn’s roster reads like Arkham Asylum, holding Maduro, El Chapo, Diddy, R. Kelly, and Maxwell. When you glance at the roster of inmates held at MDC Brooklyn, it’s hard not to feel like you’re peering into a real-life version of Gotham City’s Arkham Asylum. This federal detention centre is home to some of the […]

New US rule to bar asylum over security, health risks takes effect from December 31. Who are to be affected?

The US administration has announced a new rule under which asylum access could be rejected on health risk grounds. The rules were drafted during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 in President Donald Trump’s first term but its implementation date was delayed. The Department of Homeland Security announced that the final rule of 2025, modified from […]

‘This isn’t just about ending H-1Bs…’: Steve Bannon calls for 10-year immigration freeze, claims asylum system is ‘too corrupt’

Former Trump advisor and MAGA bigwig Steve Bannon has called for a complete halt to immigration into the United States for a decade, arguing that the system is too corrupt to be fixed through limited reforms.Speaking on his War Room show, Bannon said the proposal goes far beyond ending the H-1B visa programme. “So this […]

Who are Jan Jahanzeb and Israr Niazal? Afghan asylum seekers jailed for raping 15-year-old girl in Britain

Two Afghan asylum seekers who arrived in Britain on small boats have been jailed for raping a 15-year-old girl in Leamington Spa after dragging her into a dark park.Jan Jahanzeb and Israr Niazal, both 17, lured the teenager away from her friends on May 10 before forcing her to perform oral sex in a secluded […]

‘Detrimental to US interests’: Donald Trump justifies ‘third world’ migration ban amid asylum appeals; cites law

US President Donald Trump (Photo credit: AP) US President Donald Trump on Sunday justified his stance on a permanent pause on migration from all “third-world countries” by citing Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).“Whenever the President finds that the entry of any aliens or of any class of aliens into the United States […]

Trump pauses all asylum requests, visas for Afghans

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has halted all asylum decisions and paused issuing visas for people traveling on Afghan passports days after a shooting near the White House that left one National Guard member dead and another in critical condition.Secretary of state Marco Rubio said Friday his department paused “visa issuance for ALL individuals traveling on […]

Trump pauses all asylum decisions: Order applies to all nationalities; follows shooting near White House

Representational (AP file photo) Trump administration on Friday ordered US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officers to stop making all asylum decisions, following the shooting of two National Guard soldiers in Washington, DC. The pause comes after Wednesday’s attack, which officials say was carried out by an Afghan man who received asylum earlier this year. […]

‘You miss all the signs when…’: Kash Patel on how Trump admin granted asylum to shooter Rahmanullah Lakanwal

FBI director Kash Patel sidestepped a crucial question on how DC shooting suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an immigrant from Afghanistan who came to the US in 2021, was granted asylum by the Donald Trump administration in 2025. When Patel was asked whether the authorities missed any signs while granting asylum, Patel did not address the heart […]

‘Do not get on a boat’: UK rolls out toughest asylum overhaul in decades – all you need to know

Britain on Saturday signalled a far harsher turn in its immigration approach, unveiling plans for what officials are calling the most sweeping overhaul of the country’s asylum system in modern times.The reforms, modelled on Denmark’s much-criticised hard-line framework, represent a major shift for the Labour government as it faces growing anti-immigration sentiment and mounting pressure […]

‘Spent a decade but can’t speak English’: Indian-origin truck driver’s interview goes viral, Social media users ask why he is seeking asylum in US

Indian truck driver Vivak Sharma’s interview went viral for all wrong reasons. The US transport department has recently issued an emergency rule that only green card holders will be able to renew their commercial driver’s license. An Indian truck driver’s interview with ABC 7 News went viral as he recounted the difficulty he was facing. […]