Xavier Becerra urges Congress to fix ‘broken’ immigration system after visiting Texas tent city

HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra urges Congress to fix ‘broken’ immigration system after visiting Texas tent city where migrant kids are self-harming and trying to escape Xavier Becerra this week visited Fort Bliss, a U.S. Army base in Texas where hundreds of children are kept in tents ‘We need to fix this broken immigration system,’ said … Read more

Facebook is tightening its advertising rules around ‘social issue’ ads

Facebook is tightening its advertising rules around ‘social issue’ ads that seek to influence public opinion Social media conglomerate Facebook is changing its rules for advertisers Anyone wanting to push social issue ads will need to show a photo ID Ads that do not have correct authorisation will be removed from the platform  By Australian … Read more

Biloela family to be released from Christmas Island after two years and reunited in Australia

The Biloela family that have been detained on Christmas Island and separated for more than two years are set to be reunited in Australia.         The federal government has been weighing up what to do with the Murugappan family as it faces mounting pressure to let them stay in Australia, where both of their children were … Read more

Biloela family to be released from detention on Christmas Island after three years

A Tamil family being held in immigration detention is expected to be released on Tuesday. The federal government has been weighing up what to do with the Murugappan family as it faces mounting pressure to let them stay in Australia. The family’s plight is back in the spotlight after four-year-old Tharnicaa was flown from Christmas … Read more

Senate approves Zahid Quraishi as the first Muslim American federal judge

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson: Nominee for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Brown Jackson is considered by some to be next in line for a Supreme Court nod Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia since 2013. Prior to joining … Read more

Nicaraguan boy abandoned near Texas border in April is reunited with family in Miami

A Nicaraguan boy who made headlines in April when he was filmed crying and begging a US Border Patrol agent for help after smugglers abandoned him has finally been reunited with family in Florida.   Cell phone video captured 10-year-old Wilto Obregón and his mother Meylin Obregón hugging relatives on Sunday at Miami International Airport after … Read more

Biden deploys controversial facial-recognition app to track asylum seekers

Kamala Harris’s team is trying to distance the vice president from the border crisis after ‘panicking’ when she was given the assignment by President Biden, according to a new report. Harris is due to travel to Guatemala and Mexico next week as part of her role in leading diplomatic efforts to reduce immigration from Central … Read more

Republicans demand the Senate reject Biden’s ‘dangerous anti-border security’ nominees for key roles

Republican co-chairs of the House Border Security Caucus are urging the Senate to reject President Joe Biden’s ‘dangerous anti-border security’ nominees for three key Homeland Security positions because of their ‘history of dangerous policy making.’ Reps. Andy Biggs and Brian Babin claim Biden has ‘unleashed the worst border crisis in two decades’ on a letter … Read more

Kamala Harris’ team ‘panicked’ when Biden gave her border assignment

Kamala Harris’ team ‘panicked’ when Biden gave her the border assignment and has tried to distance her from the border ‘because she wants political victories’ Official says Harris aides appeared to ‘panic’ when Biden put her in charge of tackling migrant surge They reportedly worried she would be politically damaged through link to increasing arrivals … Read more

Nearly 200 migrants crossed English Channel to Kent yesterday

Nearly 200 migrants crossed Channel yesterday making May 2021’s busiest month already for small boat crossings An estimated 200 migrants are believed to have crossed the English Channel  Some 20 migrants were intercepted a sea by the Border Force cutter Speedwell Around 15 migrants are believed to have landed on a beach in Dungeness, Kent  … Read more