Immigration
Australian airports hit by outage at immigration counters
A Qantas aircraft at Sydney Airport on November 09, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. James D. Morgan | Getty Images News | Getty Images A technical outage crippled all of Australia’s major airports on Friday, leading to long queues at international terminals after the disruption of automated kiosks for identity and facial recognition, authorities said. In a statement the Australian Border Force […]
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Arizona businesses worry immigration proposal on ballot would exacerbate worker shortage
PHOENIX — Immigration is a top election issue across the country, but few places feel it more than Arizona, the only swing state along the southern border and home to one of the races that could make or break control of the Senate. Arizona businesses say a shortage of workers is threatening to hold up […]
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Biden says Elon Musk was an ‘illegal worker’ when he began U.S. career
President Joe Biden called out Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, now a Republican megadonor and Trump campaign surrogate, for hypocrisy on immigration on Saturday, saying Musk launched his long career in the U.S. as an “illegal worker” before becoming the world’s wealthiest man. The president made these remarks at a campaign event to support […]
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Harris leads with Latino voters, but the economy narrows the margin for Dems: Survey
The economic woes from inflation look to have accelerated a shift of Latino voters toward Republicans, cutting in half a Democratic lead with a critical voting group in the lead up to a tight presidential election, according to an NBC/CNBC/Telemundo survey. The survey of 1,000 Latino likely voters found the Democratic presidential candidate, Vice President […]
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More than 13,000 immigrants convicted of homicide here or abroad are living freely in the U.S., ICE says
Special agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) question a man while his vehicle is searched after he was stopped heading into Mexico at the Hidalgo border crossing. Getty Images More than 13,000 immigrants convicted of homicide — either in the United States or abroad — are living freely in the U.S., outside of Immigration and […]
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Ohio GOP Gov.: Trump’s false attacks on Springfield ‘dilute and cloud’ campaign’s border argument
A mural is displayed in an alley downtown on September 16, 2024 in Springfield, Ohio. Luke Sharrett | Getty Images Former President Donald Trump and running mate JD Vance’s unfounded claims about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio weaken the Republican Party’s border message, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine wrote in an op-ed published Friday. “The Biden […]
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Ohio GOP Gov. DeWine says ‘at least 33’ bomb threats prompt Springfield to begin daily school sweeps
People watch as Springfield Police Department officers investigate the Springfield City Hall after bomb threats were made against buildings earlier in the day in Springfield, Ohio on September 12, 2024. Roberto Schmidt | AFP | Getty Images Ohio state police will conduct daily sweeps of schools in Springfield after authorities have been forced to investigate […]
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JD Vance repeats inflated immigration figures rejected by experts
GOP V.P. Candidate J.D. Vance speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box on Sept. 12. 2024. CNBC Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance made a dubious immigration claim Thursday as he blamed Vice President Kamala Harris for failing to prevent more undocumented immigrants and asylum seekers from entering the United States. Vance, the Ohio senator and running […]
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JD Vance false conspiracy on Haitian immigrants is ‘dangerous,’ Biden NSC spokesman says
Republican vice presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) speaks to reporters in front of the border wall with Mexico on September 06, 2024 in San Diego, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images A Biden administration official on Tuesday said it was “dangerous” for Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance of Ohio to share […]
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Online disinformation sparked a wave of far-right violence in the UK — here’s how
Riot police officers push back anti-migration protesters outside the Holiday Inn Express Hotel which is housing asylum seekers on August 4, 2024 in Rotherham, United Kingdom. Christopher Furlong | Getty Images News | Getty Images It didn’t take long for false claims to appear on social media after three young girls were killed in the British town […]
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