(Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday said he was encouraged by a new U.S. plan to reunite parents and children who had been separated at the U.S.-Mexican border under President Donald Trump’s now-abandoned “zero tolerance” policy toward illegal immigrants. Undocumented immigrant families are released from detention at a bus depot in McAllen, Texas, U.S., July 27, 2018. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo The reunification plan set forth in a Thursday night court filing described several processes to locate parents who had been removed from the country, determine their intentions for their children, and ensure that children remain safe. “There’s no question the government has put in a great deal of thought into this,” U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw in San Diego said at a hearing. Sabraw also said the plan “appears to be a very good one, a sound one, at least from a broad-brush perspective.” The plan provided that the government … [Read more...] about Judge encouraged by U.S. plan to reunite separated immigrant families
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Iain Duncan Smith blasts bosses for not ‘bothering’ to find British workers for jobs given to EU immigrants
TORY grandee Iain Duncan Smith yesterday blasted UK bosses for not “bothering” to find British workers for vacancies currently filled by EU workers in a blistering attack. As the CBI demanded open borders after Brexit, the former Conservative leader blamed employers for not hiring British workers and dismissed their call for immigration targets to be scrapped. The former Work and Pensions Secretary called for a system of work permits to be extended to all foreign workers who want to come to Britain. He told Radio 4’s Today programme: “A lot of employers simply have not even bothered to try and find UK people to work. “I think the best thing to do is work with what we have got and make it work for everyone around the world. “People can come here for work but they need to have work to come to and that work needs to have been agreed and accepted that there isn’t a person in the UK that could do that work and has the skills to do that work.” … [Read more...] about Iain Duncan Smith blasts bosses for not ‘bothering’ to find British workers for jobs given to EU immigrants
Immigrant testifies to avoid death penalty in Texas
HOUSTON — A Jordanian immigrant convicted in two deaths prosecutors described as "honor killings" has testified in his own defense for a second time and said witnesses had lied. The Houston Chronicle reports Ali Mahwood-Awad Irsan testified Friday he constantly gave other people gifts and treated his daughters "like princesses." Irsan was convicted last month in Texas in the deaths of his son-in-law and his daughter's friend who had encouraged the marriage. His first wife and a daughter had testified that Irsan raped them and subjected them to years of abuse. Irsan is expected to be the last witness in the trial. The jury must determine whether he will be given life in prison without parole or the death penalty. … [Read more...] about Immigrant testifies to avoid death penalty in Texas
Matteo Salvini: Controlling Immigration ‘The Only Antidote to Racism’
Uncontrolled immigration “leads to chaos, racism, and social conflict,” said Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini in an interview on Friday, whereas the “only antidote to racism” is regulated migration. Orderly immigration “guarantees the rights of both Italians and immigrants,” Salvini told La Nuova Bussola Quotidiana in an extensive interview, unlike the unchecked immigration of the past few years, which has resulted in “chaos.”“The only antidote to racism — and the Italians are anything but racist — is to return to a respect for laws and regulations, and monitor who enters and who leaves this country,” he said. Mr. Salvini said he is also working to fulfill his promise of repatriating migrants who have been denied asylum, but struggles with resistance from some of their countries of origin. “We need to work hard and do what others have not done in the past. The situation is that at present we only have … [Read more...] about Matteo Salvini: Controlling Immigration ‘The Only Antidote to Racism’
Photos: Google Maps Capture Illegal Immigrants Entering Texas from Mexico
GRANJENO, Texas — Close to two dozen migrants crossing into Texas from Mexico are captured in satellite images available in Google Maps. The images were taken in an area immediately north of the Rio Grande near the Anzalduas Bridge–commonly known as Rincon Village. The area is considered a busy corridor used by the Gulf Cartel to move individuals typically from Central America into Texas.This week, Rio Grande Valley U.S. Border Patrol Sector Chief Manuel Padilla revealed his agents apprehended a total of 680 migrants in one day. The individuals entered the country illegally and half of those detained were family units and unaccompanied children, Padilla stated. Rincon Village is the same location where, in November 2016, Breitbart Texas encountered a total of 43 migrants in a single afternoon as they crossed from Reynosa into Texas. The area is used by human smugglers to exploit the current system known as “catch and release” where individuals are processed and … [Read more...] about Photos: Google Maps Capture Illegal Immigrants Entering Texas from Mexico