Immigration

Despite the ongoing Middle East conflict, the Bureau of Immigration expects international passenger volumes to remain high in coming weeks. Travel activity stayed strong during Holy Week, said BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado. Repatriation efforts continued for overseas Filipino workers from Dubai, Lebanon, and Kuwait.

April 15, 2026 Reported by AI

Former Brazilian federal deputy Alexandre Ramagem was released on Wednesday (15) from ICE detention center in Orlando, Florida, two days after arrest by US immigration agents over an expired tourist visa. Allies celebrated the release, thanking President Donald Trump, as Brazil seeks his extradition for a coup-related conviction. His wife Rebeca Ramagem celebrated in a video and endorsed Flávio Bolsonaro's 2026 presidential bid.

Indonesia's Directorate General of Immigration has prepared a special team to ease immigration services for foreign athletes. Director General Hendarsam Marantoko announced this after watching the IBL All-Star 2026 at Bandung Arena on April 11, 2026 evening.

April 10, 2026 Reported by AI Fact checked

The Board of Immigration Appeals has issued a final order of removal against Mahmoud Khalil, a Syrian-born U.S. lawful permanent resident and prominent Columbia University protest organizer, according to his lawyers. Khalil and his attorneys say the case is politically motivated and plan to continue challenging it in federal court, where a separate proceeding has so far prevented his immediate deportation.

Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia urged U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw to dismiss human smuggling charges against their client, labeling the Department of Justice's explanations as 'legally irrelevant and patently incredible.' The request follows an evidentiary hearing where government witnesses testified about the case's origins. The prosecution emerged after Abrego Garcia's wrongful deportation and court-ordered return.

April 08, 2026 Reported by AI

Lawyers Defending American Democracy, joined by former White House lawyer Ty Cobb, filed an ethics complaint with the D.C. Bar against DOJ Deputy Assistant Attorney General Drew Ensign. The group accuses Ensign of making false statements to U.S. District Judge James Boasberg during a hearing on Alien Enemies Act deportations. The complaint stems from a mid-March 2025 emergency order that the government allegedly ignored.