Immigration
ICE deports Burkinabè man tied to 2015 coup attempt after U.S. immigration ruling
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it removed Zakaria Songotoua, a 40-year-old former member of Burkina Faso’s dissolved presidential guard accused of participating in the country’s 2015 coup attempt, on April 22. The deportation followed an immigration judge’s order finding him ineligible for immigration status, according to The Daily Wire.
The Department of Justice failed to secure a stay of a lower court order blocking its policy requiring advance notice for visits to immigration detention facilities. The unanimous ruling from the D.C. Circuit came on Friday after judges found the government had not demonstrated sufficient harm from unannounced congressional oversight. U.S. Circuit Judge Neomi Rao, in a concurring opinion, agreed that the administration fell short despite her view that the government is likely to prevail on appeal.
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A longstanding but little-known provision in the British benefits system is now delivering higher weekly payments to qualifying households that include multiple spouses from overseas polygamous marriages.
France's National Assembly adopted on Tuesday a bill extending administrative detention of dangerous irregular foreigners up to seven months. Backed from the center to the nationalist right, the bill led by Charles Rodwell passed with 345 votes against 177 from the left. It also includes anti-terrorism measures and heads to the Senate on May 20.
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The U.S. Department of Justice apologized to U.S. District Judge Melissa DuBose for failing to disclose a foreign murder warrant about detainee Bryan Rafael Gomez. The apology followed a DHS press release that called DuBose an 'Activist Biden Judge' for ordering Gomez's release. DOJ clarified that the judge lacked knowledge of the warrant at the time.
The House of Representatives on April 30 passed a measure funding most Department of Homeland Security operations, ending a 76-day agency shutdown—the longest in U.S. history—that began in mid-February. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) remain unfunded amid ongoing partisan fights over immigration reforms.
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The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has called on South Africans to collaborate with law enforcement to address illegal immigration, amid intensifying protests across cities. DIRCO spokesperson Chrispin Phiri emphasized avoiding vigilante actions. The South African Council of Churches (SACC) highlighted poverty and corruption as root causes.
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