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Trump’s pick for Justice Dept could influence immigration

November 22, 2016 in International

[caption id="attachment_15385" align="alignleft" width="300"] Senator Jeff Sessions[/caption] WASHINGTON, United States (AP) — As a senator, Jeff Sessions became Congress' leading advocate not only for a cracking down on illegal immigration, but also for slowing all immigration, increasing mass deportations and scrutinizing more strictly those entering the...

US congresswoman wants safer immigrant detention centres

November 22, 2016 in International

[caption id="attachment_14876" align="alignright" width="300"] US Congresswoman Yvette D Clarke[/caption] NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — Caribbean American Congresswoman Yvette Clarke has called on the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency to consider offering community-based alternatives to overcrowded detention centers, claiming that they fail to...

Trump, Romney, once bitter rivals, meet, smile, shake hands

November 21, 2016 in International

[caption id="attachment_15373" align="alignright" width="300"] U.S. President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney after their meeting at the main clubhouse at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, on Nov. 19, 2016.[/caption] BEDMINSTER, United States (AP) – President-elect Donald Trump and Mitt...

NY mayor tells Trump he will ‘protect’ immigrants

November 17, 2016 in International

[caption id="attachment_15323" align="alignleft" width="300"] New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio walks out of Trump Tower to speak to the press after his meeting with President-elect Donald Trump, yesterday, in New York City[/caption] NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The Democratic mayor of New York, Bill...