Getty Images/Spencer Platt The Deparment of Homeland Security said late Saturday it reunited 522 immigrant children who were separated from their families under the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy. The reunions come just days after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to halt the separations and instead detain immigrant families together. An additional 2,053 children […]
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Melania Trump wears £40 Adidas trainers to visit children at immigrant detention centre
Melania Trump visited an immigrant detention centre to day on the US border. The First Lady, whose husband is Donald Trump, President of the US, looked serious. She stepped out in an all white outfit today for her official appearance. She also wore a khaki army style jacket over her angelic look. But the real […]
'Being an immigrant helps to embrace diversity'– Infantino on running post of FIFA president (VIDEO)
FIFA chief Gianni Infantino has said his experience of having emigrated to Switzerland helps him to understand people and resolve problems in his role at the helm of the world football governing body. Talking exclusively to RT host and former football great Peter Schmeichel, Infantino said that his top goal is to develop football around […]
The Trump Administration Is Driving Away Immigrant Entrepreneurs
In late May, the Department of Homeland Security announced its plans to rescind the International Entrepreneur Rule, an Obama-era provision that allowed foreign-born entrepreneurs to stay in the United States for up to five years to expand their businesses, granted they could prove their companies’ potential for rapid business growth and job creation. The announcement […]
Apple signs ‘Big Sick’ writers for a series about immigrant stories
Apple has added yet another scripted series to its lineup: Little America, a half-hour anthology series based on true stories about immigrants in the US featured in Epic Magazine. The company has tapped Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon, writers of the Oscar-nominated indie hit The Big Sick, as well as SMILF executive producer Lee […]
How an immigrant to Canada helped Donald Trump prove his mental state
Donald Trump has aced a test on his mental health — likely putting to rest days of Washington political gossip. And one Arab-Canadian couldn’t be prouder.
Multimedia Exhibit Portrays an Immigrant Artist’s American Experience
The exhibition Candy Coated Evil, curated by artist and performer Kembra Pfahler (singer in The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black) and presented by Howl! Happening, features the work of Japanese artist and Pfahler’s collaborator and former husband Samoa Moriki, best known simply as Samoa. The artworks feature pop culture icons in bold, colorful paintings that […]
Illegal immigrant acquitted in Kate Steinle trial to face federal firearm charges
Published time: 6 Dec, 2017 04:46 Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, 45, the man found not guilty of murdering Kate Steinle last week, was indicted by a federal grand jury Tuesday, authorities announced. The Department of Justice and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said Zarate is being charged with one count of possession […]
A federal judge rejected Trump’s effort to delay a rule that lets immigrant start up founders stay in the US
Matthew Weinberger A federal judge rejected an attempt by the Trump administration to delay a rule allowing foreign born startup founders to stay in the US. The ruling is a victory for Silicon Valley’s tech and venture capital industry. A federal judge on Friday ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to rescind its delay […]
Immigrant who abused stepdaughter in ‘anchor baby’ scheme faces 90 years in prison
An illegal immigrant’s plan to father a so-called “anchor baby” to stay in the US backfired after it emerged the mother of his child was his 15-year-old stepdaughter. He now faces multiple sexual assault charges and up to 90 years in prison. Horacio Alvarado, 32, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, insisted on a paternity test in 2015 […]