Washington, Jan 14 (IANS) US federal courts across multiple states have ruled against immigration authorities in a series of cases involving Indian nationals, finding that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) unlawfully detained them without bond hearings or due process protections required under federal law.In rulings issued this month in California, Michigan and Pennsylvania, judges ordered the release of Indian citizens or directed ICE to provide prompt bond hearings, rejecting the gover…
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Washington, Jan 14 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has sharply criticised Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell as “a lousy Fed chairman” and defended the actions of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent involved in a fatal incident in Minnesota, while rejecting claims of political retaliation.In an interview with CBS News conducted at a Ford assembly plant on Tuesday, Trump dismissed accusations that a criminal probe involving Powell amounted to retribution for policy disagreeme…
Washington, Jan 13 (IANS) A US federal court, in a one of its kind verdicts, has ordered immigration authorities to facilitate the return of an Indian national who was deported to India despite a court order explicitly barring his removal. The judge ruled that the deportation was unlawful and a violation of judicial authority.In a memorandum and order issued on January 9, the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas said Francisco D’Costa was removed from the United States on Decem…
Los Angeles, Jan 13 (IANS) Hollywood actor Mark Ruffalo recently attended the Golden Globes as a nominee for his performance in HBO’s ‘Task’, but he wasn’t feeling entirely celebratory. The actor called out the US President Donald Trump and said he couldn’t b******* when it came to how “not normal” it is to attend a glitzy awards ceremony just days after the death of Renee Good.The actor was one of several celebrities wearing a “Be Good” pin to honor Good, who was killed by an …
Washington, Jan 9 (IANS) US Vice President JD Vance defended an ICE officer who fatally shot a woman during an immigration enforcement action in Minneapolis, calling the death “a tragedy” while saying the officer acted in self-defence and accusing Democrats and parts of the media of stoking hostility toward federal agents.Speaking at the White House on Thursday, Vance said the episode was “an attack on federal law enforcement” and insisted the woman, Renee Good, “aimed her car at a law…
Washington, Jan 8 (IANS) A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot a 37-year-old woman in south Minneapolis during a federal immigration operation, an incident that drew sharply conflicting accounts from federal authorities and local officials and ignited a political dispute over the Trump administration’s enforcement tactics.President Donald Trump and administration officials said the agent acted in self-defence after the woman used her vehicle to threaten officers. Local lead…
Washington, Jan 7 (IANS) President Donald Trump credited aggressive immigration enforcement with a sharp decline in violent crime in Washington, claiming the US capital has gone months without a murder after thousands of offenders were removed or imprisoned.Speaking at the House GOP member retreat here, Trump said public safety improvements were the result of targeting repeat offenders and gang members. “Washington DC is now the safest city in the country,” he said.Trump claimed the city had…
Chandigarh, Jan 6 (IANS) In a major crackdown on trans-border smuggling, Punjab Police’s Anti-Narcotics Task Force (Border Range), in a joint operation with the Border Security Force (BSF), have recovered 20 kg heroin and apprehended four accused, including the key operative managing the supply chain, state Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on Tuesday. He said preliminary investigation revealed that the accused is linked to Pakistan-based handlers and was coordinating the delivery and…
Washington, Dec 30 (IANS) A federal judge in California has directed US immigration officials to justify the detention of an Indian national after finding his legal challenge credible enough to proceed.The order was issued on December 24 by the US District Court for the Southern District of California, which asked the government to respond to a habeas corpus petition filed by Naveen Naveen, an Indian citizen contesting the legal basis of his continued immigration detention.In his order, the judg…
Washington, Dec 23 (IANS) US immigration authorities say they are tightening oversight of H-1B visas and other legal immigration programs, citing fraud investigations, new regulatory limits, and a broader enforcement push outlined in a year-end review released.The US Citizenship and Immigration Services said it has stepped up scrutiny of employment-based, student, and family-based immigration, including through its largest enforcement effort to date, Operation Twin Shield.The operation uncovered…