Washington, March 29 (IANS) Indian-American Congressman Suhas Subramanyam said on Sunday that the ongoing shutdown crisis is hurting Americans and blamed House Republicans for blocking a bipartisan Senate deal that could have eased airport disruptions. Subramanyam said the Senate proposal had support across party lines and could have passed in the House if brought to a vote.”It was a deal that the Senate Republicans passed unanimously, with House Democrats willing to support it,” he said, adding…
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Washington, March 22 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Sunday called the Democratic Party “the greatest enemy America has” in a post on his Truth Social platform.“Now with the death of Iran, the greatest enemy America has is the Radical Left, Highly Incompetent, Democrat Party!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.His remarks came amid rising tensions linked to Iran and a prolonged political standoff in Washington.Trump did not explain what he meant by the “death of Iran”. The phrase appea…
Berlin, Jan 27 (IANS) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday called the “level of violence” in the United States “worrying” following recent fatal shootings by federal agents in the US state of Minnesota.Speaking at a press conference in the northern German city of Hamburg, Merz was asked for his views on the incidents in which two American citizens were killed during US federal enforcement operations.”I assume that the American authorities will now thoroughly investigate whether it was nece…
Washington, Jan 27 (IANS) The White House stepped up its criticism of so-called sanctuary policies, with Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt saying President Donald Trump is demanding stronger cooperation from state and local authorities to enforce federal immigration laws. Addressing reporters at a regular White House briefing, Leavitt said the administration views resistance to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) by state and local governments as a direct threat to public safety. She accuse…
Washington, Jan 27 (IANS) The White House defended the role of federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota and rejected criticism of its response to a fatal weekend shooting in Minneapolis, as President Donald Trump ordered senior officials to press state and local leaders to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).Addressing a regular White House briefing, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Trump was closely monitoring developments following the shooting of an ICE…
Washington, Jan 25 (IANS) A Minneapolis resident was shot and killed during a federal immigration enforcement operation, which has escalated the already tense situation between the Trump Administration and the Minnesota State Government, along with the opposition Democratic Party.The victim was identified by Democratic leaders as Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a Veterans Affairs nurse. The incident occurred amid ongoing federal immigration operations in Minnesota involving Immigration and Customs Enforcem…
Geneva, Jan 24 (IANS) The UN human rights chief condemned in a statement the repeated use of “unnecessary or disproportionate force” in US immigration enforcement.Volker Turk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, expressed shock at “the now-routine abuse and denigration of migrants and refugees.”He said many people arrested and detained lack timely access to legal counsel and effective means to contest their detention and removal decisions, Xinhua news agency reported.Turk urged the United…
Washington, Jan 16 (IANS) US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has defended federal immigration enforcement actions in Minneapolis and other cities, insisting that officers were acting “according to the law” and following long-standing protocols, even as protests and criticism mounted over the Trump administration’s mass deportation drive. Speaking to reporters in a White House driveway gaggle after a television appearance on Thursday, Noem said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of…
Washington, Jan 14 (IANS) A US federal court has ruled that immigration authorities acted unlawfully in detaining an Indian national after summarily cancelling his parole, finding that the government failed to follow basic constitutional requirements before taking him back into custody.The District Court for the Southern District of California granted a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by Vikas Kumar, an Indian citizen detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the Otay M…
Washington, Jan 14 (IANS) A US federal judge has ruled that immigration authorities violated due process by holding an Indian national without giving him a bond hearing. The court ordered the government to either hold such a hearing quickly or release him from custody.US District Judge Jane M. Beckering of the Western District of Michigan said the continued detention of Varun Varun could not continue under the mandatory detention rules cited by the government.Varun is an Indian citizen held by I…