Immigration

close Video Texas bolsters its border with 2 miles of new fencing and cargo containers Fox News correspondent Matt Finn has the latest on the border crisis on 'Special Report.' EXCLUSIVE : Texas law enforcement arrested an Iranian illegal immigrant at the southern border whose name and date of birth subsequently turned out to be a match on the FBI’s terror watch list, Fox News has learned. Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) arrested 29-year-old Alireza Heidari last week after a traffic stop involving a human smuggler at the border in Val Verde County, Texas as part of Operation Lone Star. Heidari was being smuggled in the vehicle along with four other illegal immigrants. He was located in the trunk. Fox is told that Heidari was handed over to Border Patrol custody and later determined to be a match of the FBI’s Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) Fox reached out to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and … [Read more...] about Iranian illegal immigrant on terror watch list caught near southern border: sources

IN the past 100 days, I’ve made it my job to make sure this Government is focused day in and day out on your priorities. We’ve stopped the freefall in our economy . Slowed the increase in people’s mortgage rates . Stepped up our support for Ukraine , sending not just weapons and ammo but now heavy tanks too . The first country in the world to do so. But there is much more still to do. There are five urgent tasks I have set myself to fix the problems that matter most to Sun Readers. Your bills are rising too quickly. Your wait for medical treatment is too long . Your sense of unfairness is sparked by the abuse of our immigration system . Create jobs So first, we’re going to halve inflation . I get how tough life is right now. Every week, every bill coming through the letterbox gets more and more expensive. The biggest difference I can make as Prime Minister is to support people with the rising cost of living . READ MORE ON RISHI SUNAK … [Read more...] about Here are my five promises to Sun readers after 100 days as your Prime Minister

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 15 KILDARE, Ireland (AP) — St. Patrick has long received the attention and the big parades, but another patron saint of Ireland is making a 21st century comeback. St. Brigid of Kildare, a younger contemporary of St. Patrick, is quietly and steadily gaining a following, in Ireland and abroad. Devotees see Brigid, and the ancient Irish goddess whose name and attributes she shares, as emblematic of feminine spirituality and empowerment. For the first time this year, Ireland is observing a public holiday in honor of St. Brigid’s Day and Imbolc, an ancient pagan holy day associated with the goddess Brigid and heralding the coming of spring. The official holiday is Monday, but celebrations began in earnest this week. The holiday designation, the first honoring a woman in Ireland, comes 120 years after St. Patrick got … [Read more...] about Ireland celebrates ‘matron saint’ with prayers, new holiday

Jayson Abad will spend only six months in prison. SCREENGRAB/HNN A light sentence meted last week to a Filipino driver in a DUI case angered the Hawaii family of the woman his car fatally struck two years ago. Jayson Abad will spend only six months in prison. He was sentenced to 18 months and four years’ probation, but 12 months of the jail term will be suspended after he finishes a corrective DUI course, reported Hawaii News Now. Azalia Park, 21, was struck by a car driven by Abad, now 23. She died from her injuries. Park’s family asked the judge for a maximum 10 year sentence, saying Abad destroyed the family. However, Abad’s defense lawyer said his client’s blood alcohol level was only slightly above the legal limit at 0.089 and did not contribute to the accident. Police also said Abad was not speeding and had the right of way driving through a green light. Abad, she said, was not charged or convicted of causing Park’s death. Kawamura said she considered several … [Read more...] about Light sentence for Filipino driver in fatal Hawaii DUI angers victim’s kin

INQUIRER file photo / ALEXIS CORPUZ MANILA, Philippines—Security has been tightened at the Bureau of Immigration (BI) detention facility in Bicutan following a raid leading to the discovery of VIP treatment that some foreign detainees were getting. Justice Undersecretary Jose Dominic Clavano said authorities also segregated detainees who are fugitives from their native countries and those who are detained for only violating the Philippines’ immigration laws. “An order was issued yesterday by the commissioner of immigration segregating now the fugitives from the non-fugitives in the Bicutan Immigration Detention Center,” Clavano told reporters. On Tuesday (Jan. 31), the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) conducted Oplan Greyhound inside the BI’s detention facility and discovered several prohibited items including gadgets. READ: Gadgets, cigarettes, cash seized inside detention center for foreigners Clavano said the seized gadgets had also been segregated … [Read more...] about BI detention heavily guarded after ‘Luffy’ mess, detainees’ VIP treatment

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for February 1 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Thailand's police commissioner apologized Tuesday after seven officers were placed under investigation for allegedly extorting money from a Taiwanese actor who was visiting Bangkok on a holiday. Charlene An posted on social media that she was traveling in a taxi with friends after a night out in the Thai capital when they were stopped and searched at a checkpoint in the early hours of Jan. 5. She said she was threatened with a criminal charge for having an e-cigarette and later paid $820 before they were able to leave. Two captains, two senior sergeant majors and three sergeants who were at the checkpoint were transferred to inactive positions while the investigation is ongoing, police said. THAI ACTIVIST SENTENCED TO 28 YEARS AFTER DEFAMING COUNTRY’S MONARCHY IN FACEBOOK POSTS "There are … [Read more...] about Thailand’s police commissioner apologizes for the alleged extortion of Taiwanese actor

Passengers flying with Jet2 and easyJet this week have been issued warnings as Border Force workers go on strike. The two budget airlines have warned their customers they may face longer waits at airports impacted by the strikes, which will primarily hit immigration check-points. As many a 100,000 members of the Public and Commercial Services union are walking out today and tomorrow in another long-running dispute, over pay, jobs and conditions. Those taking part work for government departments including the Border Force, which work in airports and ports across the country. The PCS is seeking a pay rise of 10% after the government offered 2%, which the union argued was well below the soaring rate of inflation. Travellers entering the UK on February 1 could face long queues at airports during the strike, which runs until early tomorrow morning. Around 1,000 Border Force workers are walking out ( Image: PA) Yesterday a further Border Force strike was … [Read more...] about Jet2 and easyJet issue warning for all UK customers travelling by air this week

Brexit voters 'much less confident' in benefits says Curtice SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info This week marks the three-year anniversary since Britain left the European Union , where 52 percent of the UK voted to leave while 48 percent voted remain. Nigel Farage , the former head of the Brexit Party, reflected on the occasion on GB News. Related articles Bold action can sort the problems of Britain plc - EXPRESS COMMENT Boris insists it's 'time to turn tables on Brexit gloom-mongers' On Tuesday evening, Nigel Farage condemned the Conservative Party’s handling of Brexit . The former head of the Brexit Party said Leave voters had “every right” to feel betrayed by the … [Read more...] about Nigel Farage slams Boris Johnson and Tories for making ‘terrible mess’ of Brexit

close Video Arizona sheriff testifies that Mayorkas, Harris claim that 'border is secure' is not true Rep. Darrell Issa questions Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels about the accuracy of statements made by DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Vice President Harris about border security. Sheriff Mark Dannels of Cochise County, Arizona, spoke plainly about the state of affairs at the southern border, confirming to the House Judiciary Committee that it is not secure, contrary to what Biden administration officials have said. During a Wednesday hearing titled, "The Biden Border Crisis," Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., reviewed a series of quotes from officials about the border that he said were of "particular" import to him. "The Secretary of Homeland Security said, ‘The border is closed, the border is secure, in March of 2021. Was that true then?" Issa asked. "No," Dannels replied. BORDER PATROL NABBED 17 PEOPLE ON FBI TERROR … [Read more...] about Mayorkas, Harris claim that ‘border is secure’ is not true, Arizona sheriff says

I learned pronunciation and grammar fine. But because German was such a hard language when it came to cases, vocabulary and colloquial usage, I had to learn daily for four years when I lived in Germany for a few months in a year. The point at which I felt I started using it properly was when I knew how to form a question. As a high school student, I went to a gifted school, in a small northern Vietnamese town where students were taught to compete in local and national competitions. They were taught to get admission with high scores in university entrance examinations. Two of my classmates got into university with near perfect scores and topped there. In essence, during my high school years, and by extension my entire grade school years, I learned to take tests, to answer questions, but never learned to ask questions. I repeated the same method of acing exams in college though I went to a liberal arts college in the U.S. I took safe courses such as mathematics and … [Read more...] about The art of asking questions