Tag: illegal immigrants
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U.S. increases arrest target of illegal immigrants to 1,800 per day
The administration of U.S. President, Donald Trump, has raised its target for daily arrests of illegal immigrants to 1,800, the New York Post reported, citing multiple sources. Earlier this week, the Washington Post reported that Trump had expressed disappointment with the results of his mass deportation campaign.
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U.S War Against Illegal Immigrants: ICE nabbed nearly 1,000
A nationwide immigration crackdown on Sunday resulted in the arrest of 956 people, the most since Donald Trump returned to power, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). A number of federal agencies with newly expanded detention powers were involved in the raids in a number of cities including Chicago, Newark and Miami. Trump came…
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Nigeria repatriates 18 illegal immigrants
The Nigeria Immigration Service in Niger says it has repatriated 18 immigrants to the Republic of Niger. Mrs Tamuno Oyedeji, Comptroller of Immigration Service in the state, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Minna on Saturday. She said the service and Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development provided vehicles for the…
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Illegal immigrants: Nigeria, EU to develop collective agreement on repatriation
The Federal Government and European Union (EU) are working to have a collective agreement that will facilitate the repatriation of Nigerians living illegally in EU countries. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, made the disclosure on Sunday at a forum in Abuja. Onyeama said that the EU also sought to engage with the…
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Egypt: We prevented 12,000 people from illegally migrating in 2016
Egyptian border patrol and coast guard forces stopped more than 12,000 people of various nationalities from illegally entering or leaving the country in 2016, the military said. Migrants have tried to cross to Italy from the African coast, particularly from Libya, where people traffickers operate with relative impunity. However, boats have increasingly departed from Egypt.…