Deportations
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Dominican Republic has expelled 11,000 Haitians in past week, with more comingThe Dominican government announced last week that it would deport up to 10,000 Haitians a week, citing an “excess” of immigrants as the two countries' relations continue to sour.WorldOct 8
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U.S. judge bans enforcement of Biden’s 100-day freeze on deportationsU.S. District Judge Drew Tipton issued a preliminary injunction sought by Texas, which argued the moratorium violated federal law and risked imposing additional costs on the state.WorldFeb 24, 2021
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Canada hits pause on deportations because of coronavirusAll deportations will be halted with the exception of “seriously criminal cases,” that will be evaluated by senior staff on a case-by-case basis.CanadaMar 18, 2020
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U.S. judge blocks extension of fast track deportationsThe policy, which was announced in July but hasn't yet been enforced, would allow fast-track deportations to apply to anyone in the country illegally for less than two years.WorldSep 28, 2019
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U.S. set to speed up deportations with sweeping new ruleLegal experts said it was a dramatic expansion of a program already used along the U.S.-Mexican border.WorldJul 22, 2019
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U.S. ICE deports 37 Cambodian refugees, citing criminal convictionsThousands of Cambodian refugees started new lives in the United States after fleeing the Khmer Rouge's reign of terror.WorldJul 4, 2019
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Trump delays ICE deportation raids for 2 weeks to see if Congress can ‘work out a solution’In a tweet posted Saturday afternoon, U.S. President Donald Trump announced he would delay the planned removal of more than 2,000 undocumented immigrants from the U.S. by two weeks.WorldJun 22, 2019
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Asylum seeker numbers for November lowest since mid-2017New data shows 1,019 irregular migrants were apprehended by RCMP crossing into Canada between official border crossings last month, 375 fewer irregular migrants than the previous month.CanadaDec 17, 2018
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Refugee claims to Canada on track to hit highest levels in nearly 30 yearsCanada is on track to receive its highest number of refugee claims since record-keeping began nearly three decades ago, the latest data showsCanadaNov 16, 2018
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Canada deporting fewer people for terrorism, war crimes, crimeWhile a dozen non-Canadians were deported for security reasons in 2013, that dropped to nine in 2014 and five in both 2015 and 2016. So far, there have been just three security-related deportations in 2017.CanadaNov 13, 2017
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