Long queues at Bangladesh border seen as hundreds return after Suvendu Adhikari's 'jaldi jaldi bhago' warningHundreds of undocumented Bangladeshi nationals rushed to the West Bengal border, fearing detention under the state's new "detect-delete-dep...
27 May, 2026, 11.14 AM IST
Bengal asks districts to build ‘holding centres’ for illegal foreigners as anti-infiltration drive gathers paceWest Bengal is setting up holding centers for suspected illegal foreigners and foreign prisoners. This move institutionalizes the state's '...
24 May, 2026, 05.47 PM IST
Don't take Bangladeshi infiltrators to courts, send them to BSF instead: Suvendu to Bengal policeWest Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has introduced a new policy. Detained Bangladeshi infiltrators will now be directly handed over...
21 May, 2026, 07.45 PM IST
EU to greenlight 'return hubs' migration reformThe European Union is expected to reach a deal Wednesday on a migration reform to create so-called "return hubs" outside the bloc, with som...
20 May, 2026, 03.15 PM IST
Justice Department targets slow immigration judges as Trump pushes faster deportationsThe Justice Department is targeting immigration judges for slow rulings and alleged non-compliance with the law, as the Trump administratio...
07 May, 2026, 10.05 AM IST
Who is Meenu Batra? The 53-year-old Indian-origin interpreter detained by ICE after 35 years in the USMeenu Batra, a 53-year-old Indian-origin legal interpreter, was detained by ICE in Texas while traveling for a legal case. Despite having v...
16 Apr, 2026, 12.02 PM IST
ICE plans $38 billion expansion of US detention centers under Trump administrationFederal immigration officials are planning a significant expansion of detention capacity, aiming for 92,600 beds by November. This involves...
14 Feb, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
$250 million down the drain? DeSantis’ Alligator Alcatraz faces closureFlorida’s $250 million immigration detention center, often called “Alligator Alcatraz,” is scheduled to close within 60 days following a fe...
28 Aug, 2025, 07.49 PM IST
Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” detention facility may be emptied soon-here's what a top official says about the closureAlligator Alcatraz, the Everglades detention center in Florida, faces imminent closure. A state official indicates detainees might be relea...
28 Aug, 2025, 01.09 AM IST
Judge denies Trump administration request to end a policy protecting immigrant children in custodyA US court rejected the Trump administration's plea. The plea was to end a policy protecting immigrant children. Judge Dolly Gee cited the ...
16 Aug, 2025, 10.24 AM IST
Who has legal custody of hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees? Judge mounts heat on officials to produce immigration agreementsA federal judge has mandated Florida and federal authorities to disclose agreements clarifying which entity holds legal authority at "Allig...
05 Aug, 2025, 04.57 AM IST
First it was alligator prisons in Florida, now Alaska wants a Bear Alcatraz for migrantsAlaska joked about a migrant detention site with bears, responding to Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz'. This comes amid Trump's deportation p...
03 Jul, 2025, 10.56 PM IST
Trump's immigration crackdown intensifies concerns over dire conditions in detention facilitiesAmid escalating immigration arrests and workplace raids under the Trump administration, U.S. detention facilities face severe overcrowding,...
29 Jun, 2025, 10.27 AM IST
Trump administration seeks explosive expansion of nation's immigration detention systemThe US government is planning a massive expansion of its immigration detention system, potentially holding tens of thousands more migrants....
18 Apr, 2025, 10.21 AM IST
All is not bad; many migrants arrested for deportation in Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown have been releasedLatest developments have revealed something kind of unusual during recent times that numerous migrants who were actually arrested for depor...
05 Feb, 2025, 01.42 PM IST
39 dead in fire at migrant facility in Mexico: OfficialAn official with the National Immigration Institute say 39 people died and 29 were injured in a fire in an immigration detention facility i...
28 Mar, 2023, 04.04 PM IST
U.S. plans to close, scale back four immigrant detention centers, document showsAccording to the document, ICE will discontinue the use of the Etowah County Detention Center in Gadsden, Alabama, saying it had "long been...
25 Mar, 2022, 08.14 PM IST