Immigrant Woes
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For 6-year-old girl heard in audio from US border, a memorised phone number proved to be a lifeline
As the US attempts to reunite migrant families after backlash, children will bear the burden of helping to identify who and where their parents are.
Ginger Thompson, ProPublica
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The eugenics and white supremacy link to America’s policy of criminalising immigration
The history of the statute that can make it a felony to illegally enter the country involves some dark corners of U.S. history.
Ian MacDougall, Propublica
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50 Indians among immigrants separated from family and detained in prison under Trump policy: Report
The Asia Pacific American Network of Oregon said a total of 123 refugees, the majority of them South Asians, were transferred to the prison in the last month.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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In a first, J&K police goes after Kashmiris living outside India
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Saba Naqvi: The Narendra Modi cult moves up another level
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Julio Ribeiro: By arresting Disha Ravi for sedition, the government is tilting at windmills
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‘Audacious’, ‘A 100 for the ages’: Reactions to Rishabh Pant’s brilliant century in fourth Test
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The changing map of India from 1 AD to the 20th century
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What a survey in UK ranking Indians above other South Asians says of attitudes towards immigrants
YouGov asked 1,668 UK adults whether immigrants from various parts of the world had made a positive or negative contribution to British life.
Rakib Ehsan, The Conversation
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Bangladesh’s freedom fighter, Canada’s security risk: Man who supported 1971 war can’t enter Ottawa
A Canadian citizen with Bangladeshi roots has been unable to get his parents to the country because of a section in the immigration law.
Tribune Desk
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Trump’s plan to ban spouses of H-1B visa holders from working is a big mistake that will hurt women
A scholar explains why withdrawing work authorisation for spouses who have been living in the US for more than half a decade is a step in the wrong direction.
Amy Bhatt, The Conversation
Video
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‘There’s a lot that’s been lost’: First look at Oprah’s interview with Meghan Markle, Prince Harry
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Watch: Johny Lever’s #DontTouchMe challenge with his children is wildly popular on the internet
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Watch: Farooq Abdullah dances to ‘Aaj Kal Tere Mere Pyar’ with Punjab CM Amarinder Singh
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Watch: Ravish Kumar raises questions about IT raids at Taapsee Pannu, Anurag Kashyap’s properties
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Watch: After man brings out pistol to rob a store, shopkeeper fires his own revolver at him
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US ends special status for 59,000 Haitians that allowed them to work there legally without visa
Without the Temporary Protected Status – granted after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti – the immigrants have till July 2019 to return to their country.
Scroll Staff
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US administration grants 90-day window to eminent Indian doctor couple facing deportation
A Customs stamp reads that their documents expire in June 2017, while Immigration said they had already expired in the same month of last year.
Scroll Staff
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Trump’s plan: Deport to Mexico immigrants crossing border illegally, regardless of nationality
The idea is part of a raft of immigration proposals signed by Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly.
Marcelo Rochabrun, ProPublica & Ginger Thompson, ProPublica
The Reel
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‘7 Kadam’ trailer: Ronit Roy and Amit Sadh play father and son in football-themed show
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‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ review: Treachery and remorse in drama about the Black Panther Party
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In ‘Notturno’ documentary, vignettes of war and the eerie calm between the storms
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Charles Sobhraj mini-series ‘The Serpent’ heading to Netflix
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‘Thaen’ trailer: In Tamil film, a tribal beekeeping couple tackle apathy and poverty