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Illegal immigration

US deportations triggering ‘cascade’ of rights abuses: UN experts

Protesters outside the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Sept 21, a day after a Venezuelan national was shot and wounded during an ICE operation.
Protesters outside the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Sept 21, a day after a Venezuelan national was shot and wounded during an ICE operation.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Sept 22, 2026

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun (left) and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (right) meet with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York City on Sept 21.
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun (left) and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (right) meet with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York City on Sept 21.

Migrant child stows away to Spain under football bus

Members of a Spanish NGO Doctors of the World teach drawing to migrants minors at an industrial area, following the mass crossing of migrants from Morocco, in Ceuta, Spain.
Members of a Spanish NGO Doctors of the World teach drawing to migrants minors at an industrial area, following the mass crossing of migrants from Morocco, in Ceuta, Spain.

US has deported 25,000 to third countries under secretive deals: Report

The Trump administration has been signing deals with developing countries to take migrants who cannot legally be sent home.
The Trump administration has been signing deals with developing countries to take migrants who cannot legally be sent home.

ICE agent wounds man in Texas shooting: Officials

The man was shot in the torso by an ICE agent during a brief pursuit on foot, city police said.
The man was shot in the torso by an ICE agent during a brief pursuit on foot, city police said.

US appeals court rejects Trump policy allowing swift deportations to third countries

Under Trump, the administration has entered into a series of agreements that have allowed it to send more than 25,000 migrants to at least 29 third countries.
Under Trump, the administration has entered into a series of agreements that have allowed it to send more than 25,000 migrants to at least 29 third countries.

ICE agent charged with assault, lying about shooting, arrested in Minnesota

A lawyer for the ICE agent, Rolando Cantu, said in an interview that his client always intended to answer to the charges in Minneapolis.
A lawyer for the ICE agent, Rolando Cantu, said in an interview that his client always intended to answer to the charges in Minneapolis.

Australia’s far-right leader Pauline Hanson vows to cut migrants by 750,000

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson said the plan will seek to end “the practice of temporary visa hopping” to extend a stay in Australia as well the “removal of illegal migrants”.
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson said the plan will seek to end “the practice of temporary visa hopping” to extend a stay in Australia as well the “removal of illegal migrants”.

US says immigrants from El Salvador will for now keep temporary protected status

A Federal agent questions a man, who showed his Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and had came to the U.S. 25 years ago from El Salvador, during immigration removal operations in the Long Island town of Hempstead, New York, U.S., January 19, 2026. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
A Federal agent questions a man, who showed his Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and had came to the U.S. 25 years ago from El Salvador, during immigration removal operations in the Long Island town of Hempstead, New York, U.S., January 19, 2026. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

Spain’s spy agency warned of plans to storm Ceuta before mass migrant crossing, documents show

The border fence separating Spain’s northern enclave Ceuta and Morocco is seen from Ceuta, Spain, on Sept 6.
The border fence separating Spain’s northern enclave Ceuta and Morocco is seen from Ceuta, Spain, on Sept 6.

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