Latest news with #USImmigration
Motor 1
5 days ago
- Automotive
- Motor 1
Formula Drift Legend Denied Entry Into the US for Competition
One of the foremost names in Formula Drift, Daigo Saito, was recently denied entry into the United States after attempting to legally enter the country for a competition. Following a 10-year absence from the sport, Saito planned to make his return to Formula Drift Stateside, but was sent home by US Immigration. Saito posted a summary of the incident on his Instagram page, noting specifically that he was "not able to enter the United States," saying that he was "deported." You can read the full post below: Saito says that he left his house on June 26, 2025, for a 12-hour flight to the United States and was immediately met by immigration upon landing. Authorities took him into a private room before telling the racer that he was not allowed entry into the country with his current Visa Waiver Program (ESTA). Saito admits fault for "not understanding the ESTA Visa program," but he says that he believed he was covered for competition under his current Visa. Authorities then booked Saito on a flight to Amsterdam—"the complete opposite way I came from,' he says—after he reportedly offered to pay his way for a direct flight from Minneapolis to Japan, which was meet with hostility. He says: "They pretty much asked who the hell do I think I am and threatened me, either they will cuff me and throw me in jail or shut up and get on the flight to much treated as a criminal." We've reached out to Gazoo Racing for a statement. This is a developing story, we will update it with more information as we get it. more Trump's Tariffs Might Force Nissan and Honda Into a Situationship Thanks, Trump: Slate's Truck Probably Won't Cost Under $20,000 Share this Story Facebook X LinkedIn Flipboard Reddit WhatsApp E-Mail Got a tip for us? Email: tips@ Join the conversation ( )
Free Malaysia Today
15-07-2025
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
ICE may deport migrants to third countries with just six hours' notice
Advocates criticised the deportations as dangerous and cruel, saying people could face violence abroad without connections or knowledge of the language. (EPA Images pic) BOSTON : US immigration officials may deport migrants to countries other than their home nations with as little as six hours' notice, a top Trump administration official said in a memo, offering a preview of how deportations could ramp up. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will generally wait at least 24 hours to deport someone after informing them of their removal to a so-called 'third country,' according to a memo dated Wednesday, July 9, from the agency's acting director, Todd Lyons. ICE could remove them, however, to a so-called 'third country' with as little as six hours' notice 'in exigent circumstances,' said the memo, as long as the person has been provided the chance to speak with an attorney. The memo states that migrants could be sent to nations that have pledged not to persecute or torture them 'without the need for further procedures.' The new ICE policy suggests President Donald Trump's administration could move quickly to send migrants to countries around the world. The supreme court in June lifted a lower court's order limiting such deportations without a screening for fear of persecution in the destination country. Following the high court's ruling and a subsequent order from the justices, the Trump administration sent eight migrants from Cuba, Laos, Mexico, Myanmar, Sudan and Vietnam to South Sudan. The administration last week pressed officials from five African nations – Liberia, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania and Gabon – to accept deportees from elsewhere, Reuters reported. The Washington Post first reported the new ICE memo. The administration argues the third country deportations help swiftly remove migrants who should not be in the US, including those with criminal convictions. Advocates have criticised the deportations as dangerous and cruel, since people could be sent to countries where they could face violence, have no ties and do not speak the language. Trina Realmuto, a lawyer for a group of migrants pursuing a class action lawsuit against such rapid third-county deportations at the National Immigration Litigation Alliance, said the policy 'falls far short of providing the statutory and due process protections that the law requires.' Third-country deportations have been done in the past, but the tool could be more frequently used as Trump tries to ramp up deportations to record levels. During Trump's 2017-2021 presidency, his administration deported small numbers of people from El Salvador and Honduras to Guatemala. Former president Joe Biden's Democratic administration struck a deal with Mexico to take thousands of migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, since it was difficult to deport migrants to those nations. The new ICE memo was filed as evidence in a lawsuit over the wrongful deportation of Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador.
Japan Times
08-07-2025
- Politics
- Japan Times
Lawyers say new evidence challenges Trump on El Salvador prisons
Lawyers for Venezuelans sent to a prison in El Salvador say new evidence "contradicts' the U.S. government's assertions that Salvadoran officials, not the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, have legal authority over the men. Attorneys on Monday filed a copy of statements that El Salvador submitted to a United Nations human rights office in April, stating that "the jurisdiction and legal responsibility' for detainees "lie exclusively' with the United States under agreements between the two countries. The U.S. government, however, has repeatedly insisted it had no control over the Venezuelan prisoners once they were turned over to El Salvador. That position was backed by a federal judge in Washington, who ruled in June that the detainees were no longer in the "constructive custody' of the U.S. "The documents filed with the court today show that the administration has not been honest with the court or the American people,' Skye Perryman, president of Democracy Forward, one of the groups representing the Venezuelans, said in a statement. The case is one of the highest-profile challenges to the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration. The Venezuelan men, who the U.S. claim are gang members, were sent to El Salvador's notorious Terrorism Confinement Center, a facility denounced by human rights groups. A spokesperson for the State Department declined to comment, nor did public information officers for the office of El Salvador's president and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg relied on a May declaration from a senior State Department official stating that "the detention and ultimate disposition of those detained in CECOT and other Salvadoran detention facilities are matters within the legal authority of El Salvador.' Lawyers for the Venezuelans argue the new evidence from the U.N. undermines that statement. The April documents were part of a probe into says El Salvador was responsible for the disappearance of people sent to its prisons from the United States. El Salvador denied wrongdoing. It wasn't immediately clear how the latest filing will affect the case. The Venezuelans' lawyers suggested they could ask the judge's permission to gather more information from the government. The case is before a federal appeals court on the government's challenge to another part of Boasberg's June order requiring that the Venezuelans in El Salvador be given an opportunity to contest their removal.
Yahoo
01-07-2025
- Yahoo
Ottawa ‘urgently seeking more information' about death of Canadian citizen in Ice custody
Authorities in Canada are seeking information about the death of a 49-year-old Canadian man who died while in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) custody in Florida this week. In a statement, Ice, part of the Department of Homeland Security, said Johnny Noviello, 49, died on 23 June after being found unresponsive at a federal detention center in Miami, where he was being detained 'pending removal proceedings' from the US. 'Medical staff responded immediately and began administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation, automated external defibrillator shock and called 911,' Ice stated. Related: Some immigrants chose to leave the US. But is 'self-deportation' really becoming a thing? Noviello, who first entered the US in 1988 with a legal visa status and became a permanent resident (green card holder) three years later, was taken into Ice custody on 15 May. He was convicted of multiple drug charges, including racketeering and drug trafficking in Volusia county, Florida, and sentenced to 12 months in prison in 2023. On May 15, he was arrested by Ice and deemed removable from the US because of the controlled substance convictions, the statement said. Canada's foreign minister, Anita Anand, posted on X that the Canadian authorities had been notified of Noviello's death while in custody in the US and Canadian consular officials 'are urgently seeking more information from US officials'. Noviello is the ninth person to die in Ice custody this year, and the fourth to die in a Florida facility, according to the Miami Herald. 'Ice remains committed to ensuring that all those in its custody reside in safe, secure and humane environments,' the agency said in its statement, adding that 'at no time during detention is a detained illegal alien denied emergent care'. The federal government can revoke green cards and deport their holders for committing certain crimes, including drug trafficking and other serious felonies. Daniel Leising, a lawyer who represented Noviello in the 2023 racketeering case involving selling opioids – oxycodone, hydromorphine and hydrocodone – in Daytona Beach, said his client 'was just working, nothing out of the ordinary, no violations, nothing else. There was nothing on my mind that would've created any circumstance where Johnny Noviello would have been a danger to anyone.' Leising told the outlet that Noviello's family said he had epilepsy and was on seizure medication and they had worked 'painstakingly to make sure that he got his meds'.
South China Morning Post
20-06-2025
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong students say US visa changes could fuel tensions with China, deter global talent
Before you read: Many Hong Kong youth looking to study in the United States have been caught up in the turbulence of the country's visa changes. In late May, US officials announced they would begin 'aggressively' revoking visas issued to Chinese students – but the president has since seemed to reverse course. Think about it: What would be the impact if the US revoked visas for all international students? Some Hong Kong students have criticised the erratic changes in US visa policy for Chinese students, warning that the move could deter global talent and ultimately cause the country to lose its edge in innovation. On May 28, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the government would begin 'aggressively' revoking visas issued to Chinese students and increasing scrutiny of future applications from mainland China and Hong Kong. The administration cited national security concerns, claiming that students and researchers from Chinese institutions could act as spies or facilitate propaganda and intellectual property theft. But a few weeks later, US President Donald Trump seemed to distance himself from these initiatives by stating his support for Chinese students in America. United States resumes foreign students' visa process but only if they unlock social media 'I've always been strongly in favour of it. I think it's a great thing,' Trump said about Chinese nationals seeking to study in the US. After suspending new student visa interviews in late May, the US State Department said last week that it would restart the process but would require all applicants to unlock their social media accounts for government review. Despite the recent change in tone, students are still sceptical of the administration's long-term priorities. Like others around the world, many students in Hong Kong hoping to start university in the United States this year have been stuck in limbo. 'For many, this delay [meant] ... putting their dreams on pause or even changing course entirely,' said Mandy*, a secondary school student in Hong Kong. 'Hesitant' Hongkongers worry Trump has shattered dreams of studying in US The worst part, she said, was not rejection but uncertainty. Mandy described the recent shifts in US policy as a betrayal of the country's long-standing image as a leader in education and opportunity. 'The bitter irony is that America is voluntarily giving up its position as the world's top academic beacon,' she said. 'The American dream has literally become an American nightmare.' She argued that any extra scrutiny for students from Hong Kong and mainland China would be damaging not only to the students affected but to the future of the US. 'For years, Hong Kong students have contributed to American campuses, bringing diversity, fresh ideas and ... [income] in tuition and living expenses,' Mandy said. 'Many stay after graduation to build careers and bridges between Hong Kong and the US, while others return home, bringing valuable knowledge and experiences that help our city grow and connect globally.' US President Trump suspends new Chinese and other foreign student visas at Harvard In the academic year 2023-24, more than 277,000 Chinese citizens were studying in the US – accounting for nearly 25 per cent of all international students in the United States, according to the US State Department's Open Doors report. China had long been the country's largest source of international students and was only recently overtaken by India. Chinese students have been praised for their contributions to research, industry and university revenue. A Year Nine student, who preferred to use only her given name, Tiffany, said these moves were 'highly harmful' to US innovation and diplomacy, saying students were unfairly caught in the geopolitical crossfire. In the last academic year, there were more than 277,000 Chinese citizens studying in the United States – accounting for nearly 25 per cent of all international students in the country. /AFP 'Alienating Chinese students further fuels political tensions and discourages collaboration,' said the 14-year-old student at an international school in Hong Kong. 'It's also counterproductive to legitimate security concerns ... as it only fosters mistrust and potential retaliation.' Tiffany cautioned that the recent visa volatility could backfire on the US by pushing top talent to countries like the United Kingdom and Canada. '[It] doesn't just mean losing brilliant minds,' she said, 'but also losing technological progress and ... economic contributions.' * Name changed at interviewee's request.
