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(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs has warned Filipinos against fake visa processing services directed at “irregular immigrants.” In an advisory, the Philippine embassy in Seoul said the fake services, which are usually advertised on Facebook, purport to give assistance to Filipinos who wish to acquire a valid visa to work in Korea. The services are supposed to come for free or for a “small attorney’s fee.” “Please note that there is no […]
The Democrat-dominated House of Representatives approved a bill Tuesday that would create a path to citizenship for hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants, including more than 20,000 Filipino illegal migrants in the United States. The bill, however, faces dubious Senate chances. The White House has warned President Donald Trump would veto the legislation if it reaches his desk as is, and the Republicans who control the Senate are unlikely to pass the measure. The […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) will deport the nine illegal foreign workers in Pasay and Manila who had no working permits. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said the nine foreign nationals are now undergoing deportation proceedings for violating the country’s immigration laws. “We will deport them for blatantly violating our immigration laws. Foreigners are prohibited in engaging in any gainful activity without the proper visas,” Morente said in a statement. Four of the […]
Privately-run aid organizations rescuing migrants off Libya have slammed the idea of creating a “code of conduct” for them to follow, saying European ministers tackling the crisis are bungling their response. Italy, France and Germany held a working dinner on Sunday to prepare the ground for a six-point plan to address the biggest migrant phenomenon since World War II, to be submitted to the bloc at a meeting on Thursday in Talinn. Top of […]
by Frankie Taggart with Paul Handley in Washington Agence France Presse A United States judge on Tuesday blocked an executive order by President Donald Trump that could deny billions of dollars to so-called sanctuary cities as punishment for harboring illegal immigrants. Dealing a fresh setback to Trump’s pledged crackdown on undocumented residents, Judge William Orrick of San Francisco’s federal court issued a preliminary injunction barring any attempt to implement the January 25 executive order. “Federal […]
(Eagle News) — The United States will enforce another law on every illegal immigrant in the United State subject to deportation. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, there are approximately 3.4 million Filipinos living in the US. In this number, around 310,000 are recorded undocumented.
A flight carrying 131 Guatemalans arrived on Wednesday (January 6) in Guatemala City with the first group of migrants from the Central American country to be deported from the United States this year. This was the first of six flights planned for the upcoming days, carrying Guatemalans who were taken into custody by U.S. authorities over the past two weeks. The deportations are part of a U.S. plan to tackle a surge in arrivals of […]
United States President Barack Obama may make an statement saying that five million illegal immigrants are safe from deportation.
