Australian police have put down violent protests at an immigration detention center on remote Christmas Island for a second consecutive day. Despite the violence, authorities say another 52 asylum seekers who arrived in Australia this week will be sent to the overcrowded facility. A boat carrying the asylum seekers and two crew members was intercepted […]
Australian Immigration Detention Hit with Second Day of Riots
Posted July 21st, 2011 at 6:10 am (UTC-5)
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Riots Break Out Again at Australian Immigration Detention Center
Posted July 20th, 2011 at 2:40 am (UTC-5)
Australian police were called to an immigration detention center on remote Christmas Island early Wednesday to put down a violent protest by detainees. About 50 detainees lit fires and threatened police with makeshift weapons. Some detainees climbed onto the roof of the center, located more than 2,000 kilometers from the Australian mainland. A spokesman for […]
Civil Rights Groups Challenge Alabama Immigration Law
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. civil rights groups are suing to block the implementation of a tough new illegal immigration measure in Alabama. The class action lawsuit, filed in federal court Friday, says the law is extreme and stricter than measures in other states that have already been challenged in court. They are asking a judge to declare the […]
President Obama Calls for Immigration Reform
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has said the United States needs a pathway to legal status for some of the people who are in the country illegally. He made the remark while calling for comprehensive immigration reform during a news conference at the White House Wednesday. Mr. Obama said he was referring to young people who […]
US Revise Deportation Program
Posted June 18th, 2011 at 4:50 am (UTC-5)
U.S. authorities say they are modifying how they enforce a key immigration program to concentrate on the most serious criminals. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton says authorities are listening to concerns from local and state governments about the Secure Communities program in which law enforcement agencies share fingerprint information with U.S. immigration […]
Australian Police Quell Unrest at Immigration Center
Posted June 10th, 2011 at 2:40 am (UTC-5)
Australian officials say police fired pepper spray and beanbags at inmates overnight to quell a riot at the troubled Christmas Island immigrant detention center. Police say up to 100 illegal immigrants began a violent protest late Thursday at the facility, pelting police and guards with broken concrete and other objects. One guard was slightly injured. […]
Alabama Governor Signs Tough Illegal Immigration Law
Posted June 9th, 2011 at 3:30 pm (UTC-5)
The governor of Alabama has signed into law a tough new illegal immigration measure that requires public schools to determine students’ immigration status. Republican Governor Robert Bentley signed the measure on Thursday and says it is the strongest immigration bill in the country. Critics agree. The new law will not enable schools to deny illegal […]
