Immigration

Washington DC, Feb 4 (EFE).- The United States government on Friday described a federal judge’s temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of the president’s immigration ban as outrageous and said it would appeal the decision. The statement came after Judge James Robart issued the order blocking with immediate effect Donald Trump’s controversial ban of immigrants from …

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Washington, Jan 30 (EFE).- The president of the United States on Monday replaced the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Donald Trump appointed Thomas Homan as the new acting director of ICE, replacing Daniel Ragsdale. Since 2013, Homan has been the executive associate director of ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), according to …

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Washington, 30 ene (EFE).- El presidente Donald Trump relevó hoy de su cargo al director en funciones del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE, por su sigla en inglés), Daniel Ragsdale. Trump puso como nuevo director en funciones a Thomas Homan, que desde 2013 estaba al frente de la división del ICE encargada …

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Washington. La fiscal general en funciones de Estados Unidos, Sally Yates, ordenó hoy a los abogados del Departamento de Justicia que no defiendan en los tribunales el veto a inmigrantes y refugiados impuesto por el presidente, Donald Trump. En una carta enviada a los abogados del Departamento de Justicia, Yates dijo no estar “convencida” de …

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Washington, 30 ene (EFEUSA).- Bajo el grito de “No al odio ni al miedo, los refugiados son bienvenidos aquí”, cientos de personas se sumaron hoy a los demócratas del Congreso para plantar cara al presidente, Donald Trump, y pedir que “revoque” la orden por la que prohíbe la entrada a ciudadanos de ciertos países musulmanes. …

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Washington, Jan 30 (EFE).- Former US President Barack Obama said he is “heartened” by American civic engagement against the crackdown on immigration ordered by his successor in the White House, Donald Trump, his spokesman Kevin Lewis said Monday in a statement. “Citizens exercising their Constitutional right to assemble, organize and have their voices heard by …

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Washington, Jan 29 (EFE).- Reince Preibus, President Donald Trump’s chief of staff, said Sunday that the temporary ban on allowing entry to citizens of seven Muslim-majority nations will not affect people holding “green cards,” although they will have to subject themselves to greater scrutiny. “As far as green card holders going forward, it doesn’t affect …

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Nueva York, 29 ene (EFEUSA).- Nueva York, Boston, Washington, Los Ángeles y otras grandes ciudades volvieron hoy a ser escenario de importantes protestas contra la polémica orden sobre inmigración del presidente Donald Trump. En la mayoría de esos casos, las manifestaciones estuvieron respaldadas por las autoridades locales, que se oponen frontalmente al veto temporal a …

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