Tag: migrants
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DHS has identified more than 600 migrants with possible ties to Venezuelan gang
The Department of Homeland Security has identified more than 600 migrants in the U.S. who may have connections to a notorious Venezuelan gang that is drawing growing concern from local and federal law enforcement officials, according to data obtained exclusively by NBC News. Roughly 100 of the 600 migrants DHS has deemed “subjects of interest” were confirmed…
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Migrants selling fruit and candy in New York’s subway are plagued by fear and uncertainty
They’ve become a part of the fabric of New York City life, slipping in and out of subway cars and calling out to riders as they try to sell their wares, typically an assortment of candy bars and gum. On train platforms, they sell various fruits like mango and watermelon, cut up and divided into…
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Trump calls for death penalty against migrants who kill U.S. citizens
Former President Donald Trump on Friday repeatedly called for using the death penalty against migrants who kill U.S. citizens and law enforcement officers. “I’m hereby calling for the death penalty for any migrant who kills an American citizen or a law enforcement officer,” Trump said at a campaign rally in Reno, Nevada. The former president…
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Haiti condemns Dominican Republic’s plan to deport 10,000 migrants weekly
SANTO DOMINGO/PORT-AU-PRINCE — Haiti’s foreign minister on Monday blasted a policy announced last week by the neighboring Dominican Republic to deport tens of thousands of migrants back to Haiti, where gang violence is fueling a devastating humanitarian crisis. “The brutal scenes of roundups and deportations that we are witnessing are an affront to human dignity,” Haitian…
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Trump suggests immigrants have ‘bad genes’ in latest disparagement of migrants
In an interview on “The Hugh Hewitt Show” that aired Monday morning, former President Donald Trump criticized Vice President Kamala Harris for her policies on the southern border and suggested that migrants have “bad genes.” “When you look at the things that she proposes, they’re so far off she has no clue. How about allowing…
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False claims about FEMA disaster funds and migrants pushed by Trump
False claims that federal emergency disaster money was given to migrants in the U.S. illegally have spread quickly in recent days, boosted by former President Donald Trump and some of his most high-profile supporters. Trump repeated one of the more extreme baseless allegations during a rally Thursday in Saginaw, Michigan, saying that the money had…