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Nine Punjab residents were deported from Australia on a special flight due to criminal charges and immigration breaches. Seven men faced allegations including drug possession and assault, while one woman overstayed her visa. Their disruptive behavior on prior commercial flight attempts necessitated the chartered Nauru Airlines aircraft for their removal.

A Brazilian model and former diplomat, Amanda Ungaro, has publicly claimed a long-standing connection to Melania Trump and alleged proximity to Jeffrey Epstein's circle. Ungaro's claims, made via an X account and an interview, have resurfaced following Melania Trump's denial of any Epstein links.

US President Donald Trump has proposed a massive $1.5 trillion defense budget for 2027. This plan significantly boosts military spending. It also calls for reducing non-defense outlays. The administration aims to shift some responsibilities to state and local governments. This proposal highlights a strong focus on national security amid ongoing conflicts. Congress will review these budget plans.

Illinois will effectively end immigrant detention and further restrict local law enforcement's ability to cooperate with federal immigration authorities under a plan governor JB Pritzker signed into law Monday.

US authorities have broadly expanded the use of a smartphone app during the coronavirus pandemic to ensure immigrants released from detention will attend deportation hearings, a requirement that advocates say violates their privacy and makes them feel they're not free. It allows officials to easily check on them by requiring the immigrants to send a selfie or make or receive a phone call when asked.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested and later released during a protest at a federal immigration detention center. Baraka, a vocal critic of the facility, stated, "I didn’t do anything wrong," after his release. The arrest occurred after a confrontation involving Baraka and Democratic members of Congress who were conducting an oversight visit.

A coalition of human rights groups on Tuesday leveled new criticism at a privately operated migrant detention facility in New Mexico, where they say fast-track asylum screenings routinely take place without legal counsel or adequate privacy during sensitive testimony.

Reacting strongly to SRK's detention, SM Krishna said it has become a policy of detention and apology by the US which cannot continue.

The Biden administration considered closing or downsizing nine immigration detention centers last year due to high costs and staffing shortages, according to a draft memo from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The memo identified six of the nine centers as being operated by private companies, including the Torrance County Detention Facility in New Mexico, which had been flagged for safety risks and unsanitary conditions.

The actor took to social micro-blogging site Twitter to share the news with his followers. "I fully understand & respect security with the way the world is, but to be detained at US immigration every damn time really really sucks," he tweeted.

An Iraqi national, who came to the city for medical treatment, was detained at the airport for more than six hours.

The Trump administration is using federal prisons to detain immigrants amid an intensified crackdown, with facilities in Los Angeles, Miami, and Atlanta involved. This move, previously criticized during Trump’s first term, raises concerns over detainee treatment. Over 8,000 arrests have been made since his inauguration, and discussions are ongoing about outsourcing detainees to El Salvador’s mega-prison, though legal hurdles remain. The policy is expected to face legal and humanitarian challenges.

NEW DELHI: The newly-married Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) vice president Javed Ahmed Mir's honeymoon ended in a "bad taste" on Sunday when immigration authorities prevented him and his wife from going to Kathmandu.

"Whenever I start feeling too arrogant about myself, I always take a trip to America. The immigration guys kicked the star out of stardom," Shah Rukh said.

Florida is set to open a controversial immigration detention hub, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," near the Everglades, raising environmental and human rights concerns. The facility, funded by a massive federal allocation, aims to house 5,000 detainees and is part of a broader effort to expand immigration enforcement.

To people watching from afar, the treatment of tennis star Novak Djokovic by Australian immigration officials might have seemed harsh.

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Migrant students in the U.S. face both legal protections and significant challenges in accessing education. Federal laws, including the 1982 Plyler v. Doe ruling, ensure free public education regardless of immigration status. However, barriers like zero-tolerance policies and school resource officers (SROs) persist, contributing to the "school-to-deportation pipeline." Despite these obstacles, states and educators are increasing support through data and social-emotional tools, advocating for safe school environments and continued access to education for immigrant-origin students.

Paramjit Singh, a 48-year-old with a green card and a business in Indiana, who was detained by the ICE at Chicago airport when he returned from India, is still in detention. His family hired a private investigator to prob the 2008 forgery offence that immigration authorities cited after citing a 1999 pay phone case. The investigator found no active case against Singh, his family said.

A 47-year-old Hungarian national, who came to Chennai to meet his son - a software engineer- was detained for more than 10 hours at the Chennai airport by immigration officials.