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US attorneys to drop lawsuit accusing SpaceX of immigrant discrimination

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US Department of Justice (DOJ) attorneys have asked a federal court in Texas to end a temporary pause on a case accusing Elon Musk’s tech company SpaceX of discriminating against immigrant job applicants. The post US attorneys to drop lawsuit accusing SpaceX of immigrant discrimination appeared first on JURIST - News.

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US Senate moves forward with tougher immigration detention rules for theft-related charges

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The Senate voted on Friday to invoke cloture on the “ Laken Riley Act ,” which is a bill requiring the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain non-citizens charged with theft-related offenses in the United States. The bill was then reintroduced and the first bill passed in the 119th Congress on January 7.

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Oklahoma House passes controversial immigration bill criminalizing ‘impermissible occupation’

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The Oklahoma House of Representatives passed House Bill 4156 on Thursday by a vote of 77-20, which proposes the creation of the criminal act of impermissible occupation, targeting individuals who willfully enter and remain in Oklahoma without legal authorization to be in the United States. However, Rep. It’s campaign messaging.”

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Human Rights Watch criticizes Texas immigration enforcement bills over vigilantism concerns

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Human Rights Watch (HRW) last week criticized two immigration enforcement bills before the Texas state legislature that would expand the state’s ability to enforce immigration laws, a matter usually left to the US federal government. Statistics show that 2.4

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Malaysia expels two boats carrying 300 suspected Rohingya refugees

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The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) said on Saturday that they have turned away two boats carrying nearly 300 Myanmar immigrants, who the authority believed to be Muslim Rohingya refugees. The statement gave no further detail about where the immigrants came from.

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Mexico files Amicus Brief in US court of appeals in opposition to Texas immigration law

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Mexico filed an amicus brief Thursday with the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, voicing opposition to Texas Immigration Law SB 4 , which authorizes Texas authorities to arrest and prosecute individuals suspected of illegal entry across the US-Mexico border. United States.

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Advocacy groups file lawsuit challenging Florida immigration law

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The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Americans for Immigrant Justice (AIJ) and the American Immigration Council (AIC) filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the recently enacted Florida immigration law SB 1718 , one of the strictest immigration laws in the US.