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Mark Latham lashes out at Border Force Sydney Airport coronavirus fail

Mark Latham raged at a shocking video showing passengers standing within touching distance of one another as they queued for immigration at Sydney Airport on Thursday.




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Hundreds of Australians arrive from China, Japan and Middle East

A shocking video shows the passengers standing within touching distance of one another as they queued for immigration - despite government advice to keep two meters apart.




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ICE detainees in Alabama threaten suicide if those infected with coronavirus are not removed 

Two men detained in the immigration detention unit in Gadsden, Alabama, threatened to jump from a ledge with bed sheets tied around their necks on March 20 because of coronavirus fears.




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Every arrival at Sydney Airport will FINALLY have coronavirus temperature checks

A shocking video shows Australian passengers standing within touching distance as they queued for immigration, ignoring government advice to keep 1.5 metres apart to slow the spread of coronavirus.




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Immigrants held at ICE detention facility in Georgia go on hunger strike over coronavirus concerns

More than 350 undocumented immigrants detained by ICE have gone on a hunger strike at a privately-operated jail in Georgia over fears of a possible coronavirus outbrea.




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Bali lockdown: Tourists use SCUBA gear as PPE, armed guards wander streets and beaches are deserted

Bali has reported nine cases of coronavirus and two deaths while Indonesia is expected to past 1000 cases and currently has a death toll of 55 people.




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Heathrow immigration officer and his pharmacist daughter die from coronavirus 24 hours apart 

Sudhir Sharma, pictured with his daughter, from Hounslow, west London, died on Wednesday before Pooja, who worked in an East Sussex hospital, suffered the same tragic fate the next day.




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Boris Johnson's new-look Cabinet gives the green light to points-based immigration system

Boris Johnson's new-look Cabinet today agreed to the Prime Minister's plans to introduce an Australian-style points-based immigration system at the start of 2021.




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Immigration barrister, 40, avoids being struck off after headbutting female lawyer in Chelsea

Disciplinary chiefs handed immigration law specialist Rashid Ahmed just a three-month suspension after he left his junior colleague covered in blood on the ground on King's Road in Chelsea.




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Labor party calls to relax visa restrictions for foreign nurses to keep them working in hospitals

There are around 1,000 foreign qualified nurses in Australia who are unable to work in Australian hospitals because of sanctions on working holiday visas.




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Jacinda Ardern angry at Australia for telling New Zealanders to go home amid coronavirus pandemic

Jacinda Ardern has taken aim at Australia's new ruling on temporary visa holders after acting Immigration Minister Alan Tudge effectively told thousands of out-of-work Kiwis to go home.




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Selena Gomez thinks Donald Trump can do better on immigration

The president's name came up when the Rare singer spoke to April issue of Vogue Arabia to promote the series Living Undocumented for Netflix, which she is a producer on.




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Etihad to trial airport devices that may be able to identify passengers with coronavirus

Etihad has partnered with Australian company Elenium Automation to test the new technology, which will be trialled at the end of April and throughout May at Abu Dhabi International Airport.




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Immigration agents probed over alleged abuse of woman who gave birth at border patrol station

Border patrol agents at the Chula Vista Border Patrol Station near San Diego, California, have come under fire over the treatment of a 27-year-old Guatemalan woman when she delivered her baby.




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Bob Hawke's former business partner brutally attacked by a bikie at Villawood Detention Centre

Safwat Abdel-Hady was reportedly set upon by a furious Lone Wolf bikie after complaining about 'widespread' drug use at the immigration detention facility in Sydney.




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Arizona CBP agents find two migrants in a car trunk and send them back across the Mexico border

CBP agents detained and quickly deported two Honduran migrants who were found hiding in the trunk of a car that was stopped Sunday near Gila Bend, Arizona.




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More than 300,000 people leave Australia in coronavirus population exodus

Economists warn the slump in immigration could be detrimental to housing and the economy - particularly when the COVID-19 pandemic passes.




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ICE to release 693 undocumented immigrants from overcrowded detention centers

The decision comes on the heel of mounting pressure from Democrats and pro-immigrant groups who have demanded the mass liberation of more than 34,000 incarcerated.




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CBP finds 28 undocumented immigrants lying on top of each other inside a trailer in Texas

CBP agents detained 28 migrants from Ecuador, Guatemala and Mexico during the search of a tractor trailer on Monday in Texas. The driver, a U.S. citizen, was taken into custody.




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Man is charged over plot to smuggle immigrants into UK after 39 migrants were found dead in a lorry

Gazmir Nuzi, of Tottenham, London, has been charged with an immigration offence in connection with the investigation into the deaths of 39 migrants in a lorry, found in Essex.




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Four Australian women launch drive-thru wedding business to allow couples to still get married

Four Australian celebrants have devised unique and quirky drive-thru business models to ensure couples can still get married. Couples remain in their car at all times and prices start at only $400.




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Man charged with manslaughter in connection with deaths of 39 migrants found in lorry in Essex 

Ronan Hughes, of Co Armagh in Northern Ireland, is due to appear at Dublin's High Court on Tuesday charged with 39 counts of manslaughter, as well as immigration offences.




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Migrant detainees cry for help during hunger strike over COVID-19 fears at an ICE detention center

The alleged incident took place at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-run Otay Mesa Detention Center in Otay Mesa, California, on April 10.




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Foreign NHS staff saving lives from coronavirus risk missing out on visa extension plan, MPS told

The Home Secretary announced last month that 2,800 medics will have 12 months added to visas. But the Health Committee heard today many workers doing 'essential' tasks would not be covered.




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Extradition hearing begins for man arrested in Dublin over manslaughter of Vietnamese immigrants

Ronan Hughes, 40, from Silverstream, Tyholland in Co Monaghan, was detained on Monday following the execution of a European arrest warrant in the Irish Republic.




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Dozens of homeless people are sleeping at London's deserted Heathrow airport during coronavirus

One of the rough sleepers at Heathrow Airport, a professional woman in her 40s from west Africa, said the number of homeless people there had doubled since October.




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Lawyer who helped Melania Trump obtain US citizenship blasts president's immigration ban

Michael Wildes helped secure US citizenship for both Melania Trump and her parents Viktor and Amalija Knavs as well as a green card for Melania's sister Ines.




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Donald Trump signs executive order temporarily suspending immigration into US

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he has signed an executive order temporarily suspending all immigration into the United States amid the on-going novel coronavirus pandemic.




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Detainee smashes up Perth Immigration Detention Centre

A 25-year-old man has been charged for allegedly smashing a dining room in the Perth Immigration Detention Centre in Redcliffe in March this year.




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Hope Hicks pushed Donald Trump to take control of coronavirus briefings

Hope Hicks pushed President Trump to take control of the coronavirus briefings, which popped up his approval ratings for a few weeks, but have more recently tilted toward political disaster.




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New Zealanders in Australia unable to receive financial support amid coronavirus

Thousands of Kiwis are now struggling to stay afloat after acting Immigration Minister Alan Tudge suggested they 'consider returning to New Zealand if they are unable to support themselves'.




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Immigration judge Mark Davies, who once posed naked as Mr July, announces retirement

Immigration judge Mark Davies is retiring after a 44-year career in law. The outgoing judge from Sheffield has previously drawn attention for a nude calendar and for 'prejudicial remarks' about Iranians.




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Priti Patel signals fresh crackdown on illegal migrants crossing English Channel

Priti Patel today signalled a fresh crackdown on illegal migrants crossing the English Channel as she also vowed to tackle 'vexatious' asylum claims.




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Border Force officers in France seize £20million worth of cocaine

The haul, which had a potential street value of around £20 million, was discovered within a number of plywood boxes in a lorry carrying a consignment of car parts.




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Australia's biggest housing markets could plunge by 20% as foreign student arrivals hit rock bottom

Westpac fears a housing market recovery that began last year will be reversed because of COVID-19. Sydney's median house price has risen by 19 per cent since bottoming out in July 2019.




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Denmark's immigration ministry declares it 'wonderful' more migrants left than entered in 2019

It was the first time since 2011 that net migration - the difference between immigration and emigration - was negative. The main groups who left last year were Somalis, Syrians and Iraqis.




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CBP officers discover 36 undocumented immigrants inside a tractor trailer in Texas

Border Patrol agents in found 36 unlawful migrants inside a truck during a road checkpoint on Interstate 35 last Thursday in Laredo, Texas.




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Mexican man has spent the last 18 months at an ICE detention center after asylum request was granted

Francisco Morales Torres has been under the custody of ICE for 18 months at a detention facility in Wisconsin following a Chicago judge's decision to grant his asylum petition.




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Immigration removal centres nearly empty after authorities release 700 detainees

More than 700 detainees have been released from immigration centres up and down the UK, according to official figures revealed today.




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People smuggler jailed for two years after 10 months on run

Adam Raynor was initially arrested at the French terminal of the Channel Tunnel in June 2019 after the Chinese and Vietnamese nationals were found in the back of his car.




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Elyse Knowles and Josh Barker recreates Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik's famous handstand photo shoot

Elyse Knowles and long-time boyfriend Josh Barker have recreated Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik's famous handstand pose for a photo shoot with WHO magazine.




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Gigi Hadid stars following Bachelorette hunk Tyler Cameron (and he quickly follows back)

She and Zayn Malik were rumored to have split for the second and final time in January 2019. And on Monday, fans went wild as it was revealed Gigi Hadid, 24, began following Bachelorette frontrunner.




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Zayn Malik lists bachelor pad in New York City for $10.8m after Gigi Hadid split

Zayn Malik has listed his bachelor pad with breathtaking views of New York City for $10.8 million, seven months after he reportedly split from model Gigi Hadid.




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Zayn Malik's youngest sister Safaa has got married aged 17

The sixth former, who celebrated her 17th birthday on Friday, wed her boyfriend Martin Tiser on Monday in a traditional Nikkah ceremony in their home city of Bradford.




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Gigi Hadid steps out in high-waisted leather trousers in Milan

Gigi Hadid was spotted in Milan on Wednesday following the news that Zayn's youngest sibling had tied the knot with her partner Martin Tiser on Monday in their home city of Bradford.




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Zayn Malik drops new single Trampoline and breaks social media silence

Zayn Malik has delighted his fans by dropping comeback single, Trampoline, in the early hours of Thursday.




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Zayn Malik's Waliyha hits back at trolls who say sister Safaa, 17, was 'too young' to get married

The sixth former wed her boyfriend Martin Tiser in a traditional Nikkah ceremony on Monday 16 September in their home city of Bradford.




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Zayn Malik debuts shaved haircut in brooding Instagram snap... after missing his sister's wedding

In the last selfie shared by Zayn - who often changes up his look - sported long, thick dark locks in a bedhead style, but has now chosen to go for the chop




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Zayn Malik's sister Safaa, 17, breaks silence after wedding as she shares snaps from the day

Zayn Malik's younger sister Safaa, 17, has broken her social media silence after her wedding last month.




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'One Direction would have killed me': Liam Payne says he was 'overworked and a reclusive pop star'

Liam Payne, 26, has opened up about his time in One Direction saying that he 'lived so long as this reclusive pop star who was afraid of people ... I needed to stop, definitely. It would have killed me.'