2025-12-17: Immigration Roundup

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en.mehrnews (2025-12-17). Iran summons Cyprus ambassador over interventionist stance. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) — Iran's Foreign Ministry summoned the Cypriot ambassador in Tehran to protest the interventionist position regarding Iran's territorial integrity.

Sharon Zhang (2025-12-16). Omar Slams DHS for Accusing Her of Lying About ICE Apprehending Her Son. truthout.org Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) has hit back at the Trump administration's "rogue" immigration enforcement campaign after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) accused her of lying about agents apprehending her son last week. In a post on X on Tuesday, DHS said that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has "absolutely ZERO record of its officers or agents pulling over Congresswoman… |

ptcnews.tv (2025-12-16). In US since 1994, Indian-origin woman detained during Green Card interview, family seeks her release. ptcnews.tv PTC Web Desk: A 60-year-old woman of Indian origin, Babblejit "Bubbly" Kaur, was taken into custody by US immigration authorities during what her family describes as the final stage of her green card process, triggering concern and outrage within the local community.Babblejit Kaur, who has lived in the United States since 1994, was detained on December 1 while attending a biometric scan appointment linked to her pending green card application. According to her daughter, Joti, the incident took place at a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office, where several federal agents entered the building shortl…

ptcnews.tv (2025-12-16). Bondi beach attack: Telangana police confirm shooter Sajid Akram belonged to Hyderabad, moved Australia 27 yrs ago. ptcnews.tv PTC Web Desk: Indian authorities have confirmed that Sajid Akram, the 50-year-old man involved in the deadly shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach, was originally from Hyderabad and had migrated to Australia nearly three decades ago. The Telangana police said on Tuesday that Akram left India around 27 years ago and had only minimal contact with his family after settling abroad.The attack took place during a Hanukkah gathering at Bondi Beach on Sunday, when Sajid Akram and his 24-year-old son, Naveed Akram, allegedly opened fire using rifles, killing 15 persons on the spot. Sajid was later killed during a confronta…

russiancouncil.ru (2025-12-16). XI International Conference "Educational Migration to Russia in the Context of Global Trends" russiancouncil.ru On December 11, 2025, RIAC in cooperation with RANEPA held the XI International Conference "Educational Migration to Russia in the Context of Global Trends"

Migrant Women Press (2025-12-16). Life at the U.S.—Mexico border under the Trump administration. globalvoices.org

newarab (2025-12-16). The Poacher's Trail: Part 1. newarab.com For 15 months, The New Arab, in cooperation with Bridges Investigations, explored the shadowy world of Maltese bird hunters. | We uncovered how Maltese hunters, frustrated by local laws, were travelling to Egypt to slaughter migratory birds in vast numbers. Their hunting activities have been described as an environmental disaster, and a threat to the thousands of migratory birds who rely on Egyptian wetlands. | We went undercover in Fayoum. Followed the smuggling routes from Egypt's lakes to Maltese homes. And saw how Europe's conservation efforts collapse when its citizens pull the trigger abroad. | This is more…

Javier Perez Jimenez (2025-12-16). The San Silvestre Race will be held to Commemorate the 67th Anniversary of the Revolution. radiohc.cu Havana, December 15 (RHC) — The iconic Ciudad Deportiva will host the traditional San Silvestre race on December 31st, organized by the Havana sports department, with technical support from the National Commission of Races and Walks Marabana-Maracuba (CNCCMM). | The event, part of the celebrations for the 67th anniversary of the triumph of the Revolution, will take place along Vía Blanca, Primelles, Santa Catalina, and Boyeros avenues, starting and finishing in the facility's parking lot. | The official distance will be 10 kilometers, to be covered in five laps following the direction of traffic. The prepara…

| Qaiser Shirazi | (2025-12-16). Imran Khan's sisters stage sit-in outside Adiala Jail after being denied meeting with PTI founder. tribune.com.pk Imran Khan's sisters staged a sit-in outside Adiala Jail after they were denied a meeting with the PTI founder. Aleema Khan said the family was left with no option but to protest after being repeatedly stopped from meeting him. | "We are not doing anything illegal or unconstitutional. If we are stopped like this every week, what option do we have other than protest?" she said while speaking to the media near the factory check-post. | Sisters of the PTI founder, Aleema Khan, Noreen Khan and Dr Uzma Khan, along with senior party leaders reached near Adiala Jail for a scheduled family meeting. However, despite Tu…

Staff (2025-12-16). Trabajadores del Louvre se declaran en huelga. cubadebate.cu El Museo del Louvre cerró sus puertas este lunes 15 de diciembre, lo que deja a miles de visitantes decepcionados. La medida llega en protesta a las condiciones laborales en el monumento parisino, dos meses después de un impactante robo.

Ari Paul (2025-12-16). Pundits Blame Sydney Slaughter on Protest Slogan. fair.org For David Frum (Atlantic, Australian officials are still learning about the individuals who carried out the Bondi Beach attack, killing more than a dozen Jews celebrating Hanukkah in Sydney. But the pundits, with their magnifying glasses and meerschaum pipes, have cracked the case. The culprit is: pro-Palestine protest…

Human Rights Watch (2025-12-16). EU: Flagship Corporate Accountability Law Suffers Big Losses. hrw.org Click to expand Image | European activists march in Brussels on September 23, 2025 to protest EU governments' efforts to weaken the EU's corporate accountability law, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. | © 2025 Friends of the Earth Europe/Flickr…

Abdul Rahman (2025-12-16). Police repress Indian farmers' protest against ethanol plant. peoplesdispatch.org Scores of people were injured after police attacked farmers protesting the establishment of an ethanol factory in Hanumangarh in India's Rajasthan province on Wednesday, December 10. | Security forces carried out baton charges and fired tear gas on the farmers when they tried to The farmers have been agitating against the proposed ethanol factory for over a year now. They believe that scarce canal water would be diverted…

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