2025-12-21: Immigration Roundup

So far today: 2025-12-22 04:35am GMT

| Reuters | (2025-12-21). Trump readies aggressive immigration crackdown in 2026. tribune.com.pk US President Donald Trump is preparing for a more aggressive immigration crackdown in 2026 with billions in new funding, including by raiding more workplaces — even as backlash builds ahead of next year's midterm elections. | Trump has already surged immigration agents into major US cities, where they swept through neighborhoods and clashed with residents. While federal agents this year conducted some high-profile raids on businesses, they largely avoided raiding farms, factories and other businesses that are economically important but known to employ immigrants without legal status. | ICE and Border Pat…

The Independent (2025-12-21). Trump's tougher immigration policies stir social, economic controversy. independent.co.ug WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | Since the start of his second term, U.S. President Donald Trump has stepped up deportations and enforcement against undocumented immigrants while also tightening restrictions on legal immigration, which has a far-reaching impact on American society. On the one hand, they cater to MAGA (Make America Great Again) supporters' …

Aisha Wallace-Palomares (2025-12-21). Seven Deaths in December Marks the Deadliest Month and Year in Decades for In-Custody Deaths. lataco.com Federal immigration agencies were involved in at least 33 deaths this year…

Maria Candela Hechavarria Carmenate (2025-12-21). Exministro peruano advierte riesgo de ataque de EEUU a otros países. radiohc.cu El cerco militar estadounidense a Venezuela y el bloqueo a sus exportaciones petroleras, conlleva el riesgo de que Washington haga lo mismo a otros países latimoamericanos, advirtió este sábado el ex ministro peruano de Economía, Pedro Francke. | Añadió que la operación norteamericana "pone potencialmente en riesgo nuestros lazos comerciales con China, que son muy fuertes, pues es el principal destino de las exportaciones peruanas". | El asedio, advirtió el economista, puede también agravar la situación económica de Venezuela, lo que generaría una nueva crisis migratoria en la región. | Tal crisis se sumaría a lo…

| Saleh Mughal | (2025-12-21). Over 1,300 security personnel deployed in Rawalpindi ahead of potential PTI protests. tribune.com.pk More than 1,300 police officers and security personnel have been deployed across Rawalpindi to maintain law and order ahead of a possible Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf protest and a Jamaat-e-Islami gathering at Liaquat Bagh, officials said. | Officials said the deployment includes two superintendents of police, seven deputy superintendents of police, 29 inspectors and station house officers, 92 upper subordinates and 340 constables. | In addition, seven sections of Elite Force commandos, 22 Rapid Emergency and Security Operations personnel, and 400 members of the Anti-Riots Management Wing have been deployed. | Rea…

| Afzal Talib | (2025-12-21). G-B governor calls for separate province as demand for new provinces grows. tribune.com.pk The demands for new provinces are gaining momentum nationwide, with Gilgit-Baltistan Governor Mehdi Shah calling for separate provincial status and warning of protests similar to those in Azad Jammu and Kashmir if rights continue to be denied. | Speaking to the media at Jati Umra in Lahore on Sunday, the governor said that while Gilgit-Baltistan's (G-B) resources were being utilised, the benefits were flowing to the rest of the country rather than the region itself. | "Our resources are being used, but G-B is being denied its due rights. If this continues, a protest movement like that of Azad Kashmir may emerg…

Middle East Monitor. (2025-12-21). Campaign Launches To Secure The Release Of Dr Hossam Abu Safiya. popularresistance.org The Palestinian Forum in Britain (PFB) has announced the launch of a new solidarity campaign calling for the release of Dr Hossam Abu Safiya and all Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli occupation prisons. The campaign will take the form of a calm, symbolic action titled the "Red Ribbons Campaign", to be held on Saturday 20 December at Oxford Circus in central London, at 1: 00 pm. | The Forum explained that the event is neither a demonstration nor a protest march, but a silent, peaceful act of solidarity. Participants will hang red ribbons and display specially designed posters carrying clear demands for freedom…

WiBOPM (2025-12-21). TOOLKIT FOR UK HUNGER STRIKERS (U.S. VERSION). wibailoutpeople.org 1. Contact or Organize a Protest at Your Local British Embassy or Consulate Flyer Template Phone Blast Template Addresses and Phone Numbers for British Consulates in the u.s. Call Script Hello, I am calling about the ongoing hunger strike undertaken by a group of political prisoners in the UK: Jon Cink, Heba Muraisi, Qesser Zuhrah, …

Noise Against Genocide (2025-12-21). Friday 12/19: Protest israeli crimes at their consulate in SF. indybay.org 456 Montgomery St, SF the israeli consulate…

Bay Resistance Org (2025-12-21). Saturday 12/20: ICE out of Home Depot – Oakland Protest. indybay.org 1001 Fruitvale Ave, Oakland…

Leon Kunstenaar (2025-12-21). Port of Oakland Commission Hears Increasing Demand to Stop Arming Israel. indybay.org Largest Protest yet in rally and "Pack the Port" action as outrage continues over Oakland's airport complicity in shipping arms to Israel.

Maddison Wheeldon (2025-12-21). Here's why the right wing lost it over our House of Lords protest. thecanary.co On Friday, 19 December, three people, with tickets for an audio tour, rushed the sovereign throne in the House of Lords. I was one of those people, and this is the first action I have taken part in. I can hear the protestations already. 'It's immature, there are official and practical routes to take if […] | By

ecns.cn (2025-12-21). Japan's security moves draw sharp criticism. ecns.cn People attend a protest in front of the Japanese prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, Nov 21, 2025."Japan must learn from its defeat 80 years ago and recognize that challenging the universal pursuit for peace is a blatant act leading only to its self-destruction," it said.

Juan Cole (2025-12-21). Israel: Polling suggests Extreme-Right Netanyahu Coalition in Trouble, as Tens of Thousands Protest. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — A new opinion poll in Israel, published in Ma'ariv, is summarized in Likud is projected to lose 3 of its 28 seats, falling to only 25. | Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich's Religious Zionism party might not reach the threshold of 3.25% of the vote needed to be seated in parliament. | On the other hand, the even more extremist Je…

| AFP | (2025-12-21). Thousands mourn slain Bangladesh student leader. tribune.com.pk Massive crowds gathered in Bangladesh's capital on Saturday for the funeral of a slain student leader, held under tight security after two days of protests and violence. | Tens of thousands of people joined the funeral procession to pay their respects to Sharif Osman Hadi, a key figure in last year's pro-democracy uprising who was set to contest the general elections in February. | He was shot by masked gunmen last week while leaving a mosque in Dhaka, and died in a hospital in Singapore on Thursday. | "You are in our hearts and you will remain in the heart of all Bangladeshis as long as the country exists," i…

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