Yemeni Americans feel ‘betrayed’ as Trump revokes immigration protections
Prominent Trump supporter Amer Ghalib says US decision to nix deportation protection for Yemenis ‘very unfortunate’.

Prominent Trump supporter Amer Ghalib says US decision to nix deportation protection for Yemenis ‘very unfortunate’.



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Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, 19, was deported after attempting to visit her family for Thanksgiving, despite a court order.
US border chief announces the conclusion of a federal operation with 700 immigration agents set to leave Minnesota.
Measures would let authorities impose a 30-day blockade on sea arrivals if there is a ‘serious threat to public order”.
Several men who made dangerous journeys alone tell Al Jazeera they have faced suspicion, hatred and homelessness.
Loved ones say they were ‘stonewalled’ by immigration agents as Leqaa Kordia rushed to hospital from detention centre.
New rule could be used to send asylum seekers to countries they have no ties to if they’re ‘deemed’ safe.

Bad Bunny used his historic Super Bowl half-time show to call for unity in the Americas.
In the border city of Arica, Jose Antonio Kast’s election reveals an uneasy relationship between migrants and locals.
Lawyers for the Ecuadorian asylum seeker have speculated the Trump administration is seeking ‘retaliatory’ actions.

US police arrested 12 anti-ICE protesters at Columbia University in New York.