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Biden Deports More Immigrants Than Trump in 2024 ICE Nearly Doubles Deportations From Previous Year DHS Records Highest Removals Since 2010 The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden deported 271,484 immigrants during fiscal year 2024, which ended this past September. This marks the highest figure in a decade and surpasses the deportation numbers from the previous administration of President-elect Donald Trump (2017–2021). According to the annual report cited Thursday by The Washington Post , the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) nearly doubled its deportations from the previous year. They sendt 142,580 individuals back to their countries of origin. Biden Reaches Record High in Deportations Biden Reaches Record High in Deportations – PHOTO: Shutterstock This number also exceeds Trump’s highest annual deportation count, recorded in 2019, when 267,258 immigrants were removed. In 2017, the start of Trump’s presidency, ICE deported 226,119 immigrants—a lower figure than the 240,255 individuals deported in 2016 under the Obama administration (2009–2017). You may also like: Mexico reinforces consular support in the US in the face of Trump’s deportation threats In 2018, ICE deported 256,085 individuals, while in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the number dropped to 185,884. Under Biden’s administration, the first fiscal year (2021) saw 59,011 deportations, increasing to 72,177 in 2022. By 2024, ICE had conducted deportations to 192 countries. Massive Deportations and Removals Under Biden Administration Patrick J. Lechleitner, ICE’s principal official, stated that the agency is «apolitical» and operates to enforce laws established by the U.S. Congress. He also expressed concerns about «chronic underfunding,» which could hinder the mass deportation plans promised by the incoming president, who takes office on January 20. During fiscal year 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) returned over 700,000 individuals to their countries of origin, including other types of removals. This figure surpasses any fiscal year total since 2010, according to data from Customs and Border Protection (CBP). An Uncertain Future Deportations and removals by DHS include operations conducted by ICE and CBP. The increase in deportations during Biden’s administration may signal a trend, especially as the administration changes. Meanwhile, DHS and its agencies face challenges in balancing law enforcement with limited resources and growing political pressure. SOURCE : EFE CLICK ON THE PHOTO TO LISTEN TO THE PODCAST ABOUT THIS AND OTHER NEWS PHOTO: MundoNOW if(typeof custom_paginate == "function")custom_paginate()
Lucknow, Dec 23 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said that at a time when many countries are at war, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is binding the world in the thread of peace, harmony and unity through the message of Lord Buddha. Welcoming a delegation led by Governor of Japan’s Yamanashi Province Kotaro Nagasaki at his official residence here, Adityanath described UP as a state of “Unlimited Potential”. An MoU was signed between the Uttar Pradesh government and Yamanashi Prefecture (Japan) for industrial cooperation, tourism and vocational education in the presence. “The roots of strategic, cultural and global cooperation have been connected between the two countries for more than a millennium. Today, when many countries of the world are at war, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi is binding the world in the thread of peace, harmony and unity through the message of Lord Buddha,” Adityanath said. “The strong relations between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former Prime Minister of Japan, late Shinzo Abe, have also taken the political, economic and business relations of India-Japan to new heights,” he said. “The state government is keen to cooperate with Japanese companies. Japan also provided great support as a partner country for the Global Investors Summit-2023,” Adityanath said. On behalf of the state government, Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Singh and Director General of the Governor’s Policy Planning Bureau of Yamanashi Province Junichi Ishidera exchanged the MoU, the UP government said in a statement. Adityanath said the MoU is a result of the prime minister’s commitment to work together with the Quad countries for humanity on the basis of shared democratic values. Currently, more than 1,400 Japanese companies are operating in India, including seven major firms — Mitsui Technologies, Honda Motors, Yamaha Motors, Denso, Toyodrunk, Nissin ABC Logistics, Sekisui DLJM Molding — operating in Uttar Pradesh. Economic co-operation between India and Japan is very rich, he said, and added that bilateral trade between the two countries has been USD 22.854 billion in the financial year 2023-24. During this period, USD 17.69 billion was exported from Japan to India and USD 5.15 billion was imported. Adityanath told the Japanese delegation that Uttar Pradesh is getting a new identity as an ‘expressway state’. After the construction of the Ganga Expressway, Uttar Pradesh will have 55 per cent share in the total expressways of the country. At present, five expressways of a total length of 1,130 km are operational, he said. The UP CM said that in the electronics and IT/ITES sector, Uttar Pradesh has the distinction of contributing about 45 per cent of India’s total mobile manufacturing. About 55 per cent of India’s mobile components are manufactured here. About 26 per cent of India’s mobile manufacturers are active in Uttar Pradesh and more than 200 ESDM companies are located in the state. The state government is developing clusters for semi-conductor manufacturing and fab-units. Apart from this, Uttar Pradesh is rapidly emerging as the main hub of data centers in India, he said. On this occasion, Governor Yamanashi Prefecture of Japan, Kotaro Nagasaki said there have been spiritual and historical relations between Yamanashi Prefecture and Uttar Pradesh. Expressing happiness over the MoU, he said that Japan will provide mutual cooperation in labour skilled development, renewable energy, hydro power, exchange of knowledge and technology. He told the chief minister that “Japan is your second home”, the statement said, adding Adityanath also spoke a few lines in Japanese. PTI NAV/MAN TIR TIR This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content. var ytflag = 0;var myListener = function() {document.removeEventListener('mousemove', myListener, false);lazyloadmyframes();};document.addEventListener('mousemove', myListener, false);window.addEventListener('scroll', function() {if (ytflag == 0) {lazyloadmyframes();ytflag = 1;}});function lazyloadmyframes() {var ytv = document.getElementsByClassName("klazyiframe");for (var i = 0; i < ytv.length; i++) {ytv[i].src = ytv[i].getAttribute('data-src');}} Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() );Haiti Gang Attack On Journalists Covering A Hospital Reopening Leaves 2 Dead, Several WoundedIn fact, he argued, it could have been a culinary conspiracy concocted by criminals, whose actions led to the cooking wine used to prepare the noodles being laced with a banned heart drug that found its way into an athlete's system. This theory was spelled out to international anti-doping officials during a meeting and, after weeks of wrangling, finally made it into the thousands of pages of data handed over to the lawyer who investigated the case involving 23 Chinese swimmers who had tested positive for that same drug. The attorney, appointed by the World Anti-Doping Agency, refused to consider that scenario as he sifted through the evidence. In spelling out his reasoning, lawyer Eric Cottier paid heed to the half-baked nature of the theory. “The Investigator considers this scenario, which he has described in the conditional tense, to be possible, no less, no more,” Cottier wrote. Even without the contaminated-noodles theory, Cottier found problems with the way WADA and the Chinese handled the case but ultimately determined WADA had acted reasonably in not appealing China's conclusion that its athletes had been inadvertently contaminated. Critics of the way the China case was handled can't help but wonder if a wider exploration of the noodle theory, details of which were discovered by The Associated Press via notes and emails from after the meeting where it was delivered, might have lent a different flavor to Cottier's conclusions. “There are more story twists to the ways the Chinese explain the TMZ case than a James Bond movie,” said Rob Koehler, the director general of the advocacy group Global Athlete. "And all of it is complete fiction.” In April, reporting from the New York Times and the German broadcaster ARD revealed that the 23 Chinese swimmers had tested positive for the banned heart medication trimetazidine, also known as TMZ. China's anti-doping agency determined the athletes had been contaminated, and so, did not sanction them. WADA accepted that explanation , did not press the case further, and China was never made to deliver a public notice about the “no-fault findings,” as is often seen in similar cases. The stock explanation for the contamination was that traces of TMZ were found in the kitchen of a hotel where the swimmers were staying. In his 58-page report , Cottier relayed some suspicions about the feasibility of that chain of events — noting that WADA's chief scientist “saw no other solution than to accept it, even if he continued to have doubts about the reality of contamination as described by the Chinese authorities.” But without evidence to support pursuing the case, and with the chance of winning an appeal at almost nil, Cottier determined WADA's “decision not to appeal appears indisputably reasonable.” A mystery remained: How did those traces of TMZ get into the kitchen? Shortly after the doping positives were revealed, the Institute of National Anti-Doping Organizations held a meeting on April 30 where it heard from the leader of China's agency, Li Zhiquan. Li's presentation was mostly filled with the same talking points that have been delivered throughout the saga — that the positive tests resulted from contamination from the kitchen. But he expanded on one way the kitchen might have become contaminated, harkening to another case in China involving a low-level TMZ positive. A pharmaceutical factory, he explained, had used industrial alcohol in the distillation process for producing TMZ. The industrial alcohol laced with the drug “then entered the market through illegal channels,” he said. The alcohol "was re-used by the perpetrators to process and produce cooking wine, which is an important seasoning used locally to make beef noodles,” Li said. “The contaminated beef noodles were consumed by that athlete, resulting in an extremely low concentration of TMZ in the positive sample. "The wrongdoers involved have been brought to justice.” This new information raised eyebrows among the anti-doping leaders listening to Li's report. So much so that over the next month, several emails ensued to make sure the details about the noodles and wine made their way to WADA lawyers, who could then pass it onto Cottier. Eventually, Li did pass on the information to WADA general counsel Ross Wenzel and, just to be sure, one of the anti-doping leaders forwarded it, as well, according to the emails seen by the AP. All this came with Li's request that the noodles story be kept confidential. Turns out, it made it into Cottier's report, though he took the information with a grain of salt. “Indeed, giving it more attention would have required it to be documented, then scientifically verified and validated,” he wrote. Neither Wenzel nor officials at the Chinese anti-doping agency returned messages from AP asking about the noodles conspiracy and the other athlete who Li suggested had been contaminated by them. Meanwhile, 11 of the swimmers who originally tested positive competed at the Paris Games earlier this year in a meet held under the cloud of the Chinese doping case. Though WADA considers the case closed, Koehler and others point to situations like this as one of many reasons that an investigation by someone other than Cottier, who was hired by WADA, is still needed. “It gives the appearance that people are just making things up as they go along on this, and hoping the story just goes away," Koehler said. “Which clearly it has not.” AP Olympics: https://apnews.com/hub/2024-paris-olympic-games
Amber Heard criticises social media in response to Blake Lively complaintDrone sightings have been reported up and down the eastern US in recent weeks. Officials say they're investigating the mysterious aircraft — many of which have actually been crewed aircraft. But federal agencies stress that they need more authority to deal with the drone threat. Federal agencies are arguing they need more authority so they can better deal with drones amid the surge in unexplained drone sightings that have caused confusion throughout the eastern US in recent weeks. Department of Homeland Security and FBI officials said on Saturday that they are limited right now in how they can respond to the reported drone sightings that have stretched from Maryland to Massachusetts since mid-November. Much of the mystery has centered on New Jersey, where drones have been reported around military facilities and critical infrastructure sites. The Biden administration has stressed that these drones are not the work of a foreign adversary and do not appear to be a public safety threat. A White House spokesperson said many of the suspected drones are believed to be crewed aircraft that are operating lawfully. "While there is no known malicious activity occurring in New Jersey right now, the reported sightings there do highlight a gap in our current authorities," a DHS official said during a weekend background call with reporters. The official said that they urged Congress "to pass our important counter-UAS legislation that will extend and expand our existing counter-drone authorities." That legislation would leave DHS "better equipped to identify and mitigate any potential threats at airports or other critical infrastructure" but also provide state and local authorities with" the tools that they need to respond to such threats," the official added. An FBI official agreed with that argument and said that any investigation into the drones is "limited in scope." They said there is pending legislation that, if lawmakers passed it, would expand the agency's legal authority regarding counter-drone tools and technologies. The official said that the legislation would "help us quickly identify or quickly mitigate some of the threats." A bipartisan bill , the Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety, and Reauthorization Act, sponsored by Tennessee Rep. Mark Green, would expand federal agencies' oversight of drones. Federal law enforcement officials told House lawmakers at a hearing this week that the current legal authorities they are working with aren't enough to deal with the threat that drones pose. These restrictions are felt by the military as well, as US Northern Command said earlier that it was aware of reports of unauthorized drone flights near two military installations in New Jersey: the Picatinny Arsenal and Naval Weapons Station Earle. A Department of Defense official said the military is limited in what it can do off-base and needs to coordinate with local and federal law enforcement to take any action. "We're also significantly restricted — and rightfully so, in fact, prohibited — from intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance here in the homeland," the official said during the call with reporters on Saturday. "We don't have the same capabilities and the same methods that we would employ in other locations outside of the homeland to determine points of origin and identify very quickly where these operators are located and then respond to that location," the official added. "We just can't do that here in the homeland." The recent sightings follow similar incidents over the past year, with drones spotted near sensitive military sites in the US and overseas. Recognizing it has a drone issue, the Pentagon recently announced a new counter-drone strategy as it looks to uncover better ways to defeat the threat . While the ongoing East Coast "mystery drone" saga has confused civilians and officials alike, federal agencies say many of the reported sightings are just crewed aircraft that are being misidentified as drones. However, the FBI has acknowledged that while only a small percentage of the tips it received ended up warranting further investigation, there is definitely some unexplained drone activity above New Jersey. "We're doing our best to find the origin of those drone activities," the FBI official said. "But I think there has been a slight overreaction."Most Hunter pharmacies aren't stocking vapes because of too much red tape, dealing a blow to Albanese government efforts to tackle the vaping crisis . Login or signup to continue reading John Jones, secretary of Newcastle and Hunter Valley Pharmacists Association, said "it's been a non-event". "Pharmacists aren't taking it up - it's too hard," Mr Jones said. Australia's Liber Pharmaceuticals has an online map showing Terry White and Chemist Warehouse pharmacies stock nicotine vaping products. However, Terry White Chemmart Junction Fair owner David Went said "we're not doing it". "Terry White as a brand has some indication that they're doing it, but it still comes back to individual stores," Mr Went said. Mr Went said he would prescribe vapes for "regular customers I deem appropriate, but that's few and far between". He said the pharmacies "weren't consulted at all" over the vaping changes. "There's a lot of red tape. That's why the majority of pharmacies aren't involved." Pharmacist Toni Harris, of Chemist Warehouse Newcastle, said "we stock over-the-counter vapes". "We're selling quite a fair bit of those," Ms Harris said. Ms Harris said Chemist Warehouse at Charlestown also stocked prescription vapes. The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has enabled pharmacists to supply prescription and non-prescription vapes since October. Mr Jones said it was too hard for most pharmacies to "effectively implement that service". "People are still buying vapes that are illegal. That's rife," he said. The Newcastle Herald reported in August that convenience stores and tobacconists were selling illegal vapes. A new wave of brightly lit junk food stores have reportedly been selling vapes. The TGA warned that "vapes can only be supplied in pharmacy settings". "It is illegal for all other retailers, such as tobacconists, vape shops and convenience stores to sell any kind of vape," a TGA spokesperson said. Federal Health Minister Mark Butler warned of "very serious penalties in the federal legislation we passed earlier this year". This included jail time of up to seven years and fines of up to $2.2 million for vape supply. "I am deadly serious about enforcing those penalties," Mr Butler said. The Australian Border Force and TGA seized more than 7 million vaping products this year, with an estimated street value of about $210 million. The TGA was involved in "more than 25 joint enforcement operations with state and territory agencies". More raids were planned. "The days of bubble gum-flavoured vapes covered in rainbows and unicorns are over," Mr Butler said. "The cynical marketing to our children is done. "Vape stores around the country are closing and young Australians are saying they're finding it harder to purchase vapes." He added that the laws allow "access for hardened smokers who want to kick the habit". Mr Jones said the laws allowing pharmacists to supply vapes were "very tightly regulated". The TGA hadn't approved any vaping products to help people stop smoking or manage nicotine dependence. Pharmacists can sell "unapproved" vapes, but they're wary due to the health risks of vaping. Mr Jones said it was a burden for pharmacists to supply unapproved vapes through the TGA's "special access scheme". "It creates all these documentation pain-points for us," he said. "I'm the one [as a pharmacist] who gets my knuckles caned if I provide someone with the wrong thing. "It's easier for us to direct people to an online script service to provide a script for vapes." Health and medicine, science, research, nutrition. Health and medicine, science, research, nutrition. DAILY Today's top stories curated by our news team. Also includes evening update. WEEKDAYS Grab a quick bite of today's latest news from around the region and the nation. WEEKLY The latest news, results & expert analysis. 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New cloud migration, cyber security, and managed service solutions for growing organizations to streamline technology integration, enhance security, and improve operational efficiency. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.BOISE, Idaho — Freshman wide receiver George Dimopoulos threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Dane Pardridge on the first play of double overtime and Jordan Hansen ended the game on a fourth-down sack to give Northern Illinois a 28-20 victory over Fresno State on Monday in the Idaho Potato Bowl. Dimopoulos, who played quarterback in high school, also converted the two-point conversion when he passed it to quarterback Josh Holst for his second completion of the season. Holst, a freshman walk-on, was making just his third start at quarterback as NIU was without starter Ethan Hampton, who entered with 1,600 yards and 12 touchdowns to go with six interceptions. Holst completed 18 of 30 passes for 182 and two touchdowns for Northern Illinois (8-5). He was also intercepted on the first play of the game. Both teams missed a 35-yard field goal in the final three minutes of regulation, including Dylan Lynch's third miss of the game on the final play to send it to overtime. Fresno State started overtime with a touchdown when Bryson Donelson was left wide open out of the backfield to haul in a 9-yard touchdown pass. NIU needed five plays, and a defensive holding penalty, to score as Holst found Grayson Barnes for a 3-yard touchdown. Donelson finished with 15 carries for 82 yards and a touchdown for Fresno State (6-7). He added three catches for 28 yards and another score. Dual-threat quarterback Joshua Wood was 16 of 23 for 180 yards and a touchdown. Mac Dalena made six catches for 118 yards to help go over 1,000 yards for the season. Fresno State was without 14 players, including starting quarterback Mikey Keene after he transferred to Michigan. Two top-three receivers, Jalen Moss and Raylen Sharpe, also did not play as the Bulldogs were forced to use five new starters. UTSA 44, COASTAL CAROLINA 15: Owen McCown threw for 254 yards and a touchdown and UTSA scored the opening 27 points of the Myrtle Beach Bowl to cruise past short-handed Coastal Carolina in Conway, S.C. UTSA (7-6) broke away in the second quarter by scoring a touchdown on three straight drives for a 21-0 lead. McCown was 14 of 17 in the first half, including a 6-yard touchdown pass to Patrick Overmyer. McCown also scored on a 35-yard run after breaking two tackles near the end zone. The other score was a 9-yard touchdown run by Brandon High. Coastal Carolina (6-7) finished the first half with just 140 total yards — 60 coming on the final drive. The Chanticleers punted on five straight drives to begin the game — with the longest possession lasting seven plays for 25 yards. UTSA added short field goals on its opening two drives of the second half, while Coastal Carolina started with two straight three-and-out drives. UTSA ended CCU’s third drive on Jakevian Rodgers’ first career interception to extend the program's single-game streak with an interception and a sack to 23 games. CCU’s first touchdown came on the first play of the fourth quarter when Bryson Graves caught a 50-yard touchdown pass from Tad Hudson. But UTSA’s Chris Carpenter returned the ensuing kickoff for a 93-yard touchdown to make it 34-7. It was the largest margin of victory in the five-year history of the Myrtle Beach Bowl. Get local news delivered to your inbox!
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MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) — Tarence Guinyard scored 31 points as UT Martin beat Champion Christian 123-56 on Sunday night. Guinyard added eight rebounds and five assists for the Skyhawks (4-7). Josue Grullon scored 23 points while shooting 8 for 16, including 7 for 13 from beyond the arc and added eight rebounds. Matija Zuzic shot 6 for 14, including 5 for 12 from beyond the arc to finish with 17 points. The Tigers were led in scoring by Noah Brooks, who finished with 14 points and two blocks. Champion Christian, a member of the Association of Christian College Athletics, also got 11 points from Adrian Brown. KJ Younge finished with nine points and three steals. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .KUWAIT CITY, Dec 23: Director of the Nursing Services Department at the Ministry of Health Dr. Iman Al-Awadhi revealed an increase of approximately 1,300 male and female nurses in the Ministry of Health this year, which brings the total number of nursing staff in the health sector to around 23,000 nurses of various nationalities. In a press statement, Dr. Al-Awadhi said the number of male and female graduates with a bachelor’s degree or diploma from the College of Nursing and the Nursing Institute in the 2023/2024 academic year was approximately 229. She indicated that the total number of nursing staff in 2023 was about 21,796. Announced Also, Dr. Al-Awadhi announced the launch of the conference titled “Innovation in Nursing Care: Transforming the Future of Health Care”, which will run for two days and is being held under the patronage of the Minister of Health Dr. Ahmad Al-Awadhi. It will feature 22 experts and specialists from the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Council of Nursing (ICN), the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, Jordan, Malaysia, and Egypt. She explained that the conference aims to strengthen the role of nursing in improving healthcare services through the effective use of modern technology and techniques. It also seeks to encourage nurses to adopt a culture of innovation that aligns with developments in the healthcare field and improves the quality of healthcare services in Kuwait. The scientific papers presented at the conference will cover several key areas, including the introduction of modern technologies in the nursing profession, creating an innovative culture in nursing practices, promoting scientific research, and integrating evidence-based practices to improve the quality of healthcare. Dr. Al-Awadhi revealed that two workshops will be held alongside the conference to discuss important topics such as effective communication and collaboration, knowledge exchange, and the promotion of creativity and leadership within the nursing profession. By Marwa Al-Bahrawi Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff
President Elect Donald Trump first nominated Matt Gaetz to be the next U.S. Attorney General, and the Left lost their minds, saying he would politicize the DOJ. Now that Gaetz withdrew from consideration, Trump has nominated Pam Bondi to head up the DOJ, and we're starting to notice a pattern, because the Dems are making the same claims about the former Florida AG. Democrat Sen. Chris Murphy has joined the Left's parade of projection with this "warning" about what an Attorney General Pam Bondi would do at the Justice Department: Don’t celebrate that Matt Gaetz is gone. Keep your eye on the ball. Pan Bondi will serve the exact same role - turning the Department of Justice into a political arm of the White House with a mission to punish political dissent. pic.twitter.com/UEBmKzNTLX Using the DOJ to punish political dissent? Where would anybody have ever gotten THAT idea? Oh, wait, the last four years have provided a road map for how that looks. That’s exactly what it is today. You mean what M Garland is doing right now https://t.co/JcVWxBMaSP Yeah, pretty much! They're still obviously mad as well that their lawfare against Trump not only didn't work, but backfired big time on election day. Your DOJ raided the former first ladies underwear drawer. I think I'll not listen to you on such matters https://t.co/p5VtmDBUfT What people like Murphy are really worried about is that the incoming administration is going to expose just how bad things were under Biden and Harris, and we've only seen the tip of the iceberg.