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Pentagon gets request to build roughly 270 miles of Trump border wall

Reuters
Posted at Jan 17 08:54 AM

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon has received a request from within the Trump administration to build roughly 270 miles (435 km) of wall on the border with Mexico and is evaluating its cost and viability, a senior Defense Department official said on Thursday. Read more »

3 Pinay papuntang Hong Kong para maging 'bar girls' nasagip sa NAIA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 12 06:41 PM

Nagpanggap umanong turista ang 3, pero nabuking ng Immigration officers ang tunay nilang pakay dahil sa kanilang paiba-ibang pahayag. Read more »

'Drunk, unruly, arrogant': BI blacklisted 180 'rude' foreigners in 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 12:28 PM

The Bureau of Immigration on Friday said it barred and blacklisted 180 foreign nationals from entering the country for being rude and disrespectful to immigration officers. Read more »

Immigration blocks 100 first time OFWs bound for Kuwait

Raoul Esperas, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 08 07:39 AM

MANILA - The Bureau of Immigration has barred 100 first time overseas Filipino workers (OFW) bound for Kuwait in compliance with the temporary travel ban imposed by the labor department. Read more »

French citizen dead in US custody: immigration agency

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 02 02:40 PM

HOUSTON, United States - A French citizen and native of Angola has died in the custody of US immigration agents, they said on Wednesday, the latest in a number of deaths during a US crackdown on illegal immigrants. Read more »

Human traffickers’ new modus? Fake nannies accompanying minors overseas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 31 06:49 PM

According to BI port operations division chief Grifton Medina, this is meant to “evade immigration scrutiny.” Read more »

Chinese nationals top immigration bureau's arrests

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 30 04:21 PM

The Bureau of Immigration has said Monday it arrested 421 international criminals, mostly Chinese nationals, in 2019, a 64 percent increase compared to the agency’s 2018 figures. Read more »

US senator tells PH gov't: Give De Lima fair, public trial

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 29 03:39 PM

US Sen. Patrick Leahy on Sunday told Philippine government to release detained Sen. Leila de Lima and provide her a fair and public trial instead of "irrationally threatening" to deny visas to Americans. Read more »

8.2 million target foreign tourist arrivals still attainable - immigration bureau

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 28 10:48 AM

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is still positive that the Philippines will reach its 8.2 million target for foreign tourist arrivals that was set by the Department of Tourism (DOT) this year. Read more »

PH bars entry of 2 US senators backing De Lima; warns of visas for all Americans

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 27 03:36 PM

The Philippines barred Friday 2 United States senators supportive of detained Philippine Senator Leila de Lima from entering the country amid the possible US ban of Filipino officials. Read more »

More than 2,000 illegal aliens arrested in PH in 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 27 12:49 PM

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported on Friday that it had nabbed more than 2,000 illegal aliens in their crackdown against foreign nationals who violate Philippine immigration laws. Read more »

Korean cyber fraud fugitive nabbed at NAIA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 26 12:25 PM

Korean prosecutors claim that Yun’s group has defrauded 42 victims who lost more than 2.2 billion won (P96 million) or nearly US$2 million. Read more »

12 babaeng biktima umano ng human trafficking sinagip sa Zamboanga port

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 24 02:02 PM

Hinarang ng Bureau of Immigration ang nasa 12 kataong hinihinalang biktima ng human trafficking na nagtangkang umalis ng bansa mula sa Zamboanga International Seaport. Read more »

Rohingya weep in Myanmar court as they face charge of illegal travel

Shoon Naing, Reuters
Posted at Dec 20 05:10 PM

Dozens of Rohingya Muslims including children wept in a Myanmar court on Friday as they were brought in to face charges of illegally traveling without proper documents. Read more »

Jesus, Mary and Joseph as detained refugees in California nativity

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 12 08:45 AM

CLAREMONT - Baby Jesus is lying in a manger inside a cage, wrapped in an emergency foil blanket and separated from Mary and Joseph, who are each trapped in cells of their own. Read more »

11 Chinese na ilegal umanong nagtatrabaho sa Tacloban City hinuli

Ranulfo Docdocan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 05:45 PM

Walang maipakitang visa o anumang kaukulang dokumento ang mga banyaga. Read more »

Immigration bureau to set up e-gates at NAIA for departing OFWs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 09 01:55 PM

MANILA - The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is set to launch its electronic gates (e-gates) at the departure area of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport before Christmas exclusively for use of overseas Filipino workers. Read more »

‘Hell’s Angels’ gang member barred from entering PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 03:28 PM

The Bureau of Immigration has stopped an alleged member of the “dreaded international motorcycle gang” Hells Angels from entering the Philippines. Read more »

Long-term detention of foreigners on the rise in Japan, lawyers say

Kyodo News
Posted at Nov 27 10:36 PM

The long-term detainment of foreign nationals at immigration centers in Japan is an infringement upon human rights, the country's bar association warned Wednesday. Read more »

South Korean na suspek sa kasong swindling, timbog sa Cagayan de Oro

Vernie Damolo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 10:06 PM

Tinangka din umano ng suspek na suhulan ang mga awtoridad ng P200,000 at gold bars kapalit ng kanyang kalayaan, nang maaresto ito. Read more »

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