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Jose Antonio Vargas shares life as undocumented immigrant in new book

ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Posted at Sep 22 12:00 PM

NEW YORK CITY - It’s a big week for Pulitzer-prize winning Filipino journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, known widely as the most high-profile undocumented immigrant in the United States.   Read more »

US cuts refugee admissions to 30,000 for 2019: Pompeo

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 18 07:01 AM

The Trump administration slashed its annual cap on refugee acceptances Monday for the second year in a row, saying it would take a maximum of just 30,000 in the fiscal year to come.   Read more »

Sister Fox not giving up on missionary visa extension

Zyann Ambrosio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 05:34 PM

MANILA - Sister Patricia Fox filed for a motion for consideration at the Bureau of Immigration after the extension of her missionary visa was denied. Read more »

Sister Fox loses appeal to keep missionary visa

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 16 12:29 PM

The Bureau of Immigration has denied Australian nun Patricia Fox's request to extend her missionary visa. Read more »

7 menor de edad na ipapadala sana sa Saudi, nasagip sa Pasay

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 10 03:06 PM

Sinalakay at ininspeksiyon ng NBI ang isang ''accommodation house'' sa Pasay City kung saan umano ibinabahay ng isang agency ang mga recruit. Read more »

Trump administration seeks to end agreement on child migrant detention

Yeganeh Torbati, Reuters
Posted at Sep 07 01:35 AM

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration said on Thursday it plans to withdraw from a federal court agreement that strictly limits the conditions under which authorities can detain migrant children, and proposed new rules it said would enable it to detain minors during their immigration proceedings. Read more »

Some children in U.S. opt to join their deported parents

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 04 01:31 AM

Under oath before a U.S. immigration judge, 14-year-old Sandy quietly asks the authorities to send her back to her native Guatemala, which she had left only months earlier. Read more »

Sister Patricia asks DOJ to reverse deportation order

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 03 11:25 PM

Australian missionary Sister Patricia Fox’s bid to stay in the Philippines continues. Read more »

Sister Fox applies for tourist visa

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 03 11:37 AM

Australian missionary sister Patricia Fox arrives at the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to apply for a tourist visa. Read more »

Patricia Fox may apply for tourist visa: DOJ

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 31 05:36 PM

Australian missionary Patricia Fox may still apply for a tourist visa to extend her stay in the Philippines when her missionary visa expires on September 5th. Read more »

Sandigan denies bail petitions of Argosino, Robles, Sombero

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 31 06:02 PM

MANILA - The Sandiganbayan 6th Division denied the bail petitions of former Bureau of Immigration Associate Commissioners Al Argosino and Michael Robles as well as retired policeman Wally Sombero who are detained in Camp Bagong Diwa on plunder charges. Read more »

Patricia Fox to appeal deportation order before Justice dept

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 31 12:26 PM

Australian missionary Patricia Fox will ask the Department of Justice (DOJ) to reconsider a Bureau of Immigration order to have her deported to her home country, the nun's legal counsel said Friday. Read more »

Immigration bureau upholds deportation order vs Australian missionary Fox

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 29 02:06 PM

MANILA - The Bureau of Immigration on Wednesday denied a motion for reconsideration that Australian missionary Patricia Fox filed in a bid to overturn the deportation order against her. Read more »

German city a hotbed for racist hate crime

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 28 12:46 AM

Far-right mob violence targeting immigrants in the German city of Chemnitz has again cast an ugly spotlight on the country' ex-communist east as a hotbed of xenophobia. Read more »

5 Chinese fugitives arrested in Pampanga

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 24 03:06 PM

The Chinese nationals entered the Philippines to evade arrest in China, said immigration intelligence officer Bobby Raquepo. Read more »

Witness tags ex-BI execs as 'brains' behind P50-M bribery scandal

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 20 09:49 PM

MANILA - Former Bureau of Immigration intelligence chief Charles Calima said former deputy commissioners Al Argosino and Michael Robles are the “brains” behind the P50-million bribery scandal involving Chinese businessman Jack Lam.   Read more »

Australian nun with deportation order seeks renewal of missionary visa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 20 05:16 PM

Sister Patricia Fox on Monday filed a petition for the renewal of her missionary visa which will expire next month. Read more »

Sombero lawyer: Ex-BI intel chief has no knowledge of alleged P50-million bribery

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 15 05:36 PM

The camp of retired policeman Wally Sombero tried to prove before the Sandiganbayan 6th Division that prosecution witness Charles Calima has no personal knowledge of the supposed P50 million bribery scandal that rocked the Bureau of Immigration. Read more »

Texas investigates migrant child's death after US detention

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 11 08:40 AM

MIAMI, United States - Texas officials are investigating the reported death of a migrant child who had been held recently at a US detention center under allegedly "unsanitary conditions."   Read more »

DFA urges illegal Pinoy workers in Malaysia to take repatriation offer

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 06:54 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs urged undocumented Filipinos in Malaysia to take the repatriation offer by its government before it ends this month.  Read more »