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BI nabs 69 foreigners without work visas in Clark

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 13 12:35 PM

MANILA - The Bureau of Immigration said Thursday it has arrested 69 foreigners allegedly working without appropriate visas in Clark, Pampanga.  Read more »

Trump golf club employs undocumented workers: report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 07 08:17 AM

NEW YORK - Undocumented migrants have been working for US President Donald Trump's luxury golf club in New Jersey, despite his denunciation of illegal immigration and insistence on jobs for Americans, The New York Times reported Thursday. Read more »

Immigration officials nab 5 Chinese kidnappers in Las Piñas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 01:01 PM

Five Chinese nationals who are allegedly part of a kidnap for ransom syndicate were nabbed by authorities in Las Piñas City, the Bureau of Immigration said Tuesday. Read more »

Turkish national sa viral road rage video, ipade-deport

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 30 04:51 PM

Ayon sa mga awtoridad, hawak na ng Bureau of Immigration ang suspek at pinoproseso na ang kaniyang deportation. Read more »

Alejano hits Duterte on “careful” treatment of illegal Chinese workers

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 09:05 PM

Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano said President Duterte should not be scared of China after the President said government moves against illegal Chinese workers in the country must be taken with caution. Read more »

Immigration e-gates seen to ease holiday travel rush

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 01:18 PM

E-gates only take up to 15 seconds to process a passenger.  Read more »

Duterte says 'be careful' on illegal Chinese workers in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 11:42 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said illegal Chinese workers in the Philippines should be deported but the issue should be approached "carefully."   Read more »

Border crossing

Kim Kyung-Hoon, Reuters
Updated as of Nov 28 12:00 PM

a 39-year-old migrant woman from Honduras, part of a caravan of thousands from Central America trying to reach the United States, runs away from tear gas with her five-year-old twin daughters. Read more »

Online gaming fuels rise of Chinese workers in PH, says BI

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 27 10:16 AM

MANILA - (UPDATE) Online gaming is one of the factors that contributed to the rise of Chinese workers in the Philippines, a Bureau of Immigration official said Tuesday. Read more »

42 arrested, as Trump urges Mexico to send migrants home

Reuters
Posted at Nov 27 01:18 AM

As news pictures showing children fleeing tear gas prompted sharp criticism from rights advocates, U.S. government agencies defended the response. Read more »

Immigration bureau seeks help in campaign vs illegal aliens in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 11:47 AM

The Bureau of Immigration on Friday asked the public to report suspicious foreigners who may be working in the country without permits. Read more »

93 Chinese, 11 Pinoy huli sa illegal online gambling sa Pasig

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 22 08:27 PM

Sinalakay ng pulisya ngayong Huwebes ang isang gusali sa Pasig City kung saan nahuli ang 104 tao dahil sa ilegal na online gambling o sugal. Read more »

Migrant caravan waiting at US-Mexican border

Alkis Konstantinidis, Reuters
Posted at Nov 22 05:11 PM

Mexican police block migrants, part of a caravan from El Salvador travelling to the US, during an operation to detain them for entering the country illegally. Read more »

US judge blocks Trump asylum restrictions

Dan Levine, Reuters
Posted at Nov 20 04:59 PM

US District Judge Jon Tigar in San Francisco issued a temporary restraining order against the asylum rules.    Read more »

Meanwhile in South America

Hannah McKay, Reuters
Posted at Nov 20 03:33 PM

The caravan of Central American migrants, protesting US immigration laws under the Trump administration, left Honduras in mid-October and has reached Mexico.  Read more »

2 Korean fugitives to be deported, banned from PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 04:28 PM

The Bureau of Immigration ordered the deportation of 2 Korean fugitives nabbed by operatives in Fairview, Quezon City a couple of weeks ago.  Read more »

Italy, naghigpit sa mga migrante

Maricel Burgonio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 17 08:31 AM

TORINO, Italy - Naghihigpit ngayon ang gobyerno ng Italya sa mga migrante, kasama na dito ang mga Pilipino. Read more »

6 babaeng pa-Korea, nasagip sa 'human trafficking'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 15 03:18 PM

Ni-recruit ang mga babae para magtrabaho bilang entertainer sa South Korea at may hawak din silang entertainer's visa na ibinigay ng Korean embassy. Read more »

Think tank, may babala ukol sa illegal foreign workers sa bansa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 03:39 AM

Aminado ang gobyerno na maraming dayuhan ang nagtatrabaho at nagbabakasyon sa Pilipinas dahil sa offshore gaming operators. Read more »

9 illegal foreign vendors caught in Quiapo, Pasay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 04:40 PM

MANILA - Deportation awaits 9 illegal foreigners caught selling goods in the Quiapo district in Manila and in Pasay City, the Bureau of Immigration said Monday. Read more »