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Tuesday 28 March 2023 Dublin: 14°C

# US Immigration

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# good morning america
Rapper 21 Savage says he was 'definitely targeted' by US immigration during arrest
US officials say he overstayed a visa that expired in 2006 when he was a minor.
# US Immigration
Officials arrest rapper 21 Savage saying he is in US illegally and actually British
The rapper says he is a local act from Atlanta, Georgia.
# Fox News
'Wah wah': Ex-Trump campaign boss mocks story of child with Down syndrome separated at border
Official data shows more than 2,000 children have been separated from their parents or guardians since early May.
# Peacekeeping
Man suspected of killing two Irish soldiers in Lebanon to be deported from US
Mahmoud Bazzi entered the US illegally but is not charged with the deaths.
# Undocumented Irish
Obama pushes immigration reform with Republicans reeling after shutdown
The immigration reform bill was passed by the Senate in June but is yet to make it’s way through Congress.
# Irish in America
Tánaiste: US Senate vote brings immigration reform a step closer
Eamon Gilmore has welcomed the US Senate’s support for comprehensive immigration reform as the proposed law now goes to the House of Representatives.
# US Senate
Immigration reform passes crucial hurdle in US Senate
It is hoped the Senate will pass the bill, which provides a 13-year pathway to citizenship for the more than 11 million living illegally in the United States, by the July 4 break.
# Immigration
Immigration law would end 'hardship and uncertainty' for undocumented Irish
Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has welcomed the publication of a draft law to radically reform the US immigration system.
# Immigration Reform
Obama pledges new drive on US immigration reform
Obama’s second term could be good news for the estimated 50,000 Irish people living illegally in the United States.
Voices
Column: ‘Unprecedented surge’ – a US lawyer’s view on Irish immigration
Limerick-born immigration lawyer Caro Kinsella gives the view from the US – as well as her tips for any Irish people looking to head Stateside.
# Immigration
'Hopes fading' on bid to open US visas to Irish immigrants
Legislation which would extend E3 visas to Irish applicants is set to stall, it is reported, because of a lack of Republican support.
# Legalise the Irish
Senator stalls US plan to grant up to 10,000 visas to Irish workers
A Republican senator from Iowa puts a hold on legislation which he fears would lead to renewed immigration in the US.
# US Immigration
Arizona immigration law under federal fire
Judge blocks parts of controversial law just hours before it comes into effect.