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Mr Raab disclosed he had already met with senior Strasbourg judges to discuss UK concerns over interim injunctions, where a single unnamed judge in a late-night sitting last summer blocked the first deportation flight to Rwanda until the entire policy had been tested in the UK courts. It is currently before the appeal court.

Tory MPs are preparing to lay amendments to the illegal migration bill that would toughen the approach to the ECHR so that the Government could ignore interim injunctions and even wider rulings. However, they have accepted any debate about leaving the ECHR will have to be left for the manifesto.

Last week, Rishi Sunak warned lawyers preparing to challenge his illegal immigration crackdown that he is up for the fight and will win, as he accused the ECHR of being opaque, unfair and unjust. He made clear, however, he had no plans to leave the ECHR.

The illegal migration bill is expected to return to the Commons in two weeks time just before the Easter recess when the Government will face a backbench revolt over the detention of children.

Former ministers Sir Robert Buckland and Caroline Nokes have urged a rethink of the proposals to detain children and women which ministers say is necessary to prevent people smugglers targeting them.

The Liberal Democrats said on Thursday they would be tabling amendments to maintain the ban on the detention of children for immigration purposes.

Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said: It is all very well for Robert Buckland and other Conservative MPs to wring their hands on the backbenches about how dreadful this Bill is.

But last night they voted for it so their actions so far do not match their words. Sooner or later they will have to put up or shut up.

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Britain prepared to consider leaving ECHR if it blocks illegal ... - The Telegraph

Shillong, March 17: Continuing his attack on illegal immigrants coming to Assam, the Chief Minister of the state Himanta Biswa Sarma said that Bangladeshi migrants were a threat to local civilization and culture.

He was addressing a rally of BJP in the poll bound Karnataka. He also said that he would continue the crackdown on Madrasas (Islamic institutions of learning). Sarma had in the recent past shut down scores of Madrasas in Assam.

He claimed that 600 Madrasas have been closed in the state and will shut all of them. We want schools, colleges and universities he said during the rally. In 2020, the state government has introduced a law according to which all state-run Madrasas will be converted to regular schools. There are a total of 3000 Madrasas in Assam.

Comparing opposition with modern day Mughals, Sarma said some parties were trying to weaken the country for their own gains.

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Illegal immigration from Bangladesh threat to civilization: Assam ... - The Shillong Times

Gov. Maura Healey, then the Attorney General, speaks at a rally to promote the Work and Family Mobility Act, or Question 4, in Boston's Nubian Square on October 29, 2022. (Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)

The governors budget predicts the state will spend $28 million implementing a new law that will allow illegal immigrants to obtain a license to drive.

But the Registry of Motor Vehicles will need an infusion of cash to pull it off by July 1 start date, Gov. Maura Healeys budget states.

In support of this new law, (the budget) adds $28 million in funding to expand service hours at select RMV locations, add new customer service representatives and road test examiners to support additional applicants, and bolster support staff to ensure records and credentials are properly vetted and processed, a budget briefing released by Healeys office reads, in part.

The Work and Family Mobility Act, passed into law by the Legislature in early June of 2022 over the veto of former Gov. Charlie Baker, will allow immigrants who cannot demonstrate their legal status to nevertheless use documentation from their home country to apply for and receive drivers license.

Baker, after the laws passage despite his protest, asked the Legislature to send the RMV $9.2 million to help implement the new law by this July.

Healey, in filing her budget for fiscal 2024, asks for more than three times that.

This law represents a monumental step forward for safety and equity in the Commonwealth, ensuring that drivers on Massachusetts roadways have demonstrated their knowledge of driving laws and are able to access insurance coverage, the budget summary reads. New applicants will pay the standard transaction fees at the Registry bringing in additional revenue that will largely offset these implementation costs.

After the laws legislative passage, a group opposing the measure gathered the signatures required to ask voters whether to keep the measure or throw it out. About 53% of voters chose to uphold the new law, which had the backing of several police organizations.

Advocates say Healeys budget is a critical investment that will make the state safer for all drivers.

Over time, these implementation costs will more than be recouped and the Commonwealth will see increased revenues from license application and renewal fees. This law is critical to ensuring all qualified drivers, regardless of immigration status, follow the same rules of the road, Elizabeth Sweet, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition, told the Herald in a written statement.

The law is due for implementation by July 1.

Thats also when the budget is due, but its not often delivered on schedule. That means, more likely than not, the law will go into effect without the extra funding in place.

Herald wire service contributed.

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Implementing immigrant license law will cost $28M under Healey plan - Boston Herald

Florida Governor Ron DeSantisPhoto byNew South Politics

Earlier today, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced that since August 21, 2022, nearly 11,000 migrants have been repatriated after attempting to enter the state illegally. According to a news release from DeSantis', over the past weekend, 167 migrants were interdicted, with 51 migrants apprehended upon landing.Nearly 350 migrant vessels have been reported, with 259 removed by the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). Earlier this week, Governor DeSantis signed Executive Order 23-49, extending the state of emergency for the ongoing illegal migration.

As Bidens Border Crisis continues unabated, my administration is working hard to protect our communities and businesses from the many threats posed by illegal immigration, DeSantis said. Because of our action, we have seen a drop in the number of vessels and people able to make landing in the Florida Keys, and our continued presence serves as a deterrent for illegal immigration. By extending the State of Emergency, we will continue to surge resources to assist interdiction and repatriation efforts.

DeSantis' announcement comes one week after a federal judge sided with DeSantis and Florida attorney general Ashley Moody's lawsuit against the Biden administration's 'non-detention' policy approach to immigration.

FDEM is committed to continue working with our state and local partners to increase coastal vigilance and provide improved situational awareness on migrant activities, said FDEM Director Kevin Guthrie. There are many risks associated with surges in migration, and the Division stands ready to respond to any potential threat our state faces.

Earlier this year, Governor Ron DeSantis signedEO 23-03declaring a State of Emergency in response to the surge in migration along Floridas coastline. On February 15, Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 6-B, creating the Unauthorized Alien Transport Program within FDEM.

Earlier this week, the Florida Highway Patrol and Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced the most recent strike force interdiction operations resulted in the interception of 15 undocumented aliens, the confiscation of over four pounds of fentanyl, which is enough to kill 1 million people, and 39 pounds of methamphetamine. The strike force was formed at the direction of Governor DeSantis to interdict human smuggling and human trafficking and to seize illegal weapons being transported through the state and has undertaken interdictions across Florida.

Other State actions reported by the state include:

Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM)

Florida National Guard

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)

Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)

Florida Highway Patrol (FHP)

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By ALICE NACHILEMBEA-58-yrar-old Zambian woman of Masala, Ndola has been convicted for harbouring illegal immigrants

Public Relations Officer Namati Nshinka said the Ndola Regional Immigration Office has secured the conviction of a 58-year-old Zambian female of Masala, Alice Namukonda, for harbouring illegal immigrants contrary to the Laws of Zambia.

Mr Nshinka said particulars of the Offence are that Alice Namukonda on February 24, 2023 in Ndola knowingly and unlawfully haboured four Tanzanian illegal immigrants by way of offering them accommodation.

He said she was apprehended on February 24, 2023 in Masala during a clean-up operation after the Officers found four undocumented Tanzanian nationals in her House.

Mr Nshinka said she appeared before the Ndola Magistrate Court on March 16, 2023 where she was convicted and sentenced to pay a fine of K 15,000 or in default 9 months simple imprisonment.

Meanwhile, the Nakonde Immigration Office on March 14, 2023 secured the conviction of a 24-year-old Rwandese, Emmanuel Moses Mukunzi for unlawful return.

Particulars of the Offence are that Emmanuel Moses Mukunzi on March 2, 2023 in Nakonde, having been removed from Zambia as a prohibited immigrant on February 23 2023, did unlawfully return.

He was apprehended on 2 March, 2023 aboard a Lusakabound Public Service Bus during a routine immigration status verification exercise. He was sentenced to 12 months simple imprisonment without the option of a fine.

In Monze, the Immigration Office on 14 March, 2023 secured the conviction of four Rwandese Refugees for engaging in business without permits, They were each sentenced to pay a fine of K 1,750 or in default 9 months simple imprisonment.

They have since paid the fines and were transferred to the Makeni Refugee Transit Home. The Ndola, Nakonde and Monze court outcomes bring the number of convictions secured by the Department between 10th and 16th March, 2023 to 86.

The Immigration Office at Katima-Mulilo Border Control on March 10, 2023 received 45 Zambians removed from Namibia by that countrys authorities. They were removed for various offences including unlawful entry, assault, escaping from lawful custody, house breaking and drug possession.

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Zambian woman convicted for harboring illegal immigrants - The Independent Observer