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Sanwar Ali: additional reporting and commentsThe so-called US immigration crisis at the southern border with Mexico has apparently sparked a rise in the number of Russian, Iraqi and Syrian nationals heading to the Central American nation to cross into the US. According to a Daily Mail report, the number of people from Russia and the Middle East crossing the Mexico border is increasing at an alarming rate.Epimonia has detailed information on what causes refugeecrises and otherreasons why people may wish to flee their country. Reasons given include persecution, war, hunger, climate change, poverty, etc. Perhaps more needs to be done on an international level to try and preventrefugeecrises.

According to official data, US President Joe Biden is spending approximately $3 million a day to accommodate migrants at a US immigration detention facility in Texas. An official at the facility has claimed that US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are being forced to catch and release illegal immigrants without vetting them.

The South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley is currently housing about 1,500 migrants at a cost of approximately $2,000 per person per day, according to The Daily Mail report. The facility is the largest US immigration detention center in America, with a capacity of 2,400. It was originally designed to house mainly women and children.

Its understood that Russian and Middle Eastern migrants at the border are becoming increasingly common, having joined the caravan from Mexico thats crossing into the United States, with Mexicans and people from other Central American nations also heading to the border.

However, the whistleblowing official, who asked to remain anonymous said that the facility in Texas has become nothing more than a catch and release center for illegal immigrant families, including men. Most are being welcomed into the US after three days to await immigration court dates.

The anonymous official said: Its nothing more than catch and release. Before President Biden took over we had about 20 families a day arrive at our facility, now we are seeing more than 150 a day, we are overwhelmed. Before, we never accepted men at our facility, but now we are.

The inside source added that immigrants are arriving from all over the world, saying: We used to get immigrants from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, but in the last few months weve had immigrants from Russia, Iraq, Syria, Vietnam, Romania and Haiti.

According to the official, migrant families would often remain at the Texas facility for months at a time while awaiting an outcome on their asylum cases. However, the maximum time they were held amid the so-called border crisis is three days.

This has sparked several national security concerns, with immigration officials unable to properly screen migrants before releasing them.

The unnamed official said: Because the turnaround time is so short, the immigrants aren't being vetted before they are released. Our government doesn't really know who they are releasing into our society. When these immigrant families come in from Russia, Syria and Iraq, some of them could be terrorists.

When men come into our facility with women and children, we have no proof any of them are actually related. Often they dont have documentation so we have to take their word on their name, age, nationality, etc. They could be anyone, child predators, traffickers, terrorists, the official added.

The official went on to add that the US immigration system is completely overwhelmed right now. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is reportedly trying to move people through the system as quickly as possible.

We have more people than we can handle. Its a crisis situation, everyone is overworked, the official said.

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Despite lockdown, this yearthere have been more migrants attempting to cross the Channel by boat than in the same period last year.

Under plans announced by Home Secretary Priti Patel, Border Force officers are to get new Australian-style turn-back powers to stop and redirect boats carrying illegal migrants across the Channel. But the new sovereign bordersbill isn't likely tocome into affect until Autumn.

In the meantime, as the weather improves more peoplewill attempt to make the dangerous crossing.Last summer, Roger Gough, leader of Kent County Councilsaid the numbers of migrant children crossing the Channel was 'unsustainable'and the authority was being 'overwhelmed'. So as the number of migrantscontinues to climb, can the communitiesand services on the front linecope?

This film documents the ongoing struggle between sympathies and frustrations of those living on the Kent coast.

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Blue Book Artist Management has signed up comediansKonstantin KisinandFrancis Foster, hosts of the worldwide smash hit podcast and Youtube channelTriggernometry.

Triggernometry is centred around "open, fact-based discussions of important and controversial issues," with the widest range possible of guests. The show interviews people from all sides of the political spectrum, who have includedDavid Baddiel, Lord Andrew Adonis, Inaya Folarin ImanandJordan Peterson.

Launched in February 2018, they now average over3 millionmonthly views on YouTube. They have225k monthly downloadsof their audio podcast and234K YouTube subscribers.

Blue Book's clients include Micky Flanagan, Hal Cruttenden and Gary Delaney. They also recently signed up Scott Bennett, who has been doing regular online gigs from his shed over the last year.

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UNC-Greensboro head coach Wes Miller encourages his team during the first half of a first-round game against Florida State in the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at Banker's Life Fieldhouse, Saturday, March 20, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

It turns out the first time Roy Williams ever lost a first round game in the NCAA Tournament will end up being his last as a head coach.

The Hall of Famer announced his retirement Thursday but this was no April Fools prank. UNCs 82-65 defeat to Wisconsin in its March Madness opener was the 70-year-olds swan song after 33 seasons (18 in Chapel Hill and 15 at Kansas).

Now, the attention shifts to the three-time national championship-winning coachs successor. Will it be his longtime assistant Hubert Davis?

UNC Greenboros Wes Miller (+275) and Vanderbilts Jerry Stackhouse (+600) have relatively short odds. Or does the program go outside the Carolina bubble and try to lure a recent title-winning coach like Tony Bennett or Jay Wright?

Odds as of April 1st

UNC now becomes the second blueblood program conducting a coaching search in the last two-plus weeks after Indiana parted ways with Archie Miller and brought in Hoosier alum Mike Woodson to replace him.

The only common name from IUs list last week to UNCs pool of candidates now is Baylors Scott Drew. The longtime Bears head coach was a +1000 possibility in Bloomington and stands as a +1200 option to land on Tobacco Road.

Lets examine to top candidates and offer a possible sleeper.

The figure of speech has real meaning in many ways and certainly does when it comes to the person who will follow Williams on the Carolina sidelines. Thats why Davis appears to be a mortal lock for this role.

The 50-year-old checks off all the boxes. Hes a Tar Heel alum, played 12 years in the NBA and has served as Williams top lieutenant for the last nine seasons including the Heels last title in 2017. Williams was legendary UNC head coach Dean Smiths top assistant, but headed off to Lawrence for a decade-and-a-half prior to coming home when Smith was still an elite coach.

Smiths successor, Bill Guthridge, was another Smith assistant prior to being elevated to the top spot. Hiring top assistants is the Carolina way, making Davis the logical choice to be next up.

Another former Tar Heel one with head coaching experience (unlike Davis) is just down the road in Greensboro. Wes Miller took over the UNCG Spartans during the 2011-12 season, and has had built a nice program.

Millers teams have won at least 21 games in five straight seasons and have played in two of the last three NCAA Tournaments. The 38-year-old was also a player on Williams first Tar Heel title team in 2005 and, like Davis, has cultivated relationships in the state with high school coaches making him an attractive candidate from a recruiting perspective.

A potential wild card here (at least according to ESPNs Stephen A. Smith) and someone not even on the board is North Carolina Centrals LaVelle Moton.

Moton, like Miller, has developed strong ties with prep and AAU programs in the Tar Heel State. He has also taken the Eagles from the MEAC to the Big Dance four of the last seven years.

While Moton is a worthy candidate, he doesnt have that Tar Heel pedigree that seems to be imperative.

Among the longshots on the board, current Charlotte Hornets assistant general manager Buzz Peterson is the most intriguing name. At +3300, hes definitely worth an investment wager.

First of all, Petersons boss (and former roommate at Chapel Hill) is the most famous UNC alum of all-time in Michael Jordan.

MJs clout would go a long way in encouraging North Carolina leadership to hire Peterson if Buzz wanted to pursue the opportunity. Peterson is a former Heel player, as he was part of Smiths first title team in 1982.

Third, he has a strong head coaching resume, leading a variety of schools (including Tennessee, UNC-Wilmington and Appalachian State). One issue with Peterson? Hes only coached one of those teams the 1999-2000 App State Mountaineers to the NCAA Tournament.

UNC has exceedingly higher expectations than that. A Peterson hire in this spot smacks of Matt Doherty 2.0.

Theres a reason Davis is the chalk. Following a year of uncertainty amid the pandemic, North Carolina brass would be smart to make Davis the next leader in the Dean Dome.

Best Bet: Hubert Davis (+100)

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Jordan Zimmermann has made 275 of his 277 major-league appearances as a starter but is expected to be used largely as a reliever with the Brewers.(Photo: Associated Press)

PHOENIX - The Milwaukee Brewers wanted to preserve pitching depth. Jordan Zimmermann wanted to continue pitching.

Those like-minded goals allowed the sides to come to terms on a minor-league contract Saturday that keeps the veteran right-hander with the organization for the time being.

It all comes down toa business move," said Zimmermann, who wasreleased Fridaywith fellow veteran right-hander Brad Boxberger with $100,000 retention bonuses due for both if kept on their previous deals.

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President of baseball operations David Stearns said it was his hope both would return, and Zimmermann was the first to commit.

"They obviously wanted to keep me around but didnt want to pay the money. I understand," Zimmermann continued."The fact that they wanted to keep me around means a lot to me. Thats kind of what went into my decision in coming back.

"The last couple of outings were really good for me. I feel like I have a lot left and I can help this team at some point during the season.

Zimmermann, who turns 35 on May 23, made his fifth Cactus League appearance later in the day against Kansas City in Surprise. He was roughed up for five consecutive two-out hits and three runs in his first inning of relief but bounced back with a 1-2-3 frame with two strikeouts.

After returning to Milwaukee with the Brewers, Zimmerman willhead to Appleton to begin his work at the alternate training site.

"I think Jordan is going to help us at some point in the season," manager Craig Counsell said."I think he's a great presence in the clubhouse and I'm happy we were able to work something out for him to be able to stay with us.

"We're going to need depth. I think he's pitching well. I think he's healthy. Now, I think it's just a matter of time until he helps us."

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The plan is to get Zimmermann ready topitch several innings at a time in various roles, much like Brent Suter has done for the Brewers.

"I think what we'll do is we'll stretch him out and then see where it takes us and see what our needs are," said Counsell. "I think keeping him healthy is important. He is capable of pitching at the start of games;he's capable of pitching bulk innings.

"At some point, we're going to need that. With some of the injuries to some other guys that we've had, maybe we're a little vulnerable right now."

Zimmermann has seen it all as a major-league pitcher, having thrown 1,608 innings over 277 appearances with the Washington Nationals and Detroit Tigers.But 275 outings came as a starter, which is quite different from needing to heat up in a hurry in the bullpenas a reliever.

Zimmermann has spent the spring trying to familiarize himself with the nuances of thatswitch.

Its different, for sure," he said."Ive only been out of the pen a couple of times. I know the first or second time out of the pen this spring, I threw, like, 40 pitches out there. I just kept throwing and throwing and throwing.

"Its learning to dial it back and try to get ready in 20 pitches or so, which I was, but we had a long inning and a pitching change and I just kept throwing and throwing and throwing. The next thing you know, Id thrown 47 pitches before I even went into the game."

Zimmermannis a native of Auburndale and still resides there in the offseason, as well asa product of UW-Stevens Point. Hesigned with the Brewers on Feb. 18 rather than reuniting with the Nationals, and he had no interest in going elsewhere in the wake of his release.

"I knew this is where I wanted to be. Its a great organization," he said."The guys in the clubhouse are great. I wasnt looking to go anywhere else. I feel like this is a good fit for me. I think I can help this team at some point during the season. I really didnt explore anything else.

Outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. said the right wrist inflammation that kept him out of Cactus League action for nearly a week was the offshoot of a procedure he had to remove a ganglion cyst after he finished the 2020 season with Boston.

"I had it for the past three years and I finally got it removed this past offseason," said Bradley, who returned to action Saturday against Kansas City and reached base three times on two singles and a walk in the 6-6 tie.

"That's kind of what I've been dealing with the past three years, but I was able to get cortisone shots to get me by until I finally got it removed two days after the season was done in September. The (Red Sox) doctor said he would give me one more cortisone shot, only if I was willing to get it removed. I wanted to make sure I could finish the season first."

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Bradley said he was "very confident" that he will be good to go when the season opens Thursday.

"Yeah, everything feels good," he said. "It feels good to be healthy."

Outfielder Lorenzo Cain, also playing catch-up after missing a few weeks with a quadriceps strain, had a big day against the Royals with a single, walk, his first home run of the spring and three runs scored.

"Today, I felt my best as far as seeing the ball and really kind of letting my swing go as much as I could," Cain said. "Overall, I thought it was a solid day for me. I saw the ball really well today and now I just have to build off what I did today."

Right-hander Brandon Woodruff threw the ball against the Royals in the final tune-up before his opening day start against Minnesota. Woodruff went 4 innings, allowing four hits and two runs with two walks and seven strikeouts.

"I think it went really well," Woodruff said. "Today was more about attacking, trying to read swings. I was able to sequence up some pitches a little bit and the results were good. I was pleased with it. There were a couple of long innings when I had to sit there for awhile then go back and try to pitch, so it was good to be able to get those in and still be able to get some outs.

"I feel like at this point, Im as ready as I can get for the season and as you progress through the season, theres different pitches and other little things you can clean up and fix. The last two starts for me, I picked up the tempo a little bit with my delivery. Just get the arm moving on time and everything else works after that."

Woodruff said he tinkered with his changeup grip this spring, getting some advice from reliever Devin Williams, who has one of the best changeups in the game. He said a primary focus was making sure he felt strong and ready with a 162-game season coming after a shortened 60-game schedule in 2020.

In the bottom of the seventh, Brewers rightfielder Tyrone Taylor and first baseman Dustin Peterson collided chasing a foul ball down the line, both going down hard. Taylor shook it off and remained in the game but Peterson could not continue playing.

"Tyrones got a left thigh bruise; thats kind of a major issue," Counsell said. "Dustin was just dizzy so we just took him out. His right hip was bothering him. We mainly took him out with the dizziness to make sure nothing was going on there.

"I think its one of those deals where theyre both going to be pretty sore tomorrow. Tyrone took a knee or a head to his thigh pretty hard."

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