The Biden administration’s December expansion of the H-2B visa program, which nearly doubles the available permits for foreign truck drivers and other nonagricultural workers in 2025, was hailed as a solution to what some argue is an ongoing truck driver shortage. The initiative, which adds 64,716 supplemental visas on top of the 66,000 annual H-2B visas, was intended to give U.S. employers, including trucking companies, greater access to foreign labor to fill seasonal and temporary job...
Immigrants
Cargo Ship Hijacked by Migrants it Rescued!
- Around 100 rescued migrants have hijacked the cargo ship that rescued them off Libya’s coast.
- Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini described the hijackers as “pirates” and announced to end navy patrols in the Mediterranean.
- The EU says the decision to suspend Operation Sophia in September follows a request by Italy.
- Maltese armed forces conveyed attempts to contact the ship’s captain had been unsuccessful.
According to BBC reports, Migrants have hijacked a merchant vessel that rescued...
http://mfame.guru/cargo-ship-hijacked-by-migrants-it-rescued/
Collision of a container vessel against immigrants boat avoided
The Civil Guard avoids the collision of a container ship against a boat with 11 immigrants
A helicopter of the Air Service of the Civil Guard in the framework of Operation Índalo, made maneuvers to warn the ship and avoid a tragedy in the Strait of Gibraltar
A helicopter of the Air Service of the Civil Guard of service in the frame of the Operation Indalo of the European Agency FRONTEX, managed to avoid that a freighter container ship attacked to a boat type “Toy”, with 11 sub-Saharan immigrants...
http://container-news.com/collision-container-vessel-against-immigrants-boat-avoided/
Rescued Migrants Forcibly Removed from Nivin in Libya. Rubber Bullets and Tear Gas Used.
Rescued migrants that were refusing to disembark Nivin have been forcefully removed from the vessel.
Port of Seattle stands by refugees’ side
New partnerships will promote citizenship and facilitate refugee resettlement
In celebration of National Citizenship Day, the Port of Seattle on September 17, 2018 announced new partnerships with One America and World Relief to support local immigrant and refugee populations travelling through Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac). These new programs will facilitate the arrival of international refugees to the region and encourage eligible legal permanent residents to apply for U.S....