By Jay Greenberg
By Daniel Newton
By Jay Greenberg
President Donald Trump's administration has announced a major crackdown on the number of asylum seekers entering the United States.
The sweeping new policy will drastically cut the number of migrants entering the US who are seeking asylum.
The move aims to alleviate mounting pressures on immigration officials at the US Southern Border by restricting eligibility for Central American migrants attempting to enter the country.
The new rule, published in the Federal Register, adds a requirement for migrants entering through America’s southern border to first seek asylum in one of the countries they traversed on their journey – whether in Mexico, in Central America, or elsewhere.
In most cases, asylum applications will only be considered for the United States if they were previously denied by another country.
Homeland Security Acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan describes the "targeted changes" as critical in a statement, saying:
"Ultimately, today's action will reduce the overwhelming burdens on our domestic system caused by asylum-seekers failing to seek urgent protection in the first available country, economic migrants lacking a legitimate fear of persecution, and the transnational criminal organizations, traffickers, and smugglers exploiting our system for profits.”
By Paul Whitehead
By Jay Greenberg
By Daniel Chaitin
By Jay Greenberg
By Jay Greenberg
A hero from the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster has been found dead after reportedly watching the hit HBO TV drama series, based on the real-life events of the accident, with "tears in his eyes."
61-year-old Nagashibay Zhusupov "took his own life" after the television drama reduced him to tears due to his treatment by the state following the disaster, according to reports.
Zhusupov died after falling from the roof of a five-story building in Aktobe, Kazakhstan and was found dead at the scene.
Mr. Zhusupov was forced to move himself, his wife and their five children into a cramped and dirty hostel dormitory after the government "refused" to give him one of the apartments provided to other veterans of the historic explosion.
Zhusupov's suspected suicide came after he watched the HBO series with "tears in his eyes" because it reminded him of the painful memories of his sacrifice, according to his daughter Gaukhar, 25.
The nuclear accident, that occurred at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, Soviet Union on 26 April 1986, is considered the worst disaster of its kind in history.
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