immigration
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Report: U.S. Government Is Using an Algorithm to Flag American Citizens for Denaturalisation
U.S. citizens can be kicked out of the country based on the findings of a secret algorithm. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is using an Amazon-hosted system called ATLAS that analyses millions of records and can be used to automatically flag naturalised Americans for the revocation of their citizenship, the Intercept reported this week.
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One of Google’s Go-To Law Firms Hit With Data Breach
A major immigration law firm responsible for screening Google’s recruits from outside the U.S. has confirmed it suffered a breach that exposed the personal details on an untold number of the tech giant’s current and former employees.
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U.S. Border Patrol Tried to Get Free Wall From We Build the Wall, Whose Leaders Are Facing Charges
Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. Border Patrol considered accepting sections of privately constructed U.S.-Mexico border wall from We Build the Wall, the GoFundMe-launched project whose leadership is now facing federal indictments.
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ICE Threatens International Students With ‘Immigration Consequences’ if Schools Go Online-Only
International students in the U.S. will be forced to attend at least some of their fall semester classes in person during the coronavirus pandemic, or their visas to enter the country will be revoked, Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) announced on Monday.