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Did you know BTS missed Qatar concert opportunity due to Jungkook's military service? ARMY says, 'Invite again'
BTS has been away for nearly three years due to mandatory military service, starting with Jin in 2022. As of 2025, their return is just weeks away, with Jin and J-Hope already discharged. Despite their hiatus, BTS stayed in the spotlight. On May 23, BTS ARMY was hit with a wave of disappointment this week after news surfaced that a potential BTS concert in Qatar was called off due to Jungkook's ongoing military service. The revelation came from Qatar Tourism Authority Chairman Saad bin Ali Al Kharji, who shared during the 5th Qatar Economic Forum that the country had plans to invite BTS for a major performance. Unfortunately, those plans never came to life because Jungkook, the group's main vocalist, was already enlisted in mandatory military service. "We tried to invite BTS last year as well, but it didn't happen because the main vocalist was serving in the military," Saad bin Ali Al Kharji commented. The comment quickly spread across social media, sparking frustration among fans. Many called it another lost opportunity, especially since it marks the second major global stage Jungkook had to pass up. Fans recalled how he also turned down an invitation to perform alongside Usher at the 2024 Super Bowl halftime show, once again due to his service commitments. Had things been different, this would've been Jungkook's second performance in Qatar. Back in November 2022, he stole the global spotlight by performing Dreamers at the FIFA World Cup opening ceremony. The announcement triggered a wave of emotional posts online, with fans expressing heartbreak over missed international moments that could have showcased BTS' global influence yet again. Some shared edited concert posters as 'what could have been,' while others wrote letters of support, promising to wait patiently for their return. Another shares 'Invite them again'. ARMYs expressed regret and bittersweet pride. While some mourned the missed moments, others supported the group's decision to enlist together, believing it would lead to a quicker and more powerful comeback. Thankfully, that comeback isn't far away. - RM and V will be discharged on June 10, 2025 - Jungkook and Jimin follow on June 11 - SUGA wraps up his service on June 21 With just weeks left, the countdown to BTS' full return has officially begun—and ARMY is more ready than ever.
New York Times
15-05-2025
- Politics
- New York Times
The Birthright Citizenship Case Could Split the Country in Two
For generations, the birth certificate has been the cornerstone of how Americans verify their citizenship. But that standard may soon be upended. On Day 1 of his second term, President Trump signed an executive order attempting to rewrite the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and end birthright citizenship as we know it. The order said that children of immigrants would no longer receive U.S. citizenship unless one of their parents had already been naturalized or had a green card. This meant that the children of Dreamers and many other immigrants who have lived their whole lives in the United States would no longer be born citizens. Within 24 hours, multiple lawsuits were filed to challenge the order. On Feb. 5, Judge Deborah L. Boardman of the U.S. District Court in Maryland issued a nationwide injunction stopping the federal government from putting this unconstitutional policy into effect. Since then, every court to consider this issue has ruled that Mr. Trump's order should not go into effect. There have been several news stories about the birthright citizenship case, and the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case on Thursday. The majority of these stories have focused on technical legal questions: whether and under what circumstances lower courts should be able to issue nationwide temporary injunctions and stop a federal policy from going into effect nationwide while the case winds its way through the courts. But the focus on this legal question has obscured what is really at stake: the definition of U.S. citizenship and what it means to be an American. If the Trump administration prevails in its crusade to overturn birthright citizenship, it will result in a population of newborns without legal status. Since Reconstruction, any child born in the United States has been able to access citizenship, regardless of their parents nationality or race. As more immigrants came to the United States, some argued that their children shouldn't qualify for citizenship. In 1898 the Supreme Court rejected that view, ruling that children born to immigrants are protected under the 14th Amendment. And the matter was considered settled until now. In this case, the government sidestepped the core issue of birthright citizenship, instead focusing its argument on the narrower question of whether judges should be able to issue nationwide injunctions. As a result, the case will not provide a final resolution on the main constitutional question. The issue of birthright citizenship could again make its way to the Court as early as next year, challenging the executive order on constitutional and statutory grounds. At that point, the court could declare the basis of it unconstitutional. Still, if the government prevails in this case, Mr. Trump's unilateral reinterpretation of the Constitution will, for now, be implemented in 28 states, and that suspension of birthright citizenship, even if it only lasts a few months, will have profound consequences. Although the plaintiffs in this case will remain protected by the injunction, all families will still be required to prove that their children have a legal right to live in the United States — a process that could prove both costly and stressful. Even U.S. citizens would have to provide identification to confirm their children's citizenship, or even prove their own legal status, as a birth certificate alone would no longer be sufficient. Babies denied U.S. citizenship could be denied other forms of identification, making it difficult or impossible to receive essential vaccines or obtain a social security number. Health insurers could refuse coverage for these stateless babies, meaning a premature infant in need of urgent care could be denied treatment. Hospitals could also be forced to assess the citizenship status of parents in delivery rooms, raising the risk of discrimination against those wrongly assumed to be immigrants. Children who have no legal status could be vulnerable to deportation. This is an alarming proposition given that this administration is paying El Salvador millions of dollars to imprison men indefinitely with no due process. It's worth noting that this order will affect all types of immigrants, even those the government has no legal authority to deport. That includes people who have been granted temporary status, Dreamers and others who have been approved for immigration benefits but are stuck in immigration processing limbo. Immigrant parents with legal status may face the threat that their children could be deported. It is not hard to imagine a scenario where this administration pays another country to take in the growing number of stateless children — with or without their parents. If the Supreme Court eventually hears a case on the merits of the executive order itself and finds it unconstitutional, then the federal government will have to create a process to ensure these potentially stateless children can access U.S. citizenship. If the Trump administration refuses, it could create an underclass of children who have limited rights. We don't yet know what that will mean in the long term. In the meantime, if the court allows this order to go into effect, even temporarily, the executive branch could be emboldened to go further in its attempts to undermine the constitutional rights that hold our imperfect democracy together.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Teen arrested by ICE faces deportation despite dismissed traffic charges
Dalton, Georgia — A 19-year-old Mexican-born Georgia woman who has lived in the U.S. since she was 4 continues to face deportation, despite the dismissal of the traffic charges that led Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to arrest her. In her first interview since being detained by ICE, Ximena Arias Cristobal told CBS News said her biggest worry is not being able to stay in Georgia, after spending most of her life — around 15 years — in the U.S. "My life is here, and I'm scared I'm going to have to start all over again in a country that I don't know," Arias Cristobal said over a phone call from inside an ICE detention center in Georgia where she is being held. She's been held at that facility since she was taken into custody by a Dalton policeman on May 5 on charges of making an improper turn and driving without a license. A college student who graduated from Dalton's high school last year, Arias Cristobal came to the U.S. without authorization in 2010. While she came to the U.S. as a child, she did not qualify for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy that currently protects half a million undocumented immigrants known as "Dreamers" from deportation. She arrived after the Obama-era program's June 2007 cut-off date. Before President Trump took office for a second time, Arias Cristobal — a young undocumented immigrant without a criminal record who has lived in the U.S. for many years — would likely not have been arrested by ICE, even without the DACA protections. But in its bid to oversee what it has promised will be the largest mass deportation campaign in American history, the Trump administration has vastly expanded who can be arrested and deported, revoking Biden-era rules that directed ICE to focus on arresting people deemed to be national security threats, serious criminals and migrants who recently entered the U.S. illegally. On Monday, officials in Dalton dismissed the two traffic charges against Arias Cristobal, saying the police officer had stopped the wrong car. It was that traffic stop that landed Arias Cristobal in Whitfield County Jail, where she was detained by ICE. The county is one of hundreds of jurisdictions that have agreements to cooperate with ICE by turning over noncitizen detainees. Despite the dismissal of the traffic charges, Arias Cristobal continues to face deportation to Mexico, alongside her father, who was detained by ICE in April, also after a traffic stop. They're both being held at the Stewart ICE detention facility in Lumpkin, Georgia. In a statement to CBS News, Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said the facts in Arias Cristobal's case "haven't changed," even after the traffic violations were dismissed. "Both father and daughter were in this country illegally and they have to face the consequences," McLaughlin said. She did not dispute that Arias Cristobal and her father do not have criminal records. "They're not criminals" Ndaitha Cristobal said her daughter had an otherwise typical American upbringing in north Georgia, despite living in the U.S. without valid immigration documents. She said Arias Cristobal is an avid runner who competed in cross-country races in high school and worked as a babysitter. "Ximena is a calm girl. She's dedicated to studying. She's a very active girl. She's a girl who sets goals for herself. She is very disciplined," Cristobal said in Spanish outside the family's home in Dalton, a city roughly an hour and a half north of Atlanta where half the residents are Latino, many of them immigrants. Cristobal said her eldest daughter is also very close to her two younger sisters — ages 12 and 9 — who are both American citizens. Aurora, the 12-year-old, said she's having trouble concentrating in school, as she's constantly worried about her family's fate. "My family's a good family … they're not criminals," Aurora said. "They might have came here illegally, but they came here to fulfill their dreams." Like her eldest daughter and husband, Cristobal is in the U.S. illegally. She has become the family's main breadwinner since her husband's arrest. Aurora said she's scared her mother could also find herself in an ICE detention center. "She's the last hope we have. She's the grown adult that we have here. She's the one that's been working, paying the bills," Aurora said. Even in a ruby red Georgia community represented by conservative firebrand and immigration hardliner Marjorie Taylor Greene in Congress, Arias Cristobal's arrest has made many uneasy. President Trump bested former Vice President Kamala Harris by 44 percentage points in Whitfield County in the 2024 election. "There's been an uprising of heartbreak for our community, because, you know, a lot of people felt like we were going after the hard criminals, and unfortunately, good people are getting caught on the wash on this issue," said Georgia state lawmaker Kasey Carpenter, a Republican who represents Dalton. Carpenter said he wrote a letter vouching for Arias Cristobal's character, calling her "an asset" for the local community. In a statement, Greene defended the handling of Arias Cristobal's case by immigration officials, saying the Trump administration is "upholding our nation's immigration laws." "While local Dalton officials dropped her charges, the facts remain: she was driving illegally without a license and has no legal basis to remain in the United States," Greene said. Since being taken into ICE custody, Arias Cristobal has been calling home daily from detention. CBS News was there when she called on Mother's Day. As her mother wept, Arias Cristobal said that, if given the chance to speak to the president, she would urge him to feel some "compassion," stressing that she and her family members are not criminals. Her family's separation, she added, has been especially painful. "The hardest part is being ripped away from each other," she said. Jared Eggleston contributed reporting. Sneak peek: Fatal First Date House committee approves tax portion of GOP budget plan, including potential Medicaid, SNAP cuts Wisconsin judge detained in ICE obstruction case expected in court
CBS News
14-05-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
Georgia teen arrested by ICE faces deportation, despite dismissed traffic charges: "My life is here"
College student detained by ICE after being wrongly pulled over: "My life is here" Dalton, Georgia — A 19-year-old Mexican-born Georgia woman who has lived in the U.S. since she was 4 continues to face deportation, despite the dismissal of the traffic charges that led Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to arrest her. In her first interview since being detained by ICE, Ximena Arias Cristobal told CBS News said her biggest worry is not being able to stay in Georgia, after spending most of her life — around 15 years — in the U.S. "My life is here, and I'm scared I'm going to have to start all over again in a country that I don't know," Arias Cristobal said over a phone call from inside an ICE detention center in Georgia where she is being held. She's been held at that facility since she was taken into custody by a Dalton policeman on May 5 on charges of making an improper turn and driving without a license. A college student who graduated from Dalton's high school last year, Arias Cristobal came to the U.S. without authorization in 2010. While she came to the U.S. as a child, she did not qualify for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy that currently protects half a million undocumented immigrants known as "Dreamers" from deportation. She arrived after the Obama-era program's June 2007 cut-off date. Before President Trump took office for a second time, Arias Cristobal — a young undocumented immigrant without a criminal record who has lived in the U.S. for many years — would likely not have been arrested by ICE, even without the DACA protections. But in its bid to oversee what it has promised will be the largest mass deportation campaign in American history, the Trump administration has vastly expanded who can be arrested and deported, revoking Biden-era rules that directed ICE to focus on arresting people deemed to be national security threats, serious criminals and migrants who recently entered the U.S. illegally. On Monday, officials in Dalton dismissed the two traffic charges against Arias Cristobal, saying the police officer had stopped the wrong car. It was that traffic stop that landed Arias Cristobal in Whitfield County Jail, where she was detained by ICE. The county is one of hundreds of jurisdictions that have agreements to cooperate with ICE by turning over noncitizen detainees. Despite the dismissal of the traffic charges, Arias Cristobal continues to face deportation to Mexico, alongside her father, who was detained by ICE in April, also after a traffic stop. They're both being held at the Stewart ICE detention facility in Lumpkin, Georgia. In a statement to CBS News, Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said the facts in Arias Cristobal's case "haven't changed," even after the traffic violations were dismissed. "Both father and daughter were in this country illegally and they have to face the consequences," McLaughlin said. She did not dispute that Arias Cristobal and her father do not have criminal records. Georgia teen Ximena Arias Cristobal arrested by ICE faces deportation, despite dismissed traffic charges: "My life is here" CBS News "They're not criminals" Ndaitha Cristobal said her daughter had an otherwise typical American upbringing in north Georgia, despite living in the U.S. without valid immigration documents. She said Arias Cristobal is an avid runner who competed in cross-country races in high school and worked as a babysitter. "Ximena is a calm girl. She's dedicated to studying. She's a very active girl. She's a girl who sets goals for herself. She is very disciplined," Cristobal said in Spanish outside the family's home in Dalton, a city roughly an hour and a half north of Atlanta where half the residents are Latino, many of them immigrants. Cristobal said her eldest daughter is also very close to her two younger sisters — ages 12 and 9 — who are both American citizens. Aurora, the 12-year-old, said she's having trouble concentrating in school, as she's constantly worried about her family's fate. "My family's a good family … they're not criminals," Aurora said. "They might have came here illegally, but they came here to fulfill their dreams." Like her eldest daughter and husband, Cristobal is in the U.S. illegally. She has become the family's main breadwinner since her husband's arrest. Aurora said she's scared her mother could also find herself in an ICE detention center. "She's the last hope we have. She's the grown adult that we have here. She's the one that's been working, paying the bills," Aurora said. Even in a ruby red Georgia community represented by conservative firebrand and immigration hardliner Marjorie Taylor Greene in Congress, Arias Cristobal's arrest has made many uneasy. President Trump bested former Vice President Kamala Harris by 44 percentage points in Whitfield County in the 2024 election. "There's been an uprising of heartbreak for our community, because, you know, a lot of people felt like we were going after the hard criminals, and unfortunately, good people are getting caught on the wash on this issue," said Georgia state lawmaker Kasey Carpenter, a Republican who represents Dalton. Carpenter said he wrote a letter vouching for Arias Cristobal's character, calling her "an asset" for the local community. In a statement, Greene defended the handling of Arias Cristobal's case by immigration officials, saying the Trump administration is "upholding our nation's immigration laws." "While local Dalton officials dropped her charges, the facts remain: she was driving illegally without a license and has no legal basis to remain in the United States," Greene said. Since being taken into ICE custody, Arias Cristobal has been calling home daily from detention. CBS News was there when she called on Mother's Day. As her mother wept, Arias Cristobal said that, if given the chance to speak to the president, she would urge him to feel some "compassion," stressing that she and her family members are not criminals. Her family's separation, she added, has been especially painful. "The hardest part is being ripped away from each other," she said. Jared Eggleston contributed reporting.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Gallego unveils immigration plan
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) released a new immigration plan Monday, wading into a contentious debate as President Trump pushes to crack down at the border. The plan from Gallego follows a similar pattern of other past proposals, promoting a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers and others in the U.S. while pushing for expanded personnel and enforcement at the border. 'We don't have to choose between border security and immigration reform. We can and should do both. Americans deserve the right to feel safe knowing their border is secure, but for decades, Congress has tried and failed to take action because politics got in the way. It's time to push forward and enact a plan that works,' Gallego said in a statement. Under Gallego's plan, Congress would fund increased hiring for Border Patrol agents as well as hiring other staff to handle processing and transportation of migrants. It doesn't fully endorse Trump's border wall but does call for some barriers. It would also establish a migration reserve corps to help deal with 'unexpected migrant surges' that would require more personnel. It would also place new limitations on asylum — a protection sought by many migrants who claim they are fleeing persecution or danger. Gallego's plan would raise the standard to obtain asylum protections — which is something also sought by Republicans, who argue the protections should be harder to gain. He also calls for gradually phasing in use of E-Verify across the country, forcing business to ascertain whether employees are legally allowed to work in the U.S. His proposal seeks to address a yearslong backlog of such cases by augmenting the number of asylum officers and giving them the power to adjudicate claims — removing the matter from immigration court. To ease constraints on immigration, his plan would also provide a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers, those brought to the U.S. as children, as well as spouses of citizens who do not yet have legal status. It would boost a number of caps on visas and green cards, with Gallego referencing 'arbitrary' caps that limit the number of immigrants from certain countries. He also calls for increasing U.S. refugee processing — a program Trump has currently suspended. Finally, his plan nods to similar efforts by the Biden administration in igniting a 'root causes' strategy that seeks to address factors prompting migration. Gallego calls for a Western Hemisphere engagement strategy, including creating more asylum capacity across Latin America and pushing for more 'responsibility sharing' for taking on migrants and refugees. The Senate last year abandoned another immigration proposal that similarly would have paired increased funds at the border with streamlining some immigration pathways. The effort was almost immediately spiked by then-candidate Trump, undercutting GOP interest in the bill. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
