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Bloomberg
2 days ago
- Automotive
- Bloomberg
Europe's New Sanctions on Russian Diesel Won't Hit Until January
The European Union said a new set of measures aimed at restricting the flow of fuel made from Russian crude won't take effect until January, easing some concerns that they would tighten an already strong diesel market. In legal texts published over the weekend, the EU said the ban will take effect on Jan. 21 next year. It followed an announcement Friday that the group would press ahead with a ban on the import of refined products, most notably diesel, that are produced in third countries using Russian crude.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
ICE can expedite deportations to ‘third countries' with as little as six hours' notice, memo says
Immigrants can be deported from the United States to countries other than their own with as little as six hours' notice — or no notice at all, according to a recent memo from a top official in Donald Trump's administration. The memo, from Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director Todd Lyons, follows a Supreme Court decision that opens the door for officials to 'immediately' begin deporting immigrants to so-called 'third countries,' potentially uprooting thousands of people and sending them to countries where they do not have citizenship, family or any connection whatsoever. Immigrants sent to countries where foreign officials have not provided the U.S. with 'diplomatic assurances' that they won't face torture or human rights abuses must be provided 24 hours' notice, the memo says. Or, in 'exigent' circumstances, only six hours' notice. Countries that do provide those 'assurances' could be deported without any advance notice, according to the memo, which was first reported by The Washington Post. If the State Department believes those assurances are 'credible,' then ICE may deport someone to that country 'without the need for further procedures,' the memo says. ICE is expediting the removal of immigrants in the United States to so-called 'third countries' that aren't their own with as little as six hours' notice, which critics fear is not enough time to mount a challenge (REUTERS) 'This is the same operation we had in the past, that people can go to third countries,' Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told Fox News Sunday as she defended the 'incredibly important' memo to ensure 'we get these worst of the worst out of our country.' 'Many times, if other countries aren't receiving their own citizens, other countries have agreed that they would take them in … and take care of them until their home country would receive them,' she said. 'That's what this memo was confirming, and that's all been negotiated with that country through the State Department.' Targeted immigrants are likely to include thousands of people with final orders for their removal who are not able to be deported to their home countries because immigration judges have determined they face threats of violence or imminent danger there. Other immigrants may not be able to return to their home countries because those governments — such as Cuba — do not cooperate with U.S. deportations. In March, lawyers for a group of immigrants filed a lawsuit arguing that the government violated federal law by failing to let them challenge their removal to countries where they could be harmed or killed. Massachusetts District Judge Brian Murphy ordered the government to give those men 'meaningful' notice and opportunity to challenge their deportation orders. But on June 23, the Supreme Court's conservative majority blocked the judge's decision. 'The ramifications of Supreme Court's order will be horrifying; it strips away critical due process protections that have been protecting our class members from torture and death,' read a statement from Trina Realmuto, executive director of the National Immigration Litigation Alliance. The Supreme Court ruling followed a legal challenge surrounding eight deportees sent to war-torn South Sudan. After a weeks-long legal battle, the men landed in the country before midnight on July 4. South Sudan's government said the men, all of whom were convicted of crimes in the U.S., were 'under the care of the relevant authorities' but did not disclose their whereabouts, condition or what will happen to them. None of their family members have heard from them since they arrived there, according to attorneys. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote a lengthy dissent blasting the conservative majority's 'abuse' of the court's authority to consider yet another emergency request from the president. The court is 'rewarding lawlessness,' she said. 'In matters of life and death, it is best to proceed with caution,' she wrote. 'In this case, the Government took the opposite approach.' Administration officials quickly celebrated the Supreme Court ruling. 'Fire up the deportation planes,' Homeland Security assistant secretary Tricia McLaughlin wrote on X. Noem posted a GIF of Trump dancing. Since taking office, the Trump administration has held hundreds of immigrants at the naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and deported dozens of alleged Venezuelan gang members to a brutal maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Court documents revealed El Salvador's government told the United Nations that deportees from the United States held inside that country are the responsibility of the U.S. government — contradicting statements from Trump administration officials. A group hired by the U.N. accused the administration of state-sponsored 'enforced disappearances.' Solve the daily Crossword
The Independent
15-07-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
ICE can expedite deportations to ‘third countries' with as little as six hours' notice, memo says
Immigrants can be deported from the United States to countries other than their own with as little as six hours' notice — or no notice at all, according to a recent memo from a top official in Donald Trump's administration. The memo, from Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director Todd Lyons, follows a Supreme Court decision that opens the door for officials to 'immediately' begin deporting immigrants to so-called ' third countries, ' potentially uprooting thousands of people and sending them to countries where they do not have citizenship, family or any connection whatsoever. Immigrants sent to countries where foreign officials have not provided the U.S. with 'diplomatic assurances' that they won't face torture or human rights abuses must be provided 24 hours' notice, the memo says. Or, in 'exigent' circumstances, only six hours' notice. Countries that do provide those 'assurances' could be deported without any advance notice, according to the memo, which was first reported by The Washington Post. If the State Department believes those assurances are 'credible,' then ICE may deport someone to that country 'without the need for further procedures,' the memo says. 'This is the same operation we had in the past, that people can go to third countries,' Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told Fox News Sunday as she defended the 'incredibly important' memo to ensure 'we get these worst of the worst out of our country.' 'Many times, if other countries aren't receiving their own citizens, other countries have agreed that they would take them in … and take care of them until their home country would receive them,' she said. 'That's what this memo was confirming, and that's all been negotiated with that country through the State Department.' Targeted immigrants are likely to include thousands of people with final orders for their removal who are not able to be deported to their home countries because immigration judges have determined they face threats of violence or imminent danger there. Other immigrants may not be able to return to their home countries because those governments — such as Cuba — do not cooperate with U.S. deportations. In March, lawyers for a group of immigrants filed a lawsuit arguing that the government violated federal law by failing to let them challenge their removal to countries where they could be harmed or killed. Massachusetts District Judge Brian Murphy ordered the government to give those men 'meaningful' notice and opportunity to challenge their deportation orders. But on June 23, the Supreme Court's conservative majority blocked the judge's decision. 'The ramifications of Supreme Court's order will be horrifying; it strips away critical due process protections that have been protecting our class members from torture and death,' read a statement from Trina Realmuto, executive director of the National Immigration Litigation Alliance. The Supreme Court ruling followed a legal challenge surrounding eight deportees sent to war-torn South Sudan. After a weeks-long legal battle, the men landed in the country before midnight on July 4. South Sudan's government said the men, all of whom were convicted of crimes in the U.S., were 'under the care of the relevant authorities' but did not disclose their whereabouts, condition or what will happen to them. None of their family members have heard from them since they arrived there, according to attorneys. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote a lengthy dissent blasting the conservative majority's 'abuse' of the court's authority to consider yet another emergency request from the president. The court is 'rewarding lawlessness,' she said. 'In matters of life and death, it is best to proceed with caution,' she wrote. 'In this case, the Government took the opposite approach.' Administration officials quickly celebrated the Supreme Court ruling. 'Fire up the deportation planes,' Homeland Security assistant secretary Tricia McLaughlin wrote on X. Noem posted a GIF of Trump dancing. Since taking office, the Trump administration has held hundreds of immigrants at the naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and deported dozens of alleged Venezuelan gang members to a brutal maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Court documents revealed El Salvador's government told the United Nations that deportees from the United States held inside that country are the responsibility of the U.S. government — contradicting statements from Trump administration officials.
The Guardian
13-07-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
US border czar says he doesn't know fate of eight men deported to South Sudan
Tom Homan, the US border czar, has said he does not know what happened to the eight men deported to South Sudan after the Trump administration resumed sending migrants to countries that are not their place of origin, known as third countries. 'They're free as far as we're concerned. They're free, they're no longer in our custody, they're in Sudan,' Homan told Politico on Friday. 'Will they stay in Sudan? I don't know.' Administration officials said the men had been convicted of violent crimes in the US. Only one of the eight reportedly has a connection to South Sudan, which recently emerged from a civil war. The others include two people from Myanmar, two from Cuba, and one each from Vietnam, Laos and Mexico. South Sudanese authorities said on Tuesday the men were in custody in Juba 'under the care of the relevant authorities, who are screening them and ensuring their safety and wellbeing'. The men were initially deported in May, but were held on a military base in Djibouti for weeks after a US court stopped their removal. They were then transported to South Sudan after two US supreme court decisions: one that broadly allowed for the administration to deport migrants to third countries to which they have no connection, and a second that weighed in directly on the case of the eight men. 'We make arrangements to make sure these countries are receiving these people and there's opportunities for people, but I can't tell you – if we removed somebody to Sudan they could stay there a week and leave, I don't know,' Homan said. He later added: 'There's like a 100 different endings to this – I just don't know on every specific case what their status is.' The administration has also controversially deported Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador, where they are held in a notorious prison. The administration has reportedly also approached countries such as Costa Rica, Panama and Rwanda about accepting migrants. Sign up to This Week in Trumpland A deep dive into the policies, controversies and oddities surrounding the Trump administration after newsletter promotion Homan has been called the intellectual 'father' of a policy on migrants enacted in the first Trump administration to separate children from their families, according to an investigation in 2022 by the Atlantic. The best public interest journalism relies on first-hand accounts from people in the know. If you have something to share on this subject you can contact us confidentially using the following methods. Secure Messaging in the Guardian app The Guardian app has a tool to send tips about stories. Messages are end to end encrypted and concealed within the routine activity that every Guardian mobile app performs. This prevents an observer from knowing that you are communicating with us at all, let alone what is being said. If you don't already have the Guardian app, download it (iOS/Android) and go to the menu. Select 'Secure Messaging'. SecureDrop, instant messengers, email, telephone and post See our guide at for alternative methods and the pros and cons of each.
The Guardian
11-07-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
US border czar says he doesn't know fate of eight men deported to South Sudan
Tom Homan, the US border czar, said he does not know what happened to the eight men deported to South Sudan after the Trump administration resumed sending migrants to countries that are not their place of origin, known as third countries. 'They're free as far as we're concerned. They're free, they're no longer in our custody, they're in Sudan,' Homan told Politico on Friday. 'Will they stay in Sudan? I don't know.' Administration officials said the men had been convicted of violent crimes in the US. Only one of the eight reportedly has a connection to South Sudan, which recently emerged from a civil war. The others include two people from Myanmar, two from Cuba, and one each from Vietnam, Laos and Mexico. South Sudanese authorities said on Tuesday the men were in custody in Juba 'under the care of the relevant authorities, who are screening them and ensuring their safety and wellbeing'. The men were initially deported in May, but were held on a military base in Djibouti for weeks after a US court stopped their removal. They were then transported to South Sudan after two US supreme court decisions: one that broadly allowed for the administration to deport migrants to third countries to which they have no connection, and a second that weighed in directly on the case of the eight men. 'We make arrangements to make sure these countries are receiving these people and there's opportunities for people, but I can't tell you – if we removed somebody to Sudan they could stay there a week and leave, I don't know,' Homan said. He later added: 'There's like a 100 different endings to this – I just don't know on every specific case what their status is.' Sign up to This Week in Trumpland A deep dive into the policies, controversies and oddities surrounding the Trump administration after newsletter promotion The administration has also controversially deported Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador, where they are held in a notorious prison. The administration has reportedly also approached countries such as Costa Rica, Panama and Rwanda about accepting migrants. Homan has been called the intellectual 'father' of a policy on migrants enacted in the first Trump administration to separate children from their families, according to an investigation in 2022 by the Atlantic.
