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LIVE NOW: NTD Evening News (May 23): DeSantis to Launch 2024 White House Bid on Twitter; Trump Makes Virtual Court Appearance in NY Criminal Case

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will launch his 2024 presidential campaign on May 24 in a Twitter Spaces interview with Elon Musk, The Epoch Times confirmed. The news of the campaign launch follows months of speculation about the Florida governor’s formal entry into the 2024 race. DeSantis is jumping into the expanding GOP field currently dominated…


NTD Evening News (May 23): DeSantis to Launch 2024 White House Bid on Twitter; Trump Makes Virtual Court Appearance in NY Criminal Case

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will launch his 2024 presidential campaign on May 24 in a Twitter Spaces interview with Elon Musk, The Epoch Times confirmed. The news of the campaign launch follows months of speculation about the Florida governor’s formal entry into the 2024 race. DeSantis is jumping into the expanding GOP field currently dominated…


Former Border Patrol Chief Tells Congress Drug Cartels Control US Border With Mexico

Drug cartels based in Mexico, not the government of the United States of America, “control everything that crosses that Southwest border,” including “illegal migrant crossings” that “create gaps in border security,” according to former U.S. Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott. “When I say gaps in border security, I mean they overwhelm all of our law…


Uncontrolled Immigration Is ‘Sending Australians Into Poverty’: Freelancer CEO

Matt Barrie, CEO of Freelancer—the world’s largest online marketplace for freelancers—has lambasted the Albanese Labor government for boosting immigration to record highs. In a speech at the Sydney 2050 Summit last week, Barrie said the Albanese government’s policy to bring in 700,000 migrants by next year was “not about the economy, but inflating GDP.” The…


GOP Miami Mayor Francis Suarez Praises Dem NYC Mayor Eric Adams for Illegal Immigration Stand

Republican Mayor of Miami Francis Suarez praised his Democratic New York City counterpart, Mayor Eric Adams, for being outspoken on how the influx of illegal immigrants is impacting Adam’s jurisdiction. “I’m actually quite proud of Mayor Adams from New York for standing up and talking about how this is impacting the city of New York,”…


Top Immigration Adviser Backs Student Visa Curbs

A top government adviser has expressed support for plans to scale back the right of foreign students to stay in the UK after graduation. Professor Brian Bell, chairman of the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), told The Sunday Telegraph that the independent body thought it “unnecessary” for foreign students to be permitted to work in Britain…


PM Swerves Recommitment to Lowering Legal Immigration

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has swerved questions on whether or not he would recommit to his party’s pledge to bring down legal immigration levels. Speaking to journalists as he travelled to the G7 summit in Japan, Sunak said he wants to see figures fall but repeatedly would not reaffirm the Tory manifesto pledge made under…


New Zealander Migrant Worker Made to Work 72 Hours a Week Without Getting Paid

A newly arrived immigrant in New Zealand was found to be exploited by her company, working 12-hour days, six days a week, without getting paid. Haesol Yuk arrived in New Zealand with her family in 2019 from South Korea when her husband got an appointment as the Pastor of the Jesus Aroma Church Trust, according…


Northern Ireland Tourists to Face Immigration Checks

Tourists crossing into Northern Ireland from the Republic of Ireland are set to be hit by immigration checks. The regulations, due to be rolled out by the Home Office next year, will mean those visiting the region from abroad will be legally required to hold an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA). The scheme will legally require…


Houses Passes GOP Border Security Bill, Hours Ahead of End of Title 42

The House of Representatives passed a far-reaching bill immigration and employment bill on Thursday that seeks to bolster the border wall and impose stricter regulations on asylum seekers, countering President Joe Biden’s immigration policies at a time when migrants are congregating along the border ahead of the lifting of pandemic restrictions.  The legislation, H.R.2. would…