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Ras Baraka, who has spoken out against Trump’s immigration policies, was at the center with Democratic members of CongressUS politics live – latest updatesThe mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka, was arrested for trespass at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) detention center in New Jersey on Friday as Democratic members of Congress also attempted to conduct what they say was a visit to the controversial facility to conduct “federal oversight”.News of Baraka’s arrest at Delaney Hall was reported on X by Alina Habba, the acting US attorney for the district of New Jersey, and a former personal attorney and adviser

In a new interview, the new pope’s brother reveals he ‘knew how to behave’ because he had seen the 2024 hit thrillerVatican watchers weren’t the only ones consulting the movie Conclave before the pivotal election of a new pope.The new pontiff himself – Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who took the name Leo XIV – watched the 2024 movie dramatizing the Vatican’s selection process ahead of the sequestration of cardinals that chose him to lead the Catholic church, according to his older brother. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/may/09/pope-leo-xiv-watched-conclave-movie Author : Adrian Horton Publish date : 2025-05-09 17:44:00 Copyright for syndicated

Exclusive: Act found to be failing as hostile immigration policies deter trafficking victims from seeking helpModern slavery victims are choosing to stay with their exploiters rather than access government support designed to protect them for fear of immigration enforcement, research has found.The independent anti-slavery commissioner, Eleanor Lyons, said the system was “deeply broken”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/09/modern-slavery-victims-opt-to-stay-with-exploiters-for-fear-of-deportation-research-finds Author : Diane Taylor Publish date : 2025-05-09 15:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Two Ukrainians arrested as authorities claim operation had one eye on a possible future military incursion Europe live – latest updatesUkrainian authorities claim to have busted a Hungarian spy ring operating on its territory, alleging that Budapest was collecting sensitive military data with one eye on a possible future incursion into the west of the country.Hungary’s foreign minister dismissed the accusations as “propaganda”, but the allegations will further test already fraught relations between the two neighbouring countries. While Hungary is a member of Nato and the EU, its prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has been an outlier among European leaders, strongly