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3,000 Lankans facing possible deportation in US

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Approximately 3,000 Sri Lankan nations are facing possible deportation as part of the crackdown by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations.

An official document posted by Fox News reports that as of November 24, 2024, there are 1,445,549 noncitizens on ICE’s non-detained docket with final orders of removal.

There are 3,065 Sri Lankan nationals among them.

The data emerges as the Trump administration, which took office this month, has initiated an aggressive immigration enforcement campaign.

Recent operations have already led to approximately 3,500 arrests of unauthorized immigrants across the United States, according to ICE statistics.

For context, Mexico tops the list with 252,044 individuals facing deportation orders, followed by El Salvador (203,822), Honduras (261,651), and Nicaragua (45,995). The total number of non-citizens with final removal orders stands at 1,445,549 as of November 24, 2024.

The ICE document also outlines several factors that can complicate deportations.

These include cases where individuals pursue asylum, withholding of removal, or protection under the Convention Against Torture.

Additionally, the cooperation level of origin countries plays a crucial role in the removal process.

Countries’ cooperation is evaluated based on their willingness to confirm citizenship, conduct interviews, issue travel documents, and accept returns via commercial or charter flights.

The data release comes as part of ICE’s response to inquiries about individuals on the non-detained docket with final removal orders, providing a comprehensive breakdown by nationality and explaining the challenges in executing these orders.(News1st)

(Except for the headline, this story, originally published by News1st has not been edited by SLM staff)

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Assets of 02 police officers to be probed

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Assets of two prominent police officers are to be probed after authorities received a number of complaints, highly placed sources in the government say.

One officer in question is a DIG while the other is a SSP, reports add.

The Police Illegal Assets And Property Investigation Division are conducting further investigations.

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AG seeks CID probe into social media smear campaign against his staff

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The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has opened a probe following a complaint by Attorney General Parinda Ranasinghe that his staff have been unduly targeted by false allegations on social media.

The AG’s instruction to the CID came after several of his staff complained to him over the allegation on social media.

Particularly targeted are senior AG’s Department officials awaiting promotions, sources said.

In one of the posts, a senior officer was accused of being supportive of granting bail to Thamil Makkal Viduthal Puligal (TMVP) leader Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, alias Pillaiyan, when his fundamental rights application over his arrest was taken up. During the hearing of the FR case, the matter of bail was not even considered, the sources said.

Another allegation was that in a case related to the suspended Police Chief Deshabandu Tennakoon, the AG prevented a senior officer from representing the department and instead sent a junior officer. However, on the particular day, the senior officer was indisposed, the sources said.

These allegations surface as the AG’s Department has filed more than 600 new indictments in High Courts so far this year, while the Bribery Commission has also referred several bribery and corruption cases to the AG for prosecution.

(sundaytimes.lk)
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19-yr. old dies after falling from elevator

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A 19-year-old youth has died after falling from a service elevator at a hotel in the Pannai area, in the Jaffna Police Division.

According to the police, the incident had occurred last night (June 21) and the deceased has been identified as a resident of Nirveli, Jaffna.

According to investigations, the youth was employed at the hotel and had been using the service elevator -intended for transporting goods.

Further investigations are underway.

This incident follows a similar case recently reported from a hotel in Moratuwa last week.

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