Bulgarian police ‘blocked rescue’ of teenage migrants who froze to death | Global development

Bulgarian authorities have been accused of ignoring emergency calls and obstructing efforts to rescue three Egyptian teenage boys, who later died in sub-zero temperatures near the Bulgarian-Turkish border in late December. A dossier of evidence compiled by two humanitarian organisations, seen by the Guardian, contains photos, testimonies and geolocations allegedly showing the authorities’ failure to…

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Immigration raids in Chicago begin days after ‘border czar’ claimed officials were ‘reconsidering’ | US immigration

US federal authorities have begun immigration raids in Chicago, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) statement confirmed on Sunday, just days after incoming “border czar” Tom Homan said officials were “reconsidering” after details leaked into the press. In a statement, Ice said its agents, along with the FBI, ATF, DEA, CBP and the US Marshals…

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