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GOP lawmaker introduces bill to strip asylum from fraudsters who vacation in countries they ‘fled’

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: A top Republican moved Thursday to block asylum claims from foreigners who return to their home countries, introducing legislation after family members of deceased Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Gen. Qassem Soleimani were found to be living in Los Angeles. Soleimani’s niece, Hamideh Soleimani Afshar, and her … Read more

Other countries have 200 mph passenger trains. Why has high-speed rail not tracked here?

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It’s hard to exaggerate the role of the train in the American story or the romance of train travel, those iron horses galloping down tracks of steel. Why, then, has high-speed rail — so common in other countries — not tracked in the U.S.? An ambitious state-run project connecting L.A. and San Francisco has lurched, … Read more

High-speed rail is commonplace in many other countries. Will it track in the U.S.?

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With high-speed rail ambitions in California delayed by years and coming in at a higher-than-expected cost, Lou Thompson, who sat on the state’s high-speed rail peer review group, said “failure is always an option.” He doesn’t think failure is what will necessarily happen in California, but earlier ambitions have been scaled back. When California voters … Read more

Immigrants seeking asylum are ordered to countries they’ve never been to

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The Afghan man had fled the Taliban for refuge in upstate New York when U.S. immigration authorities ordered him deported to Uganda. The Cuban woman was working at a Texas Chick-fil-A when she arrested after a minor traffic accident and told she was being sent to Ecuador. There’s the Mauritanian man living in Michigan told … Read more

Trump urges countries to take control of the Strait of Hormuz

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IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Trump urges countries to take control of the Strait of Hormuz 00:53 UP NEXT Presidential power tested again in birthright case 01:39 Parents hope Artemis II launch will inspire their kids 02:26 Artemis II successfully launches from Cape … Read more

Which countries offer birthright citizenship? Here’s how the US compares.

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In one of the most anticipated cases of the year, the U.S. Supreme Court on April 1 will hear arguments about President Donald Trump’s efforts to reinterpret the Constitution’s guarantee of automatic citizenship at birth. Mr. Trump once said that the United States is the only nation that grants citizenship to anyone born in the … Read more

State Department to ask for bonds of up to $15,000 for visa applications from a dozen more countries

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. State Department on Wednesday expanded its list of countries whose citizens will be required to post bonds of up to $15,000 to apply for U.S. business or tourist visas. The department added 12 nations to the growing list — Cambodia, Ethiopia, Georgia, Grenada, Lesotho, Mauritius, … Read more

Trump wants other countries to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz. That might not be so easy.

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U.S. allies and rivals responded cautiously after President Donald Trump said they should police the Strait of Hormuz, as Iranian threats to strike shipping on the vital trade route continue to cause chaos in global markets. “Many countries, especially those who are affected by Iran’s attempted closure of the Hormuz Strait, will be sending War … Read more

The Latest: Gulf countries report new attacks, a day after Iran warns 3 major UAE ports to evacuate

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Gulf countries reported new attacks Sunday morning, a day after Iran called for the evacuation of three major ports in the United Arab Emirates, threatening for the first time a neighboring country’s non-U.S. assets. Tehran accused the United States of using “ports, docks and hideouts” in the UAE to launch strikes on Kharg Island, home … Read more