ICE Looks To Open More Facilities In California

As the U.S. immigration system recorded the highest number of apprehensions at the southwestern border in a decade, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is looking at opening new and sophisticated detention facilities in California.

ICE is considering using existing facilities or constructing new facilities in the Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco areas to house between 5,100 to 5,600 detainees, according to official documents posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website. The facilities would be used to house "criminal aliens and other immigrant violators," the documents say.

Cannes Film Festival Display Hypocrisy

Movie actors are always asking their followers and fans to save the environment for whatever reason. However, a fleet of energy-guzzling luxury yachts and private planes, kilos of gourmet food dumped, limousines driving stars just a few hundred metres in the Cannes film festival shows that they are also hypocrites.

"There is, without a doubt, a huge amount that needs to be done by the festival organizers to make it more environmentally friendly," said Cyril Dion, a filmmaker and climate activist.

Australians Voted For Conservative Government

Australia's powerful conservative coalition secured an outright parliamentary majority last 21 May following a shock election victory, allowing Prime Minister Scott Morrison to progress his legislative agenda without the support of independents.

Morrison's coalition defied forecasts to be re-elected on Saturday in what he called a political miracle.

Alabama Governor Confident With Abortion Ban Law

Alabama's governor said that the new abortion ban she recently signed into law is a reflection of the high value her constituents place on the "sanctity of life," adding she doesn't expect any fallout from the controversial measure on tourism or business recruitment.

Gov. Kay Ivey last week approved the most stringent abortion law in the nation— making performing an abortion a felony in nearly all cases unless necessary for the mother's health.

Migration Slowly Goes Down in Europe

The paradox of Europe’s migration crisis: The actual number of arriving migrants is back to its pre-2015 level, even as the politics of migration continue to shake the Continent.

Recently, leaders of the European Union are gathering in Brussels for a fraught meeting on migration that could hasten the political demise of the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, and unravel the bloc’s efforts to form a coherent migration policy.