The 24 Filipinos released from detention in Russia following the intervention of President Marcos are expected to return home on June 21, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Saturday, June 20. According to an update relayed to DFA Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro, the Filipinos have departed...
President Marcos said Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the release of 24 Filipinos who have been detained in the Russian city of Irkutsk in Siberia for the past nine months over immigration issues. Speaking to reporters before concluding his visit to Russia on Thursday, June 18, Marcos...
A female Filipino convicted of several charges was arrested by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during its new year operations, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said. Karen Empaynado, who was convicted of burglary, grand theft, and battery in Deltona, Florida, was among the...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has confirmed the impending deportation of Filipino national Greggy Valerio Sorio, known among supporters as “Kuya G,” after US immigration authorities denied his latest bid to remain in the United States. In a statement on Monday, Dec. 8, the DFA said...
Filipino seafarers ' concerns after being deported from the United States will be "carefully looked into," the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. The DFA made the assurance in a statement on Wednesday, Nov. 5. "The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) assured a group of Filipino...
The Philippine Embassy in Washington denied reports that a Filipino was among those deported to the African kingdom of Eswatini by the United States. “After verification with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Embassy was able to confirm that no Filipino citizen has been involved...
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the U.N. refugee agency suggested Monday that President Donald Trump’s America has carried out deportation practices that violate international law, and criticized a wider “backlash” in some countries against migrants and refugees. Filippo Grandi, the U.N. high...
The consul general of the Philippine Consulate in Los Angeles confirmed that a Filipino was arrested by the United States’ Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) amid the large-scale immigration operations across the country. Protesters clasp hands in front of a line of California National...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Thursday, May 8 criticized United States President Donald Trump’s plan to send Asian immigrants—including Filipinos—facing deportation to Libya, saying it would be “cruel” for his administration to export them to a third country and one...
Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel “Babe” Romualdez on Monday, April 21, denied reports that Filipinos are being sent back to the Philippines amid United States President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. Philippine Ambassador to Washington Babe Romualdez raises...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Seven-hundred seven Returning Filipinos from Sabah (RFS) arrived here on Friday, March 28, after being deported from Sabah. DMW-9 personnel attend to Returning Filipinos from Sabah (RFS) from Sabah at the Zamboanga City port. (DMW photo) The group, which includes 37...
Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel “Babe” Romualdez admitted that there are already "quite a number" of undocumented Filipinos who are being detained or processed for deportation amid United States President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigrants. (From left) Philippine...
