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Judicial Institutions Buildings Gaza Strip

A view of a destroyed building of judicial institutions in the Gaza Strip on January 18, 2026. The destruction of the judicial institutions' buildings during the war led to a complete paralysis of the judicial system in the Gaza Strip. Photo by Eyad Azam/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Judicial Institutions Buildings Gaza Strip

A view of a destroyed building of judicial institutions in the Gaza Strip on January 18, 2026. The destruction of the judicial institutions' buildings during the war led to a complete paralysis of the judicial system in the Gaza Strip. Photo by Eyad Azam/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Judicial Institutions Buildings Gaza Strip

A view of a destroyed building of judicial institutions in the Gaza Strip on January 18, 2026. The destruction of the judicial institutions' buildings during the war led to a complete paralysis of the judicial system in the Gaza Strip. Photo by Eyad Azam/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Judicial Institutions Buildings Gaza Strip

A view of a destroyed building of judicial institutions in the Gaza Strip on January 18, 2026. The destruction of the judicial institutions' buildings during the war led to a complete paralysis of the judicial system in the Gaza Strip. Photo by Eyad Azam/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Judicial Institutions Buildings Gaza Strip

A view of a destroyed building of judicial institutions in the Gaza Strip on January 18, 2026. The destruction of the judicial institutions' buildings during the war led to a complete paralysis of the judicial system in the Gaza Strip. Photo by Eyad Azam/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Judicial Institutions Buildings Gaza Strip

A view of a destroyed building of judicial institutions in the Gaza Strip on January 18, 2026. The destruction of the judicial institutions' buildings during the war led to a complete paralysis of the judicial system in the Gaza Strip. Photo by Eyad Azam/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: Hundreds March In Glendale, Arizona To Protest Immigration Policies

Hundreds of protesters against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies marched through the streets of Glendale, Arizona, on Tuesday night, February 4, prompting police mobilization.

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US: Protesters Block Freeway In Downtown LA In Protest Of Immigration Policies 3

Thousands of people gathered in several cities across California on Sunday, February 2, including downtown Los Angeles, to protest against President Donald Trump's immigration policies. Demonstrators blocked the 101 Freeway for several hours in DTLA, holding Mexican and U.S. flags. The protest continued on Monday.

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US: Protesters Block Freeway In Downtown LA In Protest Of Immigration Policies

Thousands of people gathered in several cities across California on Sunday, February 2, including downtown Los Angeles, to protest against President Donald Trump's immigration policies. Demonstrators blocked the 101 Freeway for several hours in DTLA, holding Mexican and U.S. flags.

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US: Anti-ICE Protesters Kettled In Tunnel In Downtown LA

Thousands of people gathered in several cities across California on Sunday, February 2, including downtown Los Angeles, to protest against President Donald Trump's immigration policies. Demonstrators blocked the 101 Freeway for several hours in DTLA, holding Mexican and U.S. flags. The protest continued on Monday. This video shows protesters surrounded by police in a tunnel on Monday.

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US: Protesters Block Freeway In Downtown LA In Protest Of Immigration Policies 2

Thousands of people gathered in several cities across California on Sunday, February 2, including downtown Los Angeles, to protest against President Donald Trump's immigration policies. Demonstrators blocked the 101 Freeway for several hours in DTLA, holding Mexican and U.S. flags. The protest continued on Monday.

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Australian student visa rejection rate rises

STORY: Australian student visa rejection rate rises SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 23, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of international students in Canberra 2. various of the Australian National University campus STORYLINE: According to the latest Australian government data, 80.9 percent of total international student visa applications in the six months to December 2023 were approved -- down from 86 percent in the financial year 2022-23 and 91.5 percent in 2021-22. It marks the lowest approval rate since 2005-06. The fall coincided with the December release of the government's new migration strategy, which places an emphasis on greater scrutiny for student visa applicants to end exploitation of the immigration system. Under the overhaul, colleges and universities have been placed into three tiers based on their history of visa fraud or other problems with international students. Those in tier one, including Australia's largest universities, ar

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Philippines says it has learned lessons from "Luffy" crime ring case

MANILA, Jan. 22 Kyodo - The Philippines has taken steps to ensure foreign nationals detained in its main immigration facility in Manila cannot conduct criminal activities the way the "Luffy"-led Japanese crime ring organized burglaries until they were busted a year ago, the country's justice secretary said recently. "We have pinpointed the weaknesses in the system" of immigration detention, Jesus Crispin Remulla said in an interview with Kyodo News last Thursday, adding the Philippines has learned lessons from the case, in which four leaders of the ring orchestrated crimes in Japan in 2021 and 2022 while inside the facility. (Kyodo)

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Colombia's Migration Launches Biometric Migration System

Martha Hernandez under-director of immigration control speaks during the launch of 'BIOMIG' a new biometric migration system aimed for foreigners in El Dorado International Airport, in Bogota, Colombia, June 2, 2023. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Colombia's Migration Launches Biometric Migration System

A general view of the immigration area during the launch of 'BIOMIG' a new biometric migration system aimed for foreigners in El Dorado International Airport, in Bogota, Colombia, June 2, 2023. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Colombia's Migration Launches Biometric Migration System

A general view of the immigration area during the launch of 'BIOMIG' a new biometric migration system aimed for foreigners in El Dorado International Airport, in Bogota, Colombia, June 2, 2023. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan strengthens border control over Ebola

NARITA, Japan - An immigration officer (L) asks a man seeking to enter Japan whether he has stayed in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone or the Democratic Republic of Congo in the past 21 days, at Narita airport near Tokyo on Oct. 24, 2014. Japan strengthened its airport quarantine system the same day to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus.

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Gov't starts 2nd face recognition system test at airports

NARITA, Japan - Japan's Ministry of Justice conducts the second test of a face recognition system for immigration procedures at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Aug. 4, 2014. The test was also started at Haneda airport in Tokyo.

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Narita airport system glitches

NARITA, Japan - The departure lobby of Terminal 1 at Narita airport, near Tokyo, is crowded on July 11, 2013, after system glitches temporarily disabled part of the immigration management system and luggage check system.

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Japan's immigration system

TOKYO, Japan - Justice Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki (L) listens to Tsutomu Kimura, head of a Justice Ministry panel of experts, on a proposal by the panel at the ministry in Tokyo on May 20, 2013. The panel proposed the introduction of a system of "trusted travelers" to simplify Japan's immigration checks for foreign visitors deemed unlikely to be a terrorist or criminal, ministry officials said.

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Immigration booths

NARITA, Japan - Photo shows immigration booths at Narita airport near Tokyo on July 9, 2012, with faces obscured to protect privacy. Japan's Justice Ministry plans to test a system around early August to identify by computer embarking and disembarking passengers using photo image data registered in their integrated circuit passports.

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Japan launches new registration system for foreigners

NARITA, Japan - Nguyen Thanh Nho (L), a Vietnamese national, receives his resident card at the immigration control office at Narita airport, near Tokyo, upon his arrival on July 9, 2012, to work as a trainee in Japan. Japan launched a new registration system for foreigners the same day, incorporating those staying in the country longer than 90 days into the same residence registration system as Japanese citizens.

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New registration for foreigners starts

OSAKA, Japan - Foreigners receive new residence cards at the Osaka immigration bureau in Osaka on July 9, 2012. A new registration system for foreigners in Japan began that day, with those staying in the country longer than three months to be incorporated into the same residence registration system as Japanese citizens. The new system scrapped the 60-year-old alien registration cards.

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New registration for foreigners starts

OSAKA, Japan - Foreigners line up to get new residence cards at the Osaka immigration bureau in Osaka on July 9, 2012. A new registration system for foreigners in Japan began that day, with those staying in the country longer than three months to be incorporated into the same residence registration system as Japanese citizens. The new system scrapped the 60-year-old alien registration cards.

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Japan, S. Korea kick off pre-arrival immigration check system

NARITA, Japan - Japanese tourists leaving for South Korea fill in their pre-arrival immigration clearance card at Narita airport on May 15. Japan and South Korea, wary of massive airport congestion during the World Cup, kicked off a system whereby air travelers between the countries can go through arrival immigration procedures before boarding their flight. The system will be in effect at Narita airport near Tokyo and Incheon airport in South Korea until the World Cup soccer tournament ends June 30.

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Money talks -- Voters frustrated by influence of money in U.S. elections

STORY: Money talks -- Voters frustrated by influence of money in U.S. elections DATELINE: Nov. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:12 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of U.S. voters voting at polling stations 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JAMES GANSKY, Voter in the U.S. 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PAUL, Voter in the U.S. 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MICHAEL CROCE, Voter in the U.S. STORYLINE: James Gansky, a resident from Nassau County, New York, cast his ballot in the U.S. midterm elections, hoping his vote could help make a change, as the country faces intense political polarization as well as widespread concerns over issues such as a struggling economy, crime and the future of democracy itself. Yet, he remained doubtful that the voices of ordinary Americans could really be heard by voting in a system complicated by money in politics. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JAMES GANSKY, Voter in the U.S. "Everything from the economy, inflation, immigration, crime, everything, every issue you could possibly th

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White House says efforts needed to fix "broken" U.S. immigration system

STORY: White House says efforts needed to fix "broken" U.S. immigration system DATELINE: April 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:45 LOCATION: Washington CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JEN PSAKI, White House Press Secretary 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JEN PSAKI, White House Press Secretary 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JEN PSAKI, White House Press Secretary 4. various of exterior of the White House 5. various of the U.S.-Mexico border STORYLINE: The White House said Monday that the U.S. immigration system is "broken" and has been "long overdue to be fixed." SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JEN PSAKI, White House Press Secretary "We've long stated that our immigration system is broken. There needs to be more done to invest in smarter security, to have a more effective asylum processing system. And we would welcome any efforts to -- for any elected officials to work with us on that." Psaki said that to reporters during a daily briefing at the White House. The White House spokesperson was fielding questions ab

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Pozzallo Landing Of 414 Migrants From Sea-Eye 4 Ship

Pozzallo, the landing of 414 migrants at the port of Pozzallo this morning. Disembarked from the Sea-Eye 4 ship. Among them 150 minors. A welcome car with volunteers, police forces and the entire medical system for anti-Covid-19 checks await them at the port, Pozzallo, Italy on May 21, 2021. Photo by Francesco Ruta/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pozzallo Landing Of 414 Migrants From Sea-Eye 4 Ship

Pozzallo, the landing of 414 migrants at the port of Pozzallo this morning. Disembarked from the Sea-Eye 4 ship. Among them 150 minors. A welcome car with volunteers, police forces and the entire medical system for anti-Covid-19 checks await them at the port, Pozzallo, Italy on May 21, 2021. Photo by Francesco Ruta/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pozzallo Landing Of 414 Migrants From Sea-Eye 4 Ship

Pozzallo, the landing of 414 migrants at the port of Pozzallo this morning. Disembarked from the Sea-Eye 4 ship. Among them 150 minors. A welcome car with volunteers, police forces and the entire medical system for anti-Covid-19 checks await them at the port, Pozzallo, Italy on May 21, 2021. Photo by Francesco Ruta/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Thailand's airports install information system to counter terrorism

Police Maj. Gen. Nathathorn Prousoontorn, commissioner of immigration, briefs reporters on the new Advance Passenger Processing System at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport on Dec. 1, 2015. Six international airports in Thailand implemented the system the same day in a bid to prevent terrorists and criminals from entering and exiting the country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, S. Korea kick off pre-arrival immigration check system

NARITA, Japan - Japanese tourists leaving for South Korea fill in their pre-arrival immigration clearance card at Narita airport on May 15. Japan and South Korea, wary of massive airport congestion during the World Cup, kicked off a system whereby air travelers between the countries can go through arrival immigration procedures before boarding their flight. The system will be in effect at Narita airport near Tokyo and Incheon airport in South Korea until the World Cup soccer tournament ends June 30.

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Facial recognition system at Narita airport

File photo taken in June 2018 shows a woman using a facial recognition device at Narita International Airport's immigration gate in Narita, near Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Facial recognition system at Japan airport

People test a facial recognition machine during a demonstration of the new immigration control system at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Oct. 13, 2017. The machines will be available for returning Japanese passengers to use. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Facial recognition system at Japan airport

Photo shows a man demonstrating a facial recognition machine which is part of the new immigration control system at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Oct. 13, 2017. The machines will be available for returning Japanese passengers to use. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo