Migrant arrivals drop as Hungary enforces tough law

The number of asylum-seekers attempting to cross the Hungarian border has plummeted following a series of anti-migrant measures passed by Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his nationalist government. According to data released on Thursday by local rights monitor group the Hungarian Helsinki Committee (HHC), in the first six months of the year, border police have either turned away or arrested more than 3,000 migrants and refugees. That figure is down from more than 40,000 in the 18 months prior from "push-backs", a process that allows border police to physically remove asylum seekers within 8km of the border without due process. Hungary has in recent years become a less "As a result, a lot of people have decided to give up," Andras Lederer, information and advocacy officer of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee's refugee programme, told Al Jazeera. "They literally grab someone, put them in a police car, drive them to the border and push them out," he said. "You can't appeal against it. The whole thing takes 15 to 20 minutes and there is nothing the people can do about it." 'Push-back' laws Orban's hardline stance and subsequent crackdown on migrants and refugees, have been heavily criticised by numerous rights groups and international organisations, including the UNHCR and the Council of Europe's Human Rights Commissioner as a violation of fundamental human rights. The so-called "push-back" laws passed in July 2016 allow police to engage apprehended asylum seekers. Rights groups have cited hundreds of claims that such removals are often violent and can occur nowhere near the borders. "The key thing here is that no matter what legislation they pass, the government is trying to deter people from coming into Hungary, whether it's through the practice of violently pushing people back across the borders, or making life miserable for those who do get into the transit zones," said Lydia Gall, Eastern EU and Balkans researcher at Human Rights Watch (HRW). Last month, HRW reported Hungarian authorities had stopped food distribution for rejected asylum seekers held in transit zones on the country's border with Serbia, something that its Immigration and Asylum Office later argued it was under no obligation to provide. "Hungary is not responsible for those who have not requested asylum and those whose requests have been denied. There's no free lunch for illegal immigrants," government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs wrote in a

TRUMP IS BUILDING INVISIBLE WAR

Thanks to a whirlwind of executive orders, policy adjustments, and subtle bureaucratic changes, US immigration policy is looking more and more like the xenophobic 1920s. Back then, the US barred Asians, as well as Italians, Greeks, and people from Eastern Europe. This time, however, US immigration policies are focused on reducing the number of people from Muslim-majority countries, Mexico, Africa, and Central America. While Donald Trump is still a long way off from building his much-hyped border wall, the overall effect of his administration’s policies has created what experts describe as a “virtual wall.” On a practical level, this barrier to entry makes the US’s higher-education system less diverse, and the country less welcoming to a global pool of talent and creativity. It also presents an existential crisis for America, critics say. “Ultimately what we’re talking about is the kind of country that we are,” David Price, a Democratic congressmen from North Carolina told Quartz. Yes, US immigration history is checkered, he said, and the country has had nativist administrations before. But the historical norm has always been to think of the US as a country of immigrants—until now. The invisible wall: Technicalities, delays and an avalanche of paperwork Earlier this year, Francis Cissna, the Trump-appointed director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), changed the agency’s mission statement, taking the term “nation of immigrants” out. “The old mission statement did not accurately describe the full scope of what USCIS does,” he explained in a letter to employees, and later to Congress members. It “eroded the dignity and importance of the work of USCIS while confusing employees and the public about who USCIS serves.” In June, USCIS said officers must issue a “notice to appear”—the first step of deportation proceedings—to immigrants whose application for an immigration benefit is denied for any reason. What this means, in practice, is that many are being put on track for deportation before they have a chance to clear bureaucratic glitches or misunderstandings. Related: Donald Trump's most outrageous quotes (provided by photo services)

RONALDO'S NEW JERSAY IN ANOTHER RECORD

The Portuguese superstar's number seven jersey will be one of the most popular kits this season, but how much will it set you back to buy your own? Five-time Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo's arrival at Juventus is a massive coup for the club, both from a footballing perspective and a marketing one. The Serie A giants will hope the Portugal international can help them compete for the Champions League, but also sell a lot of jerseys and merchandise to help turn a profit on his €100 million (£88m/$117m) transfer from Real Madrid. Having worn the iconic number seven at both Manchester United and Real Madrid, as well as when he captained Portugal to the European Championships in 2016, Juventus were always likely to let their record signing stay on brand with the 33-year-old taking the number in Italy.

#ENT:KIM KARDASHIAN REMEMBERED HER BACK GROUND

Brody Jenner and Kaitlynn Carter celebrated CATCH NYC's sixth anniversary.Brody Jenner and Kaitlynn Carter Are Married! Jon Snow, "Game of Thrones" -- And of course, there is the most famous case of all: Jon Snow. We thought he was gone for good, we knew nothing.Also Read: George R R Martin Says One of the ‘Game of Thrones’ Prequels ‘Has Been Shelved’ at HBO18 TV characters who came back from the dead Click to expand (Video provided by TODAY) This introduction is overdue. Kim Kardashian traveled to Memphis, Tennessee, to meet Alice Marie Johnson for the first time. The reality star, 37, filmed a joint interview with the commuted convict for the Today show on Wednesday, June 13. In a preview of the sit-down, which will air on Thursday, June 14.

SPORT:Spurs, Leonard are reportedly trying to make amends

It’s been a long road, but the Spurs and Kawhi Leonard are reportedly trying to make up The San Antonio Spurs and All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard have ostensibly been at an impasse ever since Leonard’s lingering quad injury sidelined him for 73 regular season games, plus all of the playoffs. And with Leonard entering what is expected to be the final year of his contract, there have been growing concerns that he could very well leave San Antonio in free agency next summer. Now, however, according to The San Antonio Express-News’ Jabari Young, it appears the Spurs are trying to bridge the gap between the franchise and the NBA’s premier two-way wing. It’s a blast from the past for a coach and franchise that had a similar situation with a disgruntled star last season. According to Young: League sources tell the Express-News that head coach Gregg Popovich and Leonard are trying to schedule a meeting, possibly this week, to discuss any issues or concerns Leonard may have, and hopefully come to a decision on offering Leonard the five-year, $219 million supermax extension he is eligible to receive. OK, so how did we get here? The NBA hadn’t seen Leonard since his historic 2017 playoff campaign came crashing down onto Zaza Pachulia’s foot. The only other player to have as efficient a postseason as Leonard did that year, according to Basketball-Reference, was Reggie Miller in 1993. Leonard’s season ended in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals when he rolled his ankle landing on Pachulia’s foot after rising up for a jump shot. The Spurs blew a 20-point lead then were swept out of the series. But while Leonard eventually recovered from his ankle injury, another condition surfaced: Right quadriceps tendinopathy. It’s a vague medical term that could be in reference to any number of specific tendon issues. What we know is that it was a painful rehab process for Leonard, and a painful waiting game for the Spurs. It was even more painful because San Antonio’s medical staff cleared Leonard to play, but he didn’t feel he was ready to go. So he left the team and consulted an independent group of doctors in New York for a second opinion. Eventually Leonard returned We saw him for nine games, where he averaged 16.2 points on moderate shooting numbers. It was clear he was working himself back into game shape, but a 25-point game and a pair of 21-point nights made it seem like he was getting back into the groove of things. That couldn’t have been further from the case. After his ninth game, Leonard flew back to New York to consult the same independent group of doctors he had seen the first time around. He eventually decided to end his season early, to the dismay of many who had hoped Leonard would return in time to help the Spurs make a deep push into the playoffs. That didn’t happen. Instead, reports of a rift between Leonard and Spurs management surfaced. The timing couldn’t have been worse: San Antonio had a supermax contract to offer him, and if he didn’t accept it, they would have to trade him or risk losing him for nothing in the 2019 free agency. That’s why this report, if true, is a beauty Remember, LaMarcus Aldridge approached Gregg Popovich last summer about his fit in the offense. He requested a trade, something that Pop had never experienced in his aeons as a coaching phenom. But Popovich smoothed things out with Aldridge and, without Leonard, reworked his All-Star forward back in as the focal point of the offense. Aldridge’s third season in San Antonio was one of the best in his career. That all started with the two sides coming together to hash out any gripes or misunderstandings, and the same is expected to happen between Popovich and Leonard. The Spurs are lightyears better with their All-Star forward on the court, and no team can put Leonard in an immediately better position to win than San Antonio. If they air things out, hug and make up — aka agree to that $219 million supermax deal — the NBA will be better for it. Because if there’s any dark horse for a championship appearance every single season, it’s San Antonio. And with a happy, healthy Kawhi Leonard, no team wants to see the the Spurs in the playoffs

KANYEWEST'S TOP 50 TWEETS AFTER BACKING TO TWEETER

Top 50 Kanye West tweets since he rejoined Twitter Incoherent ramblings or gems of wisdom? Flickers of brilliance from the mind of a true genius or consummate baiting from the world's greatest online troll? Kanye West is one of the most prolific, controversial and widely followed celebrities on Twitter, and a read through his timeline leaves those questions open to an endless ocean of interpretation. Hip-hop superstar, fashion mogul, entrepreneur, provocateur extraordinaire and husband of Kim Kardashian West, Kanye West, a.k.a.: Yeezy, has a massive Twitter following of more than 28 million. After nearly a year of self-imposed social media exile, Kanye returned to Twitter on April 14, deleted his entire timeline from his original run and started all over again. What emerged was an online persona that was often controversial, occasionally motivational and always unpredictable. Kanye's tweets range from braggadocious self-obsession to philosophical life coaching. Politics, music, capitalism and sneakers are just a few of the topics explored by Kanye, whose 21 Grammy wins and 68 nominations suggest that his talent and success are nearly equal to his grandiose self-image. Stacker used statistics from SocialBearing, a Twitter analytics website, to rank Kanye's top 50 tweets based on total engagement, the sum of each tweet’s favorites and retweets. Click through to see just what he had to say after his mysterious hiatus.

After summit, Trump announces halt to US-SKorea ‘war games’

— President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un concluded an extraordinary nuclear summit Tuesday with the U.S. president pledging unspecified “security guarantees” to the North and Kim recommitting to the “complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.” Meeting with staged ceremony on a Singapore island, Trump and Kim came together for a summit that seemed unthinkable months ago, clasping hands in front of a row of alternating U.S. and North Korean flags, holding a one-on-one meeting, additional talks with advisers and a working lunch. Both leaders expressed optimism throughout roughly five hours of talks, with Trump thanking Kim afterward “for taking the first bold step toward a bright new future for his people.” Trump added during a news conference that Kim has before him “an opportunity like no other” to bring his country back into the community of nations if he agrees to give up his nuclear program. Trump announced that he will be freezing U.S. military “war games” with its ally South Korea while negotiations between the two countries continue. Trump cast the decision as a cost-saving measure, but North Korea has long objected to the drills as a security threat. Trump acknowledged that the timetable for denuclearization is long, but said, “once you start the process it means it’s pretty much over.” Trump sidestepped his public praise for an autocrat whose people have been oppressed for decades. He added Otto Warmbier, an American once detained in North Korea, “did not die in vain” because his death brought about the nuclear talks. Trump said Kim accepted his invitation to visit the White House at the “appropriate” time. Light on specifics, the document signed by the leaders largely amounted to an agreement to continue discussions as it echoed previous public statements and past commitments. It did not include an agreement to take steps toward ending the technical state of warfare between the U.S. and North Korea. The pair promised in the document to “build a lasting and stable peace regime” on the Korean Peninsula and to repatriate remains of prisoners of war and those missing in action during the Korean War. Language on North Korea’s bombs was similar to what the leaders of North and South Korea came up with at their own summit in April. At the time, the Koreans faced criticism for essentially kicking the issue of North Korea’s nuclear arsenal down the road to Tuesday’s Trump-Kim summit. Trump and Kim even directly referenced the so-called Panmunjom Declaration, which contained a weak commitment to denuclearization and no specifics on how to achieve it. The formal document signing followed a series of meetings at a luxury Singapore resort. After the signing, Trump said he expected to “meet many times” in the future with Kim and, in response to questions, said he “absolutely” would invite Kim to the White House. For his part, Kim hailed the “historic meeting” and said they “decided to leave the past behind.”

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DAR ES SALAAM: Kufuatia sakata la video akiwa anafanya vitendo vya kimahaba na mume wa mtu, Kinjekitile Kingunge ‘Kinje’ kusambaa mitandaoni hivi karibuni, muuza sura katika video mbalimbali za wasanii wa muziki Bongo, Tunda Sebastian amejikuta akiwekwa kitimoto na familia yake. Uchunguzi wa gazeti hili kupitia kwa rafiki wa karibu na Tunda ulionesha kwamba baada ya video hiyo kusambaa ilikuwa ni patashika nguo kuchanika kwani wazazi wake walikasirishwa mno na kitendo hicho, ndipo wakamweka kitimoto japokuwa hadi sasa hajakaa nao sawa. “Familia ya Tunda ilimweka kitimoto mwanadada huyo na kumsema sana ambapo aliahidi kwamba atabadilika na akawaangukia wazazi wake na kuwaomba msamaha licha ya kuwa haikuwa kazi rahisi kwa kweli,” alisema rafiki huyo. Ijumaa Wikienda lilimtafuta Tunda ambaye alieleza kuwa, baada ya video hiyo kuvuja kulitokea mtafaruku mkubwa kwa wazazi wake huku mpenzi wake akikasirishwa na kitendo hicho na hadi sasa hazungumzi naye. “Nimejifunza sana maana ile video imenivuruga sana kwa kweli kwani wazazi wangu walikasirika sana, mpenzi wangu mpaka sasa haongei na mimi ila bado ninaendelea kumwelewesha kwamba ile ilikuwa ni pombe tu. “Naamini hasira zake zikiisha atanitafuta tu maana najua ananipenda, nimekoma kunywa pombe na nimeshaacha kabisa kwa kweli,” alisema Tunda. Video hizo zilikuwa gumzo mitandaoni kabla ya Kinje kufiwa na baba yake, Mzee Kingunge hivyo watu kuacha suala hilo kwani ni kumuongezea maumivu juu ya maumivu. Muungwana