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- TECHNOLOGY
- February 5, 2019
The US Department of Homeland Security has awarded a $224,000 contract to Clearview AI to purchase “information technology components,” in a deal sealed this week. The one-year contract reveals Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency in Dallas, Texas, will use Clearview’s software. Some four companies bid for the contract, Tech Inquiry, a non
READ MORE7.58pm EDT 19:58 Harvard refutes implication that it took advantage of relief funds During the coronavirus briefing, Donald Trump singled out Harvard University as one of the institutions that the government would ask to return funds recieved as part of the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program. “Harvard’s going to pay back the money,” Trump
READ MOREHowever, he has yet to extend those restrictions to other nations now experiencing virus outbreaks. Due to the pandemic, almost all visa processing by the State Department, including immigrant visas, has been suspended for weeks. More than 750,000 Americans have been infected with Covid-19 and more than 42,000 have died. The move effectively achieves one of
READ MOREHome secretary Priti Patel unveiled the long-awaited new immigration rules for post-Brexit Britain last week, which will put an end to free movement on 1 January 2021. The new points-based system will assess skills, qualifications, salaries and English language proficiency and will only award visas to those that are deemed above the points threshold of 70.
READ MOREWorries about the effects of immigration are prevalent in politics across Europe and the US. In the UK, for instance, concerns over immigration dominate much of the Brexit debate. For many, immigrants are seen as a source of competition for jobs and access to public services (irrespective of whether this is true or not). Despite
READ MOREThe Trump administration has unveiled new rules that could deny visas and permanent residency to hundreds of thousands of people for being too poor. The new rules will reject applicants for temporary or permanent visas for failing to meet income standards or for receiving public assistance such as welfare, food stamps, public housing or Medicaid. Experts
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