Read more about Grammy 2021 winners in pictures: Beyonce,Taylor Swift create history on Business Standard. Singer Taylor Swift s album of the year win for Folklore at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards has made her the first female artiste to win the top honour three times in her career
PEERS voted today to protect victims of domestic abuse from having their details shared with the Home Office in order to shield them from immigration enforcement.
In a report-stage debate on the Domestic Abuse Bill, the Lords voted 321 to 262 in favour of an amendment that would offer more safeguards against deportation to victims of violent and coercive behaviour by limiting information passing from the police to the Home Office.
Ahead of the vote, Baroness Crawley (Labour) said that abusers “commonly use women’s fear of immigration enforcement and separation from their children to control them.” Migrant women with no recourse to public funds (NRPF) face financial abuse as well as extra barriers in seeking help, she argued.
Final Grammy Predictions: Look for Dua Lipa and Taylor Swift to Share Top Spoils
Final Grammy Predictions: Look for Dua Lipa and Taylor Swift to Share Top Spoils
Beyonce is likely to walk away with the most wins, even without an album in the running, while Lipa and Swift are predicted to split the categories they share.
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If the Grammys had a dress code this year, it might be: Wear your cardigan to the disco. It’s sweater weather, but also the season of the Studio 54 minidress, as Taylor Swift and Dua Lipa look likeliest to make headlines for picking up top honors Sunday night after the close of the Grammys.
US grants Myanmar nationals relief from deportation after military coup
Reuters/Washington Filed on March 13, 2021 | Last updated on March 19, 2021 at 02.31 pm
The decision means about 1,600 Burmese already in the US, including diplomats who have broken with Myanmar’s junta, will be eligible for TPS for 18 months
The Biden administration is granting temporary deportation relief and work permits to Myanmar citizens living in the United States because of the military s crackdown here following the Feb. 1 coup, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Friday.
The decision means about 1,600 Burmese already in the United States, including diplomats who have broken with Myanmar’s junta, will be eligible for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, two administration officials told Reuters.
Immigration hawks have cast doubt on President Bidens ability to manage the legal immigration system after a series of White House blunders. A four-year pause would enable the US labor markets to recover from the coronavirus, while leaving policy questions pertaining to the visa system up to the next President.
Advocates for American workers have emphasized the need to continue during a period of recovery from the economic recession from the coronavirus, enabling Americans to resume careers in industries such as construction and the IT field.
While the bill is unlikely to advance in the Democratic-controlled House, it will potentially serve as a useful litmus test of Congressional Republicans, gauging which members of the party support common sense America First immigration reforms overwhelmingly supported by grassroots activists and Republican voters.