The US’ immigration courts are failing to function at the most basic level, industry leaders have warned, as the already understaffed and often undertrained judges are now overwhelmed by an increasing backlog of over 1.6m cases.

Former New York Times journalist and columnist, Nicholas Kristof, has been told by election officials in the US state of Oregon that he does not meet residency requirements to run for governor.

Under the so-called “administrative detention” policy, the Israeli regime has been detaining Palestinians without legal trial or charges for long periods of time.