The US Attorney General has issued new measures that could see thousands of asylum-seekers detained indefinitely.
William Barr overturned a 2005 ruling which allowed some migrants, who demonstrated a credible fear of persecution, to pursue bail while their claims were processed.
Kevin McAleese has more from Washington:
Kuwait, Bahrain respond to drone attacks after US-Iran clash
Kuwaiti air defences were intercepting missile and drone attacks of undisclosed origin, state media reported, while in Bahrain sirens sounded and residents were urged to seek shelter after US and Iran exchanged fire.
Kuwait reopens airspace after drone attacks
Kuwait has reopened its airspace after closing it for a couple of hours on Saturday morning following Iran's missile and drone attacks.
Israeli forces shoot dead Palestinian baby, wound his parents in West Bank
Israeli forces killed a seven-month-old Palestinian baby and wounded his parents in the Tel Rumeida area south of the West Bank city of Hebron on Friday evening, the Palestinian health ministry said.
North Korea to build 10,000-ton destroyer, state media says before Xi visit
North Korea plans to build a 10,000-ton destroyer and develop secret underwater weapons, state media said on Saturday, ahead of a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping.
India's 'Cockroach' youth movement founder arrives in New Delhi to protest Modi
The founder of India's viral Cockroach Janta Party arrived in New Delhi on Saturday to lead a protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, taking the country's largest online youth movement to the streets for the first time.
The UAE has strongly condemned Iran for carrying out missile and drone attacks on Bahrain on Saturday.
UAE authorities have suspended the issuance of new visas for nationals from Ebola-hit countries - Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and South Sudan - as an "additional precautionary measure".
Dubai Police on Saturday alerted residents about an uptick in holiday home scam after a man lost AED 8,000 to fraudsters while attempting to rent a chalet.
