When a foreign national is in state or federal custody (that is, jail) and comes to the attention of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) -- possibly through one of its branches, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or Customs and Border Protection (CBP) -- a so-called âimmigration holdâ may be placed on the person.
In the 1980s, a farm in Shikoku started doing things differently. By growing watermelons in specially-made glass boxes, they forced the melons into a cubic shape. Leaping to worldwide attention, the square watermelon became a potent symbol of Japanâs appetite for novelty and innovation.
Household refrigerators, of a sort, had been on the market for about 20 years before this photo was taken. GE was the first, marketing in 1911 a wooden model invented in France by a French monk, Abb Marcel Audiffren. Called the Audiffren, it sold for $1000, twice the cost of a car, and was produced in France.