immigration

Rishi Sunak says first migrant flight from U.K. to Rwanda will leave in 10-12 weeks

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on April 22 said he would push through a parliamentary vote on his g...

Five dead trying to cross English Channel hours after U.K. passes deportation law

Five persons, including a seven-year-old girl, died while attempting to cross the English Channel ea...

U.S. visa backlog challenge ‘heard loud and clear’, says envoy Garcetti

Addressing the issues of visa backlogs, and recalling President Joe Biden's order to reduce the visa...

India received $111 billion in remittances in 2022: World Migration Report 2024

According to the United Nations’ latest World Migration Report, India was the highest recipient of r...

Panama's next president says he'll try to shut down one of world's busiest migration routes

Panama is on the verge of a dramatic change to its immigration policy that could reverberate from th...

Joy and regret as immigrants come to terms with Joe Biden’s citizenship plan

Hundreds of thousands of immigrants had reason to rejoice when President Joe Biden unveiled a highly...

Donald Trump promises Green Card for foreign graduates from U.S. colleges

Softening his stance on immigration, former U.S. president Donald Trump has promised to give automat...

An overview of the French elections | Explained

The story so far: The first phase of the French elections conducted on June 30, after President Emma...

Will the new Saudi law help migrant domestic workers?

The story so far: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, one of the world’s largest recipients of migrant dome...

What inflamed the far-right riots in Britain? | Explained

The story so far: The recent far right riots in Britain are a continuation of the phenomenon of urba...

Hungary says it will provide free tickets to Brussels for migrants trying to enter the EU

Hungary's anti-immigration government is prepared to provide free one-way tickets to Brussels for mi...

Germany deports Afghan nationals for first time since 2021

Germany deported Afghan nationals on Friday (August 30, 2024) for the first time since 2021. A gover...

Joe Biden restarts immigration programme for 4 countries with more vetting for sponsors

The Biden administration is restarting an immigration programme that allows migrants from Cuba, Hait...

Algeria has turned back 20,000 migrants to Niger this year: NGO

Algeria has turned back nearly 20,000 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa to neighbouring Niger since J...

Tackling right-wing resurgence in Germany

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the far-left Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) have m...

Canada further tightens rules on temporary workers, students

Canada is further reducing the number of study permits it will grant to foreign students and tighten...