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Australia to crack down on ‘significant abuse’ of immigration system
Australia will address significant abuses of its visa system, the government said on Thursday, in a bid to crack down on human trafficking and other ... World News -
Sweden migration agency to examine residency permit of Iraqi refugee who burnt Quran
The Swedish migration agency said late on Friday it is re-examining the residency permit of an Iraqi refugee who is behind several Quran desecrations ... World News -
Dutch government resigns over asylum policy
The Dutch government collapsed Friday because of irreconcilable differences within the four-party coalition about how to rein in migration, a divisive ... World News -
Germany eases immigration rules for skilled workers to counter labor shortage
The German parliament on Friday passed a law easing immigration rules for skilled workers, as Europe’s top economy battles chronic labor shortages ... World News -
US Supreme Court upholds law against encouraging illegal immigration
A federal law that makes it a crime for a person to encourage illegal immigration does not violate constitutional free speech protections, the US ... World News -
Canada halts deportation of Indian students who used fraudulent university letters
Canada will freeze the planned deportation of dozens of students who entered the country using fraudulent university letters of acceptance, ... World News -
Hong Kong to recruit 27,000 foreign workers amid shortage
Hong Kong will ease entry rules to bring in 27,000 foreign workers to stem a manpower shortage in the financial hub.For the latest headlines, follow ... Economy -
New York mayor asks to remove provision for homeless seeking shelter
New York’s mayor asked a judge on Tuesday to let the city suspend its long-standing “right to shelter” obligation, saying officials are no longer able ... World News -
China’s exit bans multiply as political control tightens under Xi Jinping
China is increasingly barring people from leaving the country, including foreign executives, a jarring message as the authorities say the country is ... World News -
Canada’s largest public sector strike leaves thousands in immigration limbo
As Canada’s largest strike by federal workers approaches its third week, thousands of people are in immigration limbo amid canceled hearings and ... World News -
Members of exiled Chinese church seeking US asylum detained in Thailand
More than 60 self-exiled members of a Chinese Christian church who were detained in Thailand paid fines for overstaying their visas but remained in ... World News -
Indonesia’s Bali tighten visa requirements for Russian tourists
Authorities in Indonesia’s popular holiday island of Bali have asked the central immigration agency to cancel a visa-on-arrival policy for Russian and ... World News -
Proposed UK asylum bill would be in ‘clear breach’ of international law, UNHCR says
The United Kingdom’s Asylum Bill would be in “clear breach” of international law, the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR said on Tuesday.The proposed bill would ... World News -
Teen falls asleep playing hide and seek in Bangladesh, wakes up in Malaysia
A teenager playing hide-and-seek at the Chittagong port in Bangladesh accidentally traveled to Malaysia after falling asleep then getting locked ... World News -
Germany’s Scholz: Strong immigration may secure population boost to 90 mln
Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Saturday Germany could increase its population strongly in the years ahead as the government seeks to boost immigration ... World News -
France denies entry to 123 migrants picked up in Italy dispute
Most of the adult migrants rescued by the Ocean Viking NGO in the Mediterranean have been denied entry into France, which allowed the vessel to ... World News -
Attack on Dover immigration center motivated by terrorist ideology: British Police
The firebombing of a UK migrant processing center last week was “motivated by a terrorist ideology,” counter terrorism police said on ... World News -
UAE refutes racism, exploitation claims by UK think tank on African workers
The UAE has refuted an allegation of racism and exploitation of African workers cast by London-based think tank Impact International, according to a ... Gulf -
Rural Indians join rush to study abroad as prospects dim at home
When 19-year-old Sachin failed to score the grades he needed to get into a good Indian college, his father, a small shopkeeper, took a loan and dug ... World News -
Video of fatal attack on African immigrant shocks Italy
Police in Italy arrested an Italian man in the slaying of a Nigerian vendor whose brutal beating death on a busy beach town thoroughfare was filmed by ... World News -
UK PM Johnson’s Tories attack ECHR after Rwanda plan ruling
Members of Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party demanded the UK withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights after a court ruling forced the ... World News -
Turkey to impose residence quotas on foreigners from July
Turkey, host of world’s largest refugee population, will begin imposing quotas on the number of residence permits for foreigners next month as ... Middle East -
Rwanda expects first 50 asylum seekers transferred from UK by end of May
Rwanda expects the first group of 50 asylum seekers to be transferred from the United Kingdom by the end of May, a government spokesperson said on ... World News -
UK plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda draws criticism
Britain’s Conservative government has struck a deal with Rwanda to send some asylum-seekers thousands of miles away to the East African country, a ... World News -
European Commission wants sanctioned Russians stripped of ‘golden passports’
The European Commission on Monday urged EU member states to explore ways to strip sanctioned Russians and Belarussians of EU nationalities that were ... World News -
Britain may ease immigration rules for Ukrainian refugees: Report
British interior minister Priti Patel wants to set up a new scheme to allow more refugees fleeing conflict in Ukraine to come to Britain, The Sun ... World News -
UK to scrap foreign investor ‘golden visa’ scheme over money laundering concerns
The United Kingdom is set to scrap its golden visa scheme for investors that fast-tracks residency for wealthy investors in the UK over ... World News -
Guatemalan stowaway survives flight to Miami hidden in plane’s landing gear
A Guatemalan stowaway hidden in the landing gear compartment of an American Airlines jet survived a flight on Saturday from his home country to Miami, ... World News -
Turkey deports Syrian refugees over ‘provocative’ banana images
Turkey is deporting at least seven Syrians for “provocatively sharing their images while eating bananas on social media after a Turkish citizen ... Middle East -
Senate Democrats hit roadblock in push for US immigration reform
Senate Democrats hit a roadblock in their effort to attach immigration reforms to a $3.5 trillion spending bill after the Senate Parliamentarian ruled ... World News