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Cyprus police arrest 21 people after violent anti-immigrant clashes
Cyprus police arrested 21 people late Monday after violent clashes involving immigrants and residents of a community in the west of the island which ... World News -
Germany to pass law making it easier for skilled workers to immigrate
Germany is set to pass a law this week making it easier for skilled workers, especially from outside the European Union, to immigrate after the ... World News -
Australia plans overhaul of immigration system, in bid to compete for skilled workers
Australia proposed on Thursday overhauling its immigration system to speed up getting highly skilled workers into the country and smoothening the path ... World News -
Canada sees record high population growth as immigration increases
Canada saw record-high population growth last year due to a surge in immigrants and temporary residents, the government statistical agency said ... World News -
UK’s Sunak unveils crackdown on asylum seekers amid immigration row
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak unveiled plans to tackle the UK’s swelling backlog of asylum claims including making it harder for arrivals from Albania to ... World News -
New Zealand to temporarily boost worker intake to fill labor gaps
New Zealand will make temporary changes to immigration rules, a minister said on Sunday, aiming to lure 12,000 workers over the next year with a ... Economy -
Indian officials probe illegal immigration after four deaths near US-Canada border
Indian police have detained six people in a crackdown on illegal immigration after four Indians were found frozen to death near the border between the ... World News -
Biden administration permits entry of 25,000 Mexican asylum seekers into US
The Biden administration on Friday announced plans for tens of thousands of asylum-seekers waiting in Mexico for their next immigration court hearings ... World News -
UK-based migrants are made eligible for COVID-19 vaccine
Migrants living in Britain will be eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines regardless of whether they have the legal right to live and work in the ... Coronavirus -
Lebanese seek to fly out of dire economic situation as Beirut airport reopens
When Ziad Moutran, a Lebanese architect, returned to Lebanon after five years working in Montreal, he thought he was coming home for good.But now, a ... Features -
Coronavirus: Trump to sign immigration order barring new green cards
President Donald Trump announced what he described as a “temporary suspension of immigration into the United States.” But an executive order he is ... Coronavirus -
UK bid to attract high-skilled workers with points-based immigration system
Britain will prioritize access for high-skilled workers from around the world in its post-Brexit, points-based immigration system, the government said ... World News -
US will no longer issue visas for pregnant women to limit ‘birth tourism’
The United States said Thursday it would no longer issue temporary visitor visas to pregnant women seeking to enter the country for so-called ... World News -
Greece: Turkey needs to end ‘blackmail’ for migrant aid
Greece’s migration minister said that Turkey needs to stop “blackmail” if it wants more EU aid, saying its loaded language had ... World News -
Canadian hockey commentator fired over inflammatory remarks toward immigrants
Don Cherry, whose provocative views and outlandish suit jackets made for appointment viewing on Canada’s popular Saturday night hockey ... Television & Radio -
US Supreme Court takes up high-profile case over young immigrants
The Supreme Court is taking up the Trump administration’s plan to end legal protections that shield 660,000 immigrants from deportation. ... World News -
Legal setback for Trump administration plan to speed some deportations
A federal judge ordered the Department of Homeland Security to set aside a plan that would make more people vulnerable to expedited deportation until ... World News -
300 more Chinese arrested in Philippines crackdown
Philippines immigration agents, backed by troops, have arrested more than 300 Chinese for alleged cyber crimes, a week after a similar number were ... World News -
US Supreme Court backs Trump on asylum crackdown
The US Supreme Court granted a request by President Donald Trump’s administration to fully enforce a new rule that would curtail asylum ... World News -
Italy’s Salvini issues new migrant ban as seeks to derail new coalition
Italy’s outgoing interior minister, Matteo Salvini, has banned another migrant-rescue ship from docking in the country, using the issue of ... World News -
Citizenship list in Indian state leaves out almost 2 mln, risking statelessness
India on Saturday published the final citizenship list in the state of Assam that excluded nearly two million people amid fears they could be rendered ... World News -
President-elect says Guatemala can’t do migrant deal with US
A Guatemalan immigration agreement signed with the Trump administration won’t work because the Central American nation does not have the ... World News -
US: New rules to deny green cards to many legal immigrants
The Trump administration announced on Monday it is moving forward with one of its most aggressive steps yet to restrict legal immigration: Denying ... World News -
Guatemalan activists protest migrant asylum pact with US
Hundreds of Guatemalans gathered Saturday to protest an agreement that President Jimmy Morales’ government signed with Washington to require ... World News -
Armed man dead after attacking US immigration jail
An armed man who attacked a US immigration detention facility with “incendiary devices” has been shot dead after a confrontation with ... World News -
US federal judge blocks indefinite detention of asylum seekers
A federal court in Seattle blocked a Donald Trump administration policy Tuesday that allowed asylum-seekers to be detained indefinitely without giving ... World News -
California to provide free health care to undocumented immigrants
California is set to become the first US state to offer healthcare to some adults living in the country illegally, after lawmakers on Sunday approved ... Variety -
Watchdog finds rotting food at migrant detention facilities
Homeland Security’s watchdog agency says it has found rotting food, moldy and dilapidated bathrooms and practices that violated standards at ... World News -
US military to set up tents for migrants on border with Mexico
The American military is going to set up tents near the US-Mexico border to temporarily house adult undocumented migrants held by immigration ... World News -
Asylum claims in Canada tripled over two years
The number of people seeking asylum in Canada more than tripled over a two-year period and reached a monthly peak in August 2017 when thousands ... World News