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The US Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the Trump administration to resume deporting migrants to countries other than their own while it considers the legality of the practice. The court’s conservative majority temporarily blocked safeguards requiring deportees to receive notice of where they would be sent and time to raise persecution concerns.
October 2026 marks 10 years since the Calais "Jungle" in northern France was dismantled by French police. The camp was home to thousands of migrants who wanted to cross the Channel and reach the UK. A decade on, migrants continue to dream of reaching British shores and the "Jungle" has been replaced by many smaller jungles scattered along the northern French coastline. FRANCE 24's Pauline Godart, Claire Paccalin and Mohamed Farhat report.
In Ceuta, Spanish police discovered 28 undocumented migrants hiding in flats that did not meet adequate hygiene and habitability standards. Ceuta is facing a humanitarian crisis, weeks after more than 70,000 people reached the enclave from Morocco.
A far-right activist who had led protests against migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats has been arrested for allegedly slashing a dinghy in the water, police said Thursday. The incident comes as agitators against immigration adopt a confrontational new tactic of trying to stop the boats landing on England’s shores, clashing with police and rescuers in the process. A video posted on Tuesday on social media appears to show Daniel Thomas, 37, taking a knife to an inflatable boat,...
A Venezuelan national shot and wounded by a US immigration agent in Texas was jailed with the bullet still inside his body, his lawyer said Monday. Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, told reporters he was delivering an order for DoorDash on Sunday when his vehicle was rammed by an ICE agent and he was shot. “I’m in a lot of pain because the shot fractured my clavicle and at the hospital where they took me they couldn’t remove the bullet because it’s close to the spinal cord … I’m not doing very...
Police said the operations are part of a continuing drive following a Union Home Ministry circular dated May 2, 2025
For this edition of Reporters+, Karina Chabour has investigated a dark side of Donald Trump’s immigration policy. How ICE deports immigrants to so-called ‘third countries’ in Africa, far from the United States and often far from their countries of origin.
China can learn from US immigration strategies to attract foreign talent and stay competitive in the intensifying global tech race, a Chinese public policy analyst has said. Li Mingbo, deputy dean of the Guangzhou Institute of the Greater Bay Area (GIG), said China must be more efficient in promoting its new K visas for young science and technology specialists from overseas, noting that the country lacked an immigration system tailored for hi-tech talent. “Although the US has tightened its visa...
Spanish police in Ceuta on Friday morning started moving hundreds of migrants from the beaches of the Spanish enclave to a new tented area. Several thousand migrants remain in Ceuta after tens of thousands of people crossed the border with Morocco in late July.
French far-right politician Éric Zemmour said on Friday that he would run in next year's presidential election, joining far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, who was runner-up to President Emmanuel Macron in the last two elections. Zemmour is campaigning on a crackdown on immigration, including a plan to expel unemployed foreigners even if they are legal residents.
More than 77,000 visa overstayers face detention or departure as Australia cracks down on immigration violations.
Hong Kong’s redeveloped Huanggang Port could begin operations as early as October 12, allowing cross-border travellers to complete Hong Kong and mainland Chinese immigration procedures in a single inspection under a new joint clearance system. The South China Morning Post learned on Friday that authorities were targeting the date for the launch, although that would depend on the facility’s operational readiness. Launching on October 12 would meet the government’s target of starting operations in...
Courts and Democratic-led states mount legal challenges against Trump administration visa and green card limits.
The three passengers had taken a flight from Amritsar to Delhi on September 4 and subsequently boarded a Lufthansa flight from Delhi to Munich.
DHS inspectors say they found the immigration-detention centre violated basic standards for hygiene, medical care, food and safety.
Kenya's Directorate of Immigration Services publishes nine permit classes. None of them is for working online for an employer abroad, whatever the nomad guides say. The post Kenya Remote Work Permit 2026: What the Official Permit List Actually Says appeared first on The Rio Times.
Home Affairs has pushed its visa concession out to 30 June 2027. It keeps pending applicants lawful, but it hands nobody a new right. The post South Africa Visa Concession Extended to 30 June 2027 for Pending Applicants appeared first on The Rio Times.
Swedes are voting in a closely fought general election that could see the far-right Sweden Democrats enter government for the first time. With immigration, crime and the economy dominating the campaign, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson are locked in a neck-and-neck race.
Anti-immigration protesters gathered in the English city of Portsmouth on Saturday. The protesters gathered outside Portsmouth Guildhall for the South Coast Patriots march. Counter-protesters led by Stand Up to Racism were also present, as police separated the two demonstrations.
Swedes were voting in a closely fought election on Sunday that will either bring a far-right party into government for the first time or shift the country back towards the liberalism that has long defined the northern European kingdom. Sweden’s centre-left opposition holds a narrow lead over the ruling right-wing bloc ahead of the September 13 election for parliament, several opinion polls have shown this week. But Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, who has trailed in opinion polls throughout his...
Residence cards in Mexico City now take 4–6 weeks instead of 1–2: INM appointments are booked out for over a month, and processing can exceed the 30-day entry window. The post Mexico City Residence Cards Now Take 4 to 6 Weeks: What Expats Should Know About INM Delays appeared first on The Rio Times.
Anti-immigrant protests in the country are back.
The Kenyan government on Tuesday gave foreigners running businesses in the country 90 days to obtain or update required documents, including work permits and business licenses. The move followed remarks by the president about foreign-owned businesses that sparked panic in immigrant communities.
Fourteen people are to go on trial in France on Tuesday over the loss of 31 people including a seven-year-old child in 2021, in the deadliest small-boat crossing accident recorded in the Channel.
Tokyo, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)--A total of 162 certified coordinators who help foreign residents consult with local governments and others have been deployed in 38 of Japan's 47 prefectures since the certification system was launched by the Immigration Services Agency in fiscal 2024. The system was introduced amid an increasing number of foreign residents in the country, as well as a growing n...
Anti-immigration protesters clashed with police in Portsmouth after around 140 people arrived in UK aboard a small boat.
ICE agents arrested an average of one person every 54 seconds in July. AJLabs examines a record month for deportations.
The recent release of classic arcade games on the White House website, which allow players to deport migrants and build a border wall, has stoked more fear and anger among Filipino-Americans, as observers call out the “xenophobic” tactics in US President Donald Trump’s widening immigration crackdown. Analysts and immigrant advocates described the games, unveiled on Thursday, as “frightening”, trivialising the human toll of the policies and normalising hostility towards migrants, particularly...
The Trump administration has sought to expand third-country deportations, with more than 30 deals struck so far.
Dozens of masked anti-immigration protesters blocked roads leading to Britain’s busiest ferry port on Saturday, clogging traffic and disrupting travellers and cargo vehicles heading for France.