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US halts all asylum decisions after shooting of National Guard membersThe Trump administration has seized on the shooting to vow to intensify efforts to rein in legal immigration, promising to pause entry from...- US Green Card chaos: Immigration backlog hits record 11.3 million - thousands left in limboGreen card delays and visa backlog 2025 have hit record highs as USCIS backlog crosses 11.3 million pending cases, creating massive wait ti...
- Surge in asylum reveals struggles of international students amid Canada's immigration crackdownCanada faces a surge in international students seeking asylum, reaching record highs in 2024 and continuing into 2025. As traditional immig...
- AI will help make 'life-or-death' calls in rammed UK asylum systemThe governing Labour party has pledged to hire more asylum caseworkers and set up a new returns and enforcement unit to fast-track removals...
- Sex offenders to be denied asylum under new UK lawBritain is set to deny asylum to foreign nationals convicted of sex offences. The new Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill aims to ...
- Immigration becomes key battleground in final days of Canada’s 2025 election campaignCanada's upcoming election on April 28 focuses on immigration. Liberal Party's Mark Carney and Conservative Party's Pierre Poilievre propos...
- EU lists seven 'safe' countries including India, Bangladesh to speed up asylum processThe European Commission has proposed accelerating the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum by introducing key measures, including the first EU l...
- UK claims highest deportations of illegal migrants and biggest 'returns flights'The UK government reported removing 16,400 illegal migrants, achieving the highest rate since 2018. Enforced returns increased by 24%, incl...
- Canada pulls refugee welcome mat, launches ad campaign warning asylum claims hardCanada has initiated a global online ad campaign to inform potential asylum-seekers of the challenges in making a claim, as part of a wider...
- Sunak-era crackdown causes sharp fall in UK health worker visasThe number of British visas granted to foreign health and care workers, as well as to the family members of international students, has sha...
- Wanted in UK: A miracle worker on migrationThe incoming Labour government's first move in addressing the illegal landings, which have come to represent Britain's inability to control...
- UK government disputes claims of cleared asylum backlog despite lingering casesThe government's assertion of clearing the asylum backlog faces dispute as 99,000 cases remain unresolved, contradicting claims by Home Sec...
- Major changes to US immigration policy are under discussion. What are they and what could they mean?Many immigration advocates, including some Democrats, say some of the changes being proposed would gut protections for people who desperate...
- UK peers question India's addition to safe states list to block asylum seekersThe cross-party House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee considered the draft Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (...
- EXPLAINER-What is the UK's Rwanda migrant deportation plan?The Rwanda plan, struck in April 2022 by then Prime Minister Boris Johnson, is designed to deter asylum seekers from making the dangerous j...
- 'Will be done by 2023': Rishi Sunak attempts to clear asylum backlogBy the end of next year, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to hire more personnel to help reduce the backlog of asylum requests in ...
- Channel migrant crossings hit new 24-hour record: UK govtSome 1,295 people were detected on Monday, beating the previous single-day record of 1,185 on November 11, 2021, the Ministry of Defence sa...
- Sunak, Truss vow crackdown on illegal immigration to UKSunak said he would tighten the statutory definition of who qualifies for asylum in his first 100 days in office, and fight the European Co...
- US formally ends policy for asylum-seekers to wait in MexicoThe announcement appeared to be a foregone conclusion after Biden promised as a candidate to end the policy, known informally as "Remain in...
- Donald Trump's administration defends 'zero tolerance' border policy; blames Democrats for immigration crisisThe Trump administration defended its controversial "zero tolerance" border policy of separating immigrant parents and their children on th...
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