British judge sentences an asylum-seeker to 12 months in a case that triggered anti-migrant protests

LONDON, (AP):- A British judge on Tuesday sentenced an asylum-seeker to 12 months in prison for sexually assaulting a woman and a 14-year-old girl, charges that sparked a wave of angry protests..

Malaysia, Qatar and Saudi tighten visa requirements for Nepalese migrant worker

KATHMANDU:- Countries including Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and others have tightened visa requirements for Nepali workers. The visit and working visas have been tightened in view of the situation..

A Jamaican man deported by the US to Eswatini has been repatriated, authorities say

By NOKUKHANYA MUSI and GERALD IMRAY, MANZINI, Eswatini (AP):- A Jamaican man who was among five migrants deported by the United States to Eswatini in Africa has been repatriated to his home..

What to know about the H-1B visa Trump has targeted with $100,000 fees, generating confusion, fear

By PAUL WISEMAN, BARBARA ORTUTAY and PIYUSH NAGPAL, (AP):- The Trump administration’s abrupt decision to slap a $100,000 fee on H-1B visas has stunned and confused employers, students and..

California bans most law enforcement officers from wearing masks during operations

By TRÂN NGUYỄN and MARTHA BELLISLE, WASHINGTON, (AP):- California became the first state to ban most law enforcement officers, including federal immigration agents, from covering their faces..

India expresses concern about Trump plan to hike fees on H-1B visas that bring tech workers to US

By BARBARA ORTUTAY and SEUNG MIN KIM, WASHINGTON (AP):- The Indian government expressed concern Saturday about President Donald Trump’s latest push to upend American immigration..

ICE denies using excessive force as it broadens immigration arrests in Chicago

By REBECCA SANTANA, PARK RIDGE, Ill. (AP):- It was 3:30 a.m. when 10 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers gathered in a parking lot in the Chicago suburbs for a briefing about a suspect..

A boat carrying migrants sinks off the Libyan coast with at least 19 people dead and 42 missing

By FATMA KHALED, CAIRO (AP):- The bodies of 19 people were recovered after the rubber migrant boat they were in sank off the eastern Libyan coast, the International Organization for Migration said..

Eswatini activists protest US deportation deal at embassy in South Africa

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME, PRETORIA (AP):- A group of about 100 pro-democracy activists from Eswatini protested Friday at the U.S Embassy in South Africa’s capital over their country’s deal to..

Elected officials among dozens of protesters arrested at a Manhattan immigration holding facility

NEW YORK (AP):- More than a dozen elected officials were arrested Thursday while protesting conditions at a New York City immigration holding facility where a federal judge this week extended a court..

Judge blocks Trump administration from immediately deporting Guatemalan migrant children

By REBECCA SANTANA, WASHINGTON (AP):- A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from immediately deporting Guatemalan migrant children who came to the U.S...

‘It hurts all of us’: Mass deportations ensnare immigrant service members, veterans and families

By HANNAH PSALMA RAMIREZ, PHOENIX (AP):- Leading up to the 2024 presidential election, U.S. Army veteran Sae Joon Park kept in mind a warning from an immigration officer: If Donald Trump were..

USCIS Unveils First Changes to Naturalization Test in Multi-Step Overhaul of American Citizenship Standards

WASHINGTON:- Today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services posted a Federal Register notice announcing implementation of the 2025 naturalization civics test. The 2025 test assesses an..

UK judge temporarily blocks government plan to send a migrant back to France

LONDON (AP):- A British judge temporarily blocked the government from sending an asylum-seeker who crossed the English Channel back to France, delaying the first deportation under an agreement..

Senate Democrats raise concerns over Pentagon plan to use military lawyers as immigration judges

By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, WASHINGTON (AP):- Some Democratic senators say they are deeply concerned that a Pentagon plan to allow military lawyers to work as temporary immigration judges will..

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