Tag: Immigration
U.S. says to expand program sending asylum seekers to Mexico
WASHINGTON: Mexico has agreed to take more migrants seeking asylum in the United States while they await adjudication of their cases, according to details...
India monitoring detention of students in US university case
India said it is closely monitoring the detention of several Indian students in the United States and has urged authorities there to not deport...
Plethora of opportunities in Germany, just not for illegal immigrants
-Illegal immigrants lose the little privilege they had in their home country, life gets worse
BERLIN: Pakistani ambassador to Germany Jauhar Saleem, in an exclusive interview...
Afghan nationals taken off visa on-arrival list
Pakistan has excluded Afghans from the list of foreign nationals who are offered visa on arrival in the country, according to a media report.
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Britain unveils immigration clampdown after Brexit
--Home secy says new visa system would be based on skills, not nationality, putting EU and non-EU citizens on same footing
LONDON: Britain publishes proposals for...
Germany seeks dialogue with country’s 4.5 million Muslims
The German government is reaching out to the country's 4.5 million Muslims by sitting down with community leaders, experts and imams to talk about...
Trump asks Supreme Court to wind down ‘Dreamer’ immigration programme
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to allow it to end a programme introduced by former president Barack...
Trump wants to end birthright citizenship for some US-born babies
US President Donald Trump says he wants to order the end of the constitutional right to citizenship for babies of non-citizens and unauthorised immigrants born in...
Yemeni asylum seekers denied refugee status in South Korea
SEOUL: South Korea on Wednesday denied asylum to hundreds of Yemeni immigrants who had fled their war-torn country, allowing them to stay only for...
US House rejects compromise bill on border family separations
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: The US House of Representatives rejected a “compromise” immigration bill on Wednesday, as expected, that would have addressed the crisis of families...
Trump tells GOP to ‘stop wasting their time’ on immigration
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Friday told his fellow Republicans in Congress to "stop wasting their time" on immigration legislation until after November, dismissing...
Italy PM says EU draft text on immigration will be withdrawn
ROME: A draft EU statement on immigration will be withdrawn following a "misunderstanding" over the text, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Thursday...
Japanese immigration detainees launch hunger strike over death
TOKYO: Foreigners held in a Japanese immigration detention centre have launched a hunger strike over the death of a detainee, drawing fresh attention to...
Japan accepts 20 asylum seekers out of 19,628 applicants last year
TOKYO: The number of asylum seekers in Japan grew 80 per cent to a record 19,628 in 2017 – but only 20 were accepted,...
US lawmakers grapple with immigration, averting funding fight
WASHINGTON: Legislation to help young “Dreamer” immigrants struggled to gain footing in the US Congress on Monday, as lawmakers prepared to hold a Tuesday...
State of the Union address: Trump promises unity but emphasises discord
US president announces decision to overturn Obama's decision to close Guantanamo Bay
Warns Americans of nuclear threat from ‘depraved’ North Korean regime
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Donald Trump takes hard line on immigration
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Wednesday aligned himself solidly with conservative Republicans on immigration, criticizing a proposed bipartisan deal as “horrible” on US border...
