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Denials of US immigrant visas skyrocket

More and more aspiring immigrants – especially Mexicans – are being denied visas based on determinations by the US State Department

Mexican president says illegal immigration to U.S. ‘is not up to us’

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday he was committed to helping curb illegal immigration after renewed Twitter criticism by U.S. counterpart Donald Trump, but he suggested it was an issue chiefly for the United States and Central America to address.

Man tries to flee Australia on jet ski

Australian police on Wednesday said they had apprehended a British suspected drug offender, who tried to flee to Papua New Guinea on a jet ski

‘US targeted 21 Savage for his rap lyrics’

A lawyer for rap artist 21 Savage said the entertainer was in part detained by US immigration officials because he has been outspoken about family-separation security issues at the US-Mexico border

Rapper 21 Savage arrested, faces deportation

The rapper, whose real name is Sha Yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, came to the United States from the UK as a teenager in 2005

Germany to ease immigration rules to tackle worker shortage

BERLIN: Worker-starved Germany will ease immigration rules to attract foreign jobseekers, including giving well-integrated, irregular migrants who are employed a shot at staying in...

US foreign-born population swells to highest in over a century

The number of foreign-born people in the United States grew last year to its highest share in over a century.

Slamming the door: How Trump transformed US refugee program

WASHINGTON/KAKUMA, KENYA: On Jan. 19, 2017, Aden Hassan’s long wait to start a new life ended when he stepped off a plane in Columbus,...

Singapore tests eye scans at immigration checkpoints

SINGAPORE; Singapore will scan travelers’ eyes at some of its border checkpoints, local media reported on Monday, in a trial of expensive technology that...

Thousands march in US against immigration policy

WASHINGTON: Thousands of demonstrators marched across the country on Saturday to protest the separation of families under President Donald Trump’s hard-line policy. Dubbed “Families Belong...

US reunites 522 children removed under ‘zero tolerance’

WASHINGTON: The US Homeland Security Department said late Saturday the government has reunited 522 children separated from adults as part of a “Zero Tolerance”...

Split families in limbo amid Trump immigration chaos

EL PASO, United States: The fate of 2,300 children wrested from their parents at the US border with Mexico remained unclear Friday two days...

Trump says will sign something ‘pre-emptive’ on immigration border policy

Donald Trump said he would sign something “pre-emptive” soon to solve the problem of immigrant families being separated at the southern border.

Trump rejects push for moderate immigration deal, wants ‘whole package’

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Thursday rejected a push by moderate congressional Republicans for a ‘Dreamer’ immigration deal, saying he would only back...

UK’s new interior minister promises immigration reforms

LONDON: Britain's new interior minister pledged Monday to create a "fair and humane immigration" system hours after being appointed as he tried to move...

US sues California over pro-immigrant laws

WASHINGTON: The US Justice Department sued California Tuesday over its so-called sanctuary city laws, stepping up the Trump administration battle against cities and states...

Immigration in Italy: facts and myths ahead of election

ROME: A right-wing coalition shepherded by ex-prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is capitalising on anti-immigrant feeling in the lead up to Italy’s general elections on...

White House threatens veto of bipartisan immigration plan

WASHINGTON: The White House said Thursday it would advise President Donald Trump to veto a bipartisan immigration plan, heaping pressure on the US Senate...

Big, bold and bright: London muralist fetes immigration

LONDON: Spray can in hand perched halfway up a ladder, Neequaye Dreph Dsane applied the final touches of colour to his latest mural enlivening...

‘I’m not a racist,’ Trump says in denying vulgar comment

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump insisted Sunday that he was "not a racist," after his reported denunciation of immigration from "shithole" countries triggered a global...

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