USCIS announces end of automatic EAD extensions. The Donald Trump administration has come up with a new rule for migrant workers that will impact their stay and authorization to work in the country. This will end a Biden administration practice that allowed certain immigrants to keep working legally after their work permit expired as long […]
A Swedish court has ruled that a migrant who sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl will not be deported, as the incident was considered too brief to qualify as an “exceptionally serious offence.“Eritrean refugee Yazied Mohamed was sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay 240,000 kronor (£17,500) in damages for raping 16-year-old Meya […]
Saudi Arabia’s labour reforms mark a major shift, easing worker mobility and reducing Kafala dependency to promote fair employment rights / Illustration generated by AI For over half a century, a single word defined the lives of millions of foreign workers in the Gulf: kafala, Arabic for “sponsorship.” It decided whether they could change jobs, […]
The UK government plans to require migrants to be employed, avoid claiming benefits, and engage in community service, Interior Minister Shabana Mahmood will announce on Monday. Currently, individuals with British family members who have lived in the UK for five years, or those residing legally for a decade under any visa, can obtain “indefinite leave […]
Two women lost their lives on Saturday while trying to cross the English Channel from France to the UK on a makeshift boat carrying other migrants, French officials said. Rescuers found the women in cardiac arrest but were unable to save them. A couple and their child suffering from hypothermia were taken to a hospital […]
USCIS issued a warning to migrant sponsors reminding them that they stand to be prosecuted if they don’t take the financial responsibility of the migrants they sponsor to come to the US. In the latest order to crack down on migrants, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services has now issued a warning to migrant sponsors […]
The UK has carried out its first deportation under a new returns treaty with France, with home secretary Shabana Mehmood calling it an “important first step” in efforts to curb illegal English Channel crossings. “This is an important first step to securing our borders. It sends a message to people crossing in small boats: if […]
A migrant boat sank off Mauritania’s coast earlier this week, leaving at least 49 people dead and around 100 missing, news agency AFP reported.“One of our patrols was able to rescue 17 (people). So far, 49 bodies have been recovered and buried, and the search is continuing,” a senior coastguard official was quoted as saying […]
Five Indian-origin hotel owners have been charged with trafficking, visa fraud in Nebraska. Five Indian-Americans have been charged by the federal authorities for sex trafficking at several hotel locations owned, operated and managed by them in Nebraska. Kentakumar “Ken” Chaudhari (36), Rashmi Ajit “Falguni” Samani (42), Amit Prahladbhai “Amit” Chaudhari (32), Amit Babubhai “Matt” Chaudhari […]
A 22-year-old illegal migrant from Honduras has been charged with aggravated kidnapping after allegedly holding a Chinese woman captive for five days, during which he repeatedly assaulted her and deprived her of food and water. Jose Carcamo was arrested on 14 July after police responded to a distress call about a woman screaming for help […]
