A recent report from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has revealed that foreign-born migrants accounted for two-thirds of the growth in rental demand across the United States. In states such as California and New York, migrant-driven rental demand grew by 100 per cent, the report said.The findings come amid President Donald […]
About 19 undocumented Haitian migrants were arrested in southern Quebec this week after they illegally entered Canada from the US on foot in extreme cold. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said they began the search operation after they received a report from the US Border Patrol that some people crossed the border on foot. After […]
On top of all the new immigration rules the Donald Trump administration recently announced, there is a new $5,000 ‘apprehension fee’ on migrants without legal status, US Border Patrol chief Micheal banks announced. This charge will apply to people apprehended after crossing the border between posts of entry. The fee is part of a provision […]
Donald Trump Jr. criticised the Wall Street Journal editorial board on Friday after the paper published an op-ed defending Afghan refugees living in the United States.The Journal’s editorial was titled “The Ambush on the National Guard.” It argued that Afghan refugees should not be blamed for the actions of a single individual.Recently, two National Guardsmen […]
Germany has officially scrapped its fast-track citizenship program, a move that has stirred debate across Europe and gone viral on social media. Introduced in 2024 to attract highly skilled professionals, the program allowed qualified foreign nationals to apply for citizenship after just three years of residency—instead of the usual five. But after drawing fewer than […]
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 […]
US President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration is a cornerstone of his domestic policy, forming part of his controversial campaign pledge to carry out “the largest deportation operation in American history.“Deporting those migrants to African countries, however, was not part of the original plan he announced when he ran for the presidency in 2024.But […]
Representative image (agencies) A US federal appeals court on Wednesday stayed a lower court’s order that had temporarily protected around 60,000 migrants from Honduras, Nicaragua, and Nepal from deportation. The decision, issued by the 9th US circuit court of appeals in San Francisco, supports the Trump administration’s move to end temporary protected status (TPS) for […]
Trump administration pushes for US-Mexico border makeover; paint walls black to deter migrants (Pic credit: AP) Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Tuesday said President Donald Trump had directed that the US-Mexico border wall be painted black, arguing that the dark surface would make it too hot for migrants to climb. Speaking at a press […]
Trump DOJ defends policy to give work permits to the spouses of H-1B workers. Donald Trump’s Department of Justice said in a court-ordered response that the Attorney General can give work permits to migrants even though Congress explicitly bars the hiring of illegal migrants, Breitbart reported. This response came in the context of a 2015 […]
