Immigration

Finland to close again entire border with Russia as reopening of 2 crossing points lures migrants
Dec 14, 2023

Finland to close again entire border with Russia as reopening of 2 crossing points lures migrants

Finland’s government has decided to seal again, effective Friday, the Nordic country’s entire eastern frontier due to a continuing influx of migrants at the two crossing points on the border with Russia that were reopened on a temporary basis early Thursday


Top EU official lauds Italy-Albania migration deal but a court and a rights commissioner have doubts
Dec 14, 2023

Top EU official lauds Italy-Albania migration deal but a court and a rights commissioner have doubts

A top European Union official has praised an agreement that would see Albania host thousands of migrants picked up at sea and transferred there by the Italian authorities




An asylum-seeker in the UK has died onboard a moored barge housing migrants
Dec 12, 2023

An asylum-seeker in the UK has died onboard a moored barge housing migrants

British officials say an asylum-seeker on board a barge housing migrants off the south coast of England has died and a police investigation has been launched into the incident


UK leader Sunak is racing to persuade lawmakers to back his Rwanda migration bill in a key vote
Dec 12, 2023

UK leader Sunak is racing to persuade lawmakers to back his Rwanda migration bill in a key vote

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is trying to cajole recalcitrant lawmakers into supporting his signature immigration policy in a key vote in Parliament


Biden and Congress are mulling big changes on immigration. What are they and what could they mean?
Dec 10, 2023

Biden and Congress are mulling big changes on immigration. What are they and what could they mean?

President Joe Biden is taking a more active role in Senate negotiations over changes to the immigration system that Republicans are demanding in exchange for providing money to Ukraine and Israel


Smugglers are bringing migrants to a remote Arizona border crossing, overwhelming US agents
Dec 10, 2023

Smugglers are bringing migrants to a remote Arizona border crossing, overwhelming US agents

The U.S. Border Patrol says it is overwhelmed by a shift in human smuggling routes, with hundreds of migrants from faraway countries like Senegal, Bangladesh and China being dropped in a remote desert area in Arizona


Ukraine aid in growing jeopardy as Republicans double down on their demands for border security
Dec 9, 2023

Ukraine aid in growing jeopardy as Republicans double down on their demands for border security

A deal to provide further U.S. assistance to Ukraine by year-end appears to be increasingly out of reach for President Joe Biden


New US aid for Ukraine by year-end seems increasingly of out reach as GOP ties it to border security
Dec 9, 2023

New US aid for Ukraine by year-end seems increasingly of out reach as GOP ties it to border security

A deal to provide further U.S. assistance to Ukraine by year-end appears to be increasingly out of reach for President Joe Biden


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