Immigration

Jun 4, 2024

Cyprus president says a buffer zone splitting the island won't become another migrant route

The president of Cyprus says he won’t “open another route” for irregular migration by letting through more than two dozen asylum-seekers now stranded in a U.N.-controlled buffer zone that bisects the war-divided island nation


Why Poland says Russia and Belarus are weaponizing migration to benefit Europe’s far-right
Jun 4, 2024

Why Poland says Russia and Belarus are weaponizing migration to benefit Europe’s far-right

Poland says neighboring Belarus and its main supporter and ally Russia are behind a recent surge in migrants from Belarus toward the European Union


Arizona proposal to let local police make border-crossing arrests is set for lawmakers' final vote
Jun 4, 2024

Arizona proposal to let local police make border-crossing arrests is set for lawmakers' final vote

Arizona lawmakers are expected to take a final vote Tuesday on a proposal that would ask voters to make it a state crime for noncitizens to enter the state through Mexico at any location other than a port of entry


Arizona voters will decide whether local police can make border-crossing arrests
Jun 4, 2024

Arizona voters will decide whether local police can make border-crossing arrests

The Arizona Legislature has given final approval to a proposal that will ask voters to make it a state crime for noncitizens to enter the state through Mexico at any location other than a port of entry


Arizona voters will decide if local police can arrest people for crossing into the US from Mexico
Jun 4, 2024

Arizona voters will decide if local police can arrest people for crossing into the US from Mexico

The Arizona Legislature has given final approval to a proposal that will ask voters to make it a state crime for noncitizens to enter the state through Mexico at any location other than a port of entry


Biden prepares an order that would shut down asylum if a daily average of 2,500 migrants arrive
Jun 3, 2024

Biden prepares an order that would shut down asylum if a daily average of 2,500 migrants arrive

The White House is telling lawmakers that President Joe Biden is preparing to sign off on an executive order that would shut down entries to the U.S.-Mexico border once the number of daily encounters hits 2,500 between ports of entry


Vatican cardinal urges Europeans to remember own migratory roots ahead of European elections
Jun 3, 2024

Vatican cardinal urges Europeans to remember own migratory roots ahead of European elections

A top Vatican cardinal has urged European voters to remember their own migratory roots in showing sympathy to people forced to flee their homes


Italy's migrant jails are squalid and chaotic. A young man from Guinea was desperate to escape
May 31, 2024

Italy's migrant jails are squalid and chaotic. A young man from Guinea was desperate to escape

The suicide of a young man from Guinea inside one of Italy's migrant detention centers has shined a spotlight on the squalid, chaotic conditions


May 27, 2024

Poland rolls out plans for fortifications on its border with Russia and Belarus

Defense officials in NATO member Poland are presenting plans to strengthen its eastern border with Russia and Russian ally Belarus


Border bill fails Senate test vote as Democrats seek to underscore Republican resistance
May 23, 2024

Border bill fails Senate test vote as Democrats seek to underscore Republican resistance

Senate Republicans are blocking for a second time a bill to clamp down the number of migrants allowed to claim asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border


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