Immigration

After ignoring two unlawful rulings, the UK Government implemented an emergency Rwanda Treaty "to ensure our plan cannot be stopped".

Women, children and small businesses are bearing the brunt of the government's new anti-immigration strategies, according to experts.

The measures intended to address concerns over immigration levels, particularly in the healthcare sector, include a substantial increase in the minimum salary requirement for skilled worker visas and the elimination of the 20 per cent discount for essential professions.

At the start of his premiership, Sunak had promised to "stop the boats" but his Rwanda Bill was declared illegal by the Supreme Court.

After the Supreme Court ruled the Rwanda Bill unlawful, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak declared that he would relentlessly continue his crackdown on migration.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the updated data replaces the previous estimate of 606,000, after making revisions to reflect "unexpected patterns" in migrant behaviour.

Sunak's focus on the "overall migrant figures" has been dubbed as an "obsession" that does not recognise the contribution of skilled migrants to British businesses.

In a bid to decrease migration levels in Europe, Prime Ministers Rishi Sunak and Giorgia Meloni have joined forces to address the topic at the European Political Community meeting.

Following the Illegal Migration Act in the UK that criminalises migrants crossing the English Channel, asylum seekers are making their way to the UK through France and Italy on foot.

Musk live-streamed his visit to the US-Mexico border to give people an idea of the "real situation".

The Home Office continue to target migrant workers, asylum seekers and refugees by implementing increased penalties and fighting for the Rwanda bill.

The revelation is part of an Impact Assessment of the Government's new Illegal Migration Bill, which was introduced to Parliament in March.

The new net migration number stands at 606,000, with research contradicting the government, which insists that the net migration number is not sustainable.

The proposed legislation includes provisions such as increased penalties for those found to be facilitating illegal migration and reforms to the asylum system.

Asylum decisions have fallen by 18 per cent since December, according to an analysis conducted by the Home Office, revealing the backlog had risen to 172,758 at the end of March.

There is a need for sustainable funding and the impact of high immigration rates on the healthcare system.

Undocumented workers flee Florida after new immigration law, that limits services for people who lack permanent legal statuses, passed.

UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman has come under fire for her derogatory remarks on migrants.

A man threw petrol bombs attached to fireworks at a centre for processing migrants in the southern English port of Dover on Sunday and then killed himself, a Reuters photographer said.

UK government talks tough on immigration -- again

Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni, leading the race to become Italy's next prime minister, was accused on Monday of shameful electioneering by her rivals after posting a video of a Ukrainian woman being raped by a migrant in an Italian city.

Italy's conservative bloc will cut taxes, crack down on immigration and scrap the current system of welfare benefits if it wins next month's election as expected, the group said in a joint manifesto.

Poland's 5.5-metre tall steel barrier, built on its border with Belarus, was meant to be a European version of former U.S.

The U.S. Supreme Court is set on Thursday to issue its final two rulings of its current term, one on federal agency power to tackle climate change and the other on President Joe Biden's ability to end a hardline immigration policy begun under his predecessor Donald Trump.

Spain is shifting its foreign policy towards Africa while lobbying the EU and NATO for support to address migration from the continent, aggravated by the Ukraine invasion, two senior government officials and two diplomatic sources told Reuters.

Frustration and hope: the African migrants in limbo in Rwanda

How to help immigrants feel more at home and contribute more to the local economy

A London court began hearing the first of two last-minute legal challenges to block the British government's policy to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda before the first removal flight scheduled to leave on Tuesday.

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has marshaled $3.2 billion in corporate pledges to tackle the factors that drive some Central Americans to migrate to the United States, according to her office, an effort she will tout on Tuesday at the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles.

The bonds will not affect students or travelers from fellow developed countries who are exempt from visas to enter the United States.