Canada’s government is reimposing some visa requirements on Mexican nationals visiting Canada, an official familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Quebec’s premier has been urging the federal government to slow the influx of refugees which he…
British PM Sunak faces major rebellion over Rwanda legislation
British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak is facing a major rebellion from right-wing politicians in his party over flagship immigration legislation to speed up deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda. This is a critical test of Sunak’s authority. Two Conservative Party…
EU agrees to tighten asylum system in sweeping migration reform
EU member states and the EU Parliament have agreed to significantly stricter asylum procedures in a major reform of the European asylum system. The painstakingly negotiated compromise announced on Wednesday provides for numerous additions and tightening of the existing rules…
To japa or not is the question — Tara Aisida
Her video went viral. The one in which she confessed to the whole world that she was lonely in far flung Canada away from her family and friends all in the search of the Golden Fleece. The video elicited comments…
Germany hits back at Elon Musk after he wades in on migrant debate
Germany has hit back at Elon Musk after the billionaire businessman waded into the country’s debate on migration. Musk reshared a post on the platform X, formerly Twitter, that criticized German NGO operations in the Mediterranean for “unloading illegal immigrants”…
U.S.-Mexican border deadliest overland migration route in the world
The Mexican-U.S. border was the world’s most dangerous overland migration route in 2022, according to the UN’s International Organisation for Migration (IOM). The Geneva-based agency reported on Tuesday that 686 migrants were registered dead or missing. The number was about…
Dutch government collapses amid deep divisions over migration
The Dutch government fell on Friday night amid deep divisions over plans to restrict the right of asylum seekers to bring their families to the Netherlands. Mark Rutte, the prime minister, had called for a crackdown on family reunification but…
Greece ignored offer to monitor migrant boat, says EU border agency
Greece did not respond to an offer to send a plane to monitor a migrant boat that later sank with huge loss of life, EU border officials say. At least 82 people are known to have died in the incident…
Gary Lineker to step back from presenting MOTD
Gary Lineker is to step back from presenting Match of the Day until an agreement is reached on his social media use, the BBC has said. It follows an impartiality row over comments he made criticising the government’s new asylum…
Small boats: Sunak to outline plan to stop migrant crossings
A new law set to go before Parliament later will introduce new measures aimed at removing migrants entering the UK on small boats. The Illegal Migration Bill is set to prevent those arriving illegally from claiming asylum, and will block…