Indonesia adds 12 more countries to visa-on-arrival list
June 03, 2022 | 12:09
The Indonesian government has expanded the list of countries whose citizens can obtain a visa on arrival (VoA) to 72.
Mexican airline offers one-dollar flights to returning migrants
June 22, 2019 | 08:55
A Mexican airline is offering one-dollar flights to undocumented migrants wishing to return to Costa Rica, El Salvador and Guatemala as the country struggles to curb arrivals from Central America.
Supreme Court deals Trump another immigration setback
December 22, 2018 | 12:38
The Supreme Court dealt President Donald Trump's attempt to crack down on illegal immigration a blow Friday (Dec 21) when it rejected a White House bid to implement his asylum ban on Central Americans.
UK unveils immigration clampdown after Brexit
December 20, 2018 | 09:51
Britain publishes proposals for an EU immigration crackdown after Brexit on Wednesday (Dec 19) as business groups warn the economy is not ready for Britain to crash out of the European Union without a divorce agreement in place.
France holds 5 migrants who rode Britain-bound 'solidarity' bus
July 09, 2018 | 08:00
French police on Sunday detained five of some two dozen migrants who took part in a "solidarity march" staged by rights activists who had set off from southern France headed for Britain in late April.
German coalition parties agree tougher migrant policy: SPD chief
July 06, 2018 | 08:51
The three parties in Chancellor Angela Merkel's shaky coalition government on Thursday (Jul 5) rallied around a tougher policy on migration and asylum aimed at placating conservative allies.
To prosecute migrants, 'you have to take the children away': Trump
June 20, 2018 | 08:00
President Donald Trump on Tuesday (Jun 19) defended the "zero tolerance" policy leading to thousands of migrant families being split on the US border as the only effective way to fight illegal immigration.
British interior minister Rudd resigns after immigration scandal
April 30, 2018 | 10:28
Britain's interior minister resigned on Sunday (Apr 29) after Prime Minister Theresa May's government faced an outpouring of indignation over its treatment of some long-term Caribbean residents who were wrongly labelled illegal immigrants.
Trump vows to deploy military to Mexican border
April 04, 2018 | 09:00
President Donald Trump on Tuesday (Apr 3) vowed to deploy the military to secure America's southern border, as a caravan of Central American migrants headed north through Mexico toward the United States.
Trump says Mexico not stopping migrant flow, threatens NAFTA
April 02, 2018 | 10:09
His Easter Sunday comments on Twitter came in apparent response to the movement of hundreds of Central Americans who have joined a "migrant viacrucis" ("way of the cross") caravan headed for the US border.
Trump tariffs expected next week with no country exemptions: Ross
March 05, 2018 | 10:21
Trump ignited fears of a trade war and an outcry from US trading partners this week when he abruptly announced blanket 25 per cent tariffs on imported steel and 10 per cent on aluminium.
US expects record number of deportations in 2011
October 06, 2011 | 11:00
The United States this year will deport a record number of undocumented aliens who are convicted criminals, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday.
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