Incoming Irish Premier Says Housing, Migration Are Priorities
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessIreland’s incoming Prime Minister Simon Harris gave his first speech as leader of the Fine Gael party, outlining priorities for the government…
‘Mission impossible’: Families slam Canada’s Gaza visa scheme as a failure | Israel War on Gaza News
Montreal, Canada – “Unlivable.” That’s how Canada’s immigration minister, Marc Miller, described the situation in the Gaza Strip in late December. The Palestinian territory was…
Rights advocates demand end to Haiti deportations as unrest continues | Migration News
Rights advocates are calling on countries across the Americas — notably the United States and the Dominican Republic — to stop deporting migrants and asylum…
Colombia and Panama failing to protect migrants in Darien Gap: HRW | Migration News
Human Rights Watch has urged the two countries to ensure the safety of people crossing the dangerous migration route. Colombia and Panama have failed to…
Bulgaria and Romania partially join Europe’s Schengen area | Migration News
After a 13-year wait, Bulgaria and Romania have partially joined Europe’s Schengen area of free movement. The two countries reached an agreement late last year…
Trapped, abandoned: Filipino workers lured to Poland by shadowy agents | Workers’ Rights
Names marked with an asterisk* have been changed to protect identities. On a bitterly cold night in February, Robby* was finishing up his shift on…
The EU-Mauritania migration deal is destined to fail | Opinions
On March 7, the European Union and Mauritania inked a 210-million-euro ($227m) migration deal. The agreement was spearheaded by the EU and lobbied for by…
Vice President Harris, Guatemalan leader Arévalo discuss immigration
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris welcomed Bernardo Arévalo, the newly elected president of Guatemala, to the White House on Monday to praise his battle against…
Say one thing, do another? The government’s record rise in net migration
Tom Pursglove MP, the Legal Migration Minister, told me: "We've seen incredible generosity in our country to people from Ukraine, people from Afghanistan, people from…
Bodies of three Rohingya found as Indonesia ends rescue for capsized boat | Rohingya News
Local authorities in Aceh province have received several reports about dead bodies floating in nearby waters since Saturday. The bodies of three Rohingya refugees have…
‘Never-ending humiliation’: Recalling horrors in Libya’s migration centres | Migration
Mediterranean Sea – Malik* has been beaten, sold and humiliated along the way, but after being rescued in the middle of the Mediterranean, he hopes…
Bodies of 65 people found in mass grave in Libya: UN migration agency | Refugees News
The IOM believes the people were migrants who died in the process of being smuggled through the desert in Libya. The bodies of at least…
Advocates gird for Texas migrant law that could upheave US immigration | Migration News
Texas has upped its fight to make a controversial new law — which would allow local authorities to arrest and detain migrants — enforceable. The…
‘Horrific’: US Supreme court allows Texas to detain, deport migrants | Migration News
The United States Supreme Court has lifted a pause on a controversial law that allows Texas state authorities to detain and deport migrants and asylum…
Far-right Austrian nationalist Martin Sellner banned from entering Germany | The Far Right News
Sellner is known for his talk about ‘remigration’ at a recent meeting of nationalist populists in Europe that triggered large protests in Germany. Far-right Austrian…
How migration transformed an Indigenous town in Panama’s Darien Gap | Migration
Bajo Chiquito, Panama – For many years, residents in the remote Indigenous community of Bajo Chiquito, Panama, lived a quiet life. No paved roads lead…
Migrant workers exploited, abused in Italy’s prized fine wine vineyards | Labour Rights
Names marked with an asterisk have been changed to protect identities. Piedmont, Italy – One of the first words that Sajo* learned in the Langhe,…
EU announces $8bn package for Egypt as part of deal to check migrant flows | Migration News
The agreement, which lifts the EU’s relationship with Egypt to a ‘strategic partnership’, has drawn criticism from rights groups. The European Union has announced a…
Why are one-fifth of the world’s migratory species facing extinction? | Wildlife News
The flocks of birds that fill the skies during their long migrations and the herds of animals that make their way across vast expanses of…
Finland moves to block asylum seekers from entering via Russia | Russia-Ukraine war News
The Nordic nation closed all border crossings with Finland last year after registering a surge in asylum seekers. Finland plans to adopt temporary legislation that…