USCIS has issued new policy guidance for Green Card applications, effective September 18, 2026. The rules implement a stricter 'public charge' test, considering a broader range of means-tested public benefits when evaluating an applicant's admissibility.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has filed a lawsuit against Texas Governor Greg Abbott to compel the extradition of ICE agent Christian Castro, who faces assault charges in Minneapolis for a January shooting incident.
Maryam Tahmasebi, a US permanent resident, reports she and her family are being held in Texas detention centers after the State Department revoked their green cards, citing her husband's mother's involvement in the 1979 Iran hostage crisis.
British citizens in Sweden, including elderly and vulnerable individuals, are facing deportation due to strict enforcement of post-Brexit residency requirements. Sweden's 27.5% refusal rate for residency applications is significantly higher than the EU average.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is proposing to subsidize liability insurance for local police officers enforcing federal immigration laws, aiming to boost participation in 287(g) partnerships by covering personal liability costs.
Venkata Vasamsetty, an Indian-origin US green card holder and educator living in North Carolina for 27 years, was detained by ICE at a Georgia facility despite an immigration judge dismissing her deportation case in May.
Moroccan police arrested 111 people near the border with Spain's territory of Ceuta amid heightened security following social media calls for a mass crossing, weeks after a deadly migration surge.
Labor and the Coalition are cooperating on major reforms regarding gambling advertising, NDIS spending, and news bargaining, bypassing the crossbench to demonstrate traditional two-party capability against rising populist pressure.
Mark Nelson, a 47-year-old Jamaican man living in the UK since 2000 with a British family, was granted bail and avoided imminent deportation to Jamaica after a successful judicial review challenge facilitated by pro bono lawyers who read his case in The Guardian.
USCIS announced that starting September 15, it will only accept the new 09/15/26 editions of Form I-539 and Form I-765, with no grace period provided for older editions.
The Philippine defence department accused the Chinese embassy of evasiveness and deception after a Beijing official criticized Defence Secretary Teodoro for anti-China activities.
The Australian Labor government faces internal cabinet divisions over immigration policy as rising political pressure from One Nation and the Coalition tests the party's historical ambivalence toward migration.
Moroccan police arrested 111 people attempting to enter Spain's north African territory of Ceuta amid heightened security following social media calls for a mass crossing.
Moroccan authorities arrest 111 individuals, including 109 sub-Saharan African migrants, attempting to enter Spain's Ceuta enclave after online calls for a mass border crossing, following a deadly July 30 incident that killed 96 and heightened EU political tensions.
Maisa Lopes Eliaser, the wife of a U.S. soldier, returned to Louisiana after over a month in ICE custody when she was pulled from a deportation flight to Brazil. Her detention sparked congressional inquiries into the deportation of military relatives.
Professional soccer player Homero Calderón has been held in an ICE detention center in Georgia for five months despite having pending visa applications, highlighting broader immigration processing backlogs under the Trump administration.
The UK's 'one in, one out' deal with France has led to 94 minors being wrongly detained as adults out of 304 age-disputed cases over nine months, sparking concerns over child safeguarding and detention practices.
Federal agents, as part of Operation Puppet Master, conducted undercover surveillance on progressive groups, labor unions, and protesters in Minneapolis, infiltrating meetings and monitoring activities deemed constitutionally protected, according to court documents.
Singapore's SM2 scholarship programme, launched in 1997, recruits top Chinese high school students for fully funded science and engineering degrees in exchange for a 6-year work commitment in Singapore.
Federal prosecutors confirmed that tests on a substance found in the van of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a man shot and killed by ICE agents in Houston, were negative for methamphetamine.
Walton County Sheriff's Office in Florida has embraced the expanded federal 287(g) program, deputizing officers to enforce immigration laws while local immigrant workers express fear and alter their routines.
Former Hong Kong opposition leader Wu Chi-wai will not be deported from the United Kingdom despite earlier entry complications, UK Minister for Migration and Citizenship Jo White confirmed.
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to spend up to $20m on electric shock gloves called GLOVE, drawing criticism from civil rights groups over potential use of force.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to spend up to $20 million on CTG 5 GLOVE electrified handwear that delivers up to 380V of electric shock, raising concerns over civil rights and accountability.
