#immigration-policy

#immigration-policy

"The idea that recognised refugees need to be deported is wrong. "We absolutely need immigration controls. "And where those controls decide to grant asylum, we should welcome and integrate, not create perpetual limbo and alienation. The rhetoric around these reforms encourages the same culture of divisiveness that sees racism and abuse growing in our communities. The Government is wrong to think that reviews of safety in the person's country every few years will mean refugees can be returned at scale. That hasn't happened in Denmark."

The FIFA Priority Appointment Scheduling System, or FIFA PASS, is meant to help the Trump administration balance a strict immigration system while ensuring that visitors for the global soccer tournament can enter the United States without issue. "America welcomes the world," Infantino said in a statement. "We have always said that this will be the greatest and most inclusive FIFA World Cup in history -- and the FIFA PASS service is a very concrete example of that."

It comes amid growing concern among senior party figures over the reforms, which the Home Office has billed as being the biggest changes to the asylum system in modern times and have been inspired by a strict approach taken by Denmark. Ms Mahmood is set to rewrite how Britain grants refuge to those fleeing conflict and upheaval with a statement in the House of Commons on Monday an overhaul she insisted is needed because the pace and scale of change destabilised communities.

PA Media People granted asylum in the UK will have to wait 20 years before they can apply to settle permanently, under plans due to be announced by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood on Monday. The major shake-up to asylum policy comes as the government seeks to reduce small boat crossings and asylum claims. Under the plans, people who are granted asylum will only be allowed to stay in the country temporarily, with their refugee status regularly reviewed and those whose home countries are then deemed safe told to return.

Who are Nigel Farage's army, the voters who want him as our next prime minister? Few questions are as important in British politics. Were an election called tomorrow, the favourite for No 10 would be Farage, whose immigration policies are in some ways more extreme than those of the BNP were. His party's role model for government would be Donald Trump's US: Elon Musk-style cuts to our public services and masked agents snatching families off the streets.

Defending Trump's remarks during a panel debate on CNN NewsNight, Jennings insisted, He is supported by a great many people who see the value in highly specialized, talented people being able to come here. Host Abby Phillip replied, He's not really saying clearly what the policy ought to be, he's just saying we don't have talented people in the United States to do these jobs, which is not true.

The findings reflect an environment of mounting pressures both within, and outside, of businesses. Internally, a growing number of people are delaying their retirement and choosing to work for longer; earlier this year nearly two fifths (36%) of employees said they had already, or were considering delaying their retirement because they wanted to continue working, or due to financial reasons (34%).

Congratulations are in order to The Nation for being a thorn in the side of authoritarianism for 160 years. I was disappointed, however, that there was no mention of The Nation's reporting on the Alger Hiss case (which, thanks to Carey McWilliams and Victor Navasky, is part of the magazine's legacy) and the publication this year of evidence establishing his innocence.

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In Denmark, refugees who have been personally targeted by a foreign regime are more likely to be given protection, while those fleeing conflicts are usually only allowed to remain in the country on a temporary basis. Denmark itself decides what is a safe country. In 2022, the Danish government notified about 1,200 refugees from Damascus in Syria that their residency permits would not be renewed because, breaking with the UN and EU, it judged the region to be safe for refugees to return.

The agency, which handles employment authorization renewals, said its current processing time is four months in 80% of cases. But immigration experts said the agency will likely take longer than that in certain cases. And because visa holders can only apply for work permits a maximum of six months in advance, some H-4 holders may not get their permits re-approved before they expire. Foreign workers must immediately stop working if their employment authorizations lapse.

Under the current administration, we have witnessed a dangerous cascade of immigration policies and actions. These developments are impacting our students, employees, campuses and communities in real time, imperiling the future of our colleges and universities. It's time for us in higher education to pull the fire alarm. Pulling the fire alarm does not mean panic. This is a call to respond, mobilize and act.

ICE-free zones, a policy enacted in Chicago and the South Bay that bans federal immigration agents from using county or city property during deportation operations, could be coming to the East Bay. Jurisdictions across the region have declared themselves sanctuary or welcoming cities committed to protecting immigrant populations by banning collaboration with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Berkeley and Alameda County officials are now considering implementing enforcement-free zones as another way to further protect the community.

The so-called One Big Beautiful Bill, which became law on July 4, 2025, instituted a new fee system for people in the immigration system, including asylum seekers. The legislation requires that they pay a $100 filing fee and an Annual Asylum Fee (AAF) of $100 for each year their application is pending. The new law bars asylum seekers from obtaining fee waivers.

Fianna Fáil TD James O'Connor was given a verbal thick ear on RTÉ by his party leader for claiming Mr Martin behaved like France's Le Roi Soleil (Sun King). Mr Martin was selflessly not setting his sights on a similar reign of 72 years - the longest of any monarch in history. Therefore, the TD had to be bang out of order - his party leader he did not rule from a gilded throne, nor was he ever a top-down leader.

France's foreign policy is not made by resolutions in Parliament. This does not prevent us from respecting this vote.

Nobel Prize-winning author Wole Soyinka said on Tuesday that his non-resident visa to enter the United States had been rejected, adding that he believes it may be because he recently criticized U.S. President Donald Trump. The Nigerian author, 91, won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986, becoming the first African to do so. Speaking to the press on Tuesday, Soyinka said he believed it had little to do with him and was instead a product of the United States' immigration policies.

The big picture: Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe the U.S. is headed in the wrong direction, fueled by dissatisfaction with Trump's impact on the economy and immigration, according to a survey by the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) and the Brookings Institution. By the numbers: Of all racial groups, Black Americans (84%) and Latinos (70%) are the most dissatisfied with the country's direction, according to the poll that surveyed Americans on religion, values and moods. In addition, 60% of Black Americans and 51% of Latinos say their economic situation has worsened this year. Over half of Black (53%) and Latino (56%) respondents say they feel like "strangers in their own country" - a record high in the poll's 16-year history. Only 16% of Black Americans and 30% of Latinos view Trump favorably.

Whether it's residency requirements or the rules around gaining citizenship, the drift towards the right in many countries in Europe is affecting all foreign residents and creating a hostile environment, experts say. Amid a mood of tightening immigration policies and hardening political rhetoric, governments and opposition parties across Europe are outlining proposals to tighten the rules for new and old arrivals both legal and illegal.