Tag: Migration

• Wednesday, December 13th 2023 - 10:30 UTC

  PM Sunak convinces Parliament to approve his “Safety of Rwanda” bill

  

  British PM Rishi Sunak and his 'stop the boats' policy managed a crucial vote when Parliament passed 313 to 269 on Tuesday the Safety of Rwanda bill, which intends to send asylum seekers and migrants to the African country.

• Wednesday, December 6th 2023 - 08:56 UTC

  UK and Rwanda sign new version of the asylum seekers policy

  

  Britain and Rwanda signed an agreement on Tuesday to re-launch the UK asylum seekers policy, which is expected to be followed closely by other European countries facing similar challenges and interested in slashing migration.

• Tuesday, December 5th 2023 - 09:54 UTC

  Tougher rules to come and live and work in UK; 2022 net immigration reached 745,000 last year

  

  Britain is changing some rules on who is allowed to come to the UK to live and work. Ministers have come under pressure to act on legal migration, after official figures showed that net migration in 2022 hit a record 745,000, and UK in undergoing a period of stalled economy, according to IMF prospects..

• Tuesday, November 7th 2023 - 09:12 UTC

  Chile: 14 killed in migrant settlement fire in Biobio

  

  At least 14 migrants were killed in a fire in the town of Coronel, some 530 kilometers south of Santiago, in the region of Biobio, it was reported Monday.

• Monday, October 2nd 2023 - 08:08 UTC

  Migration unprecedented emergency: thousands march through Central America heading for United States

  

  The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is appealing for governments in Central America and Mexico to collaborate to address the immediate humanitarian needs of people on the move as unprecedented numbers of vulnerable migrants transit through the region, while also working on long-term solutions to tackle the drivers of migration.

• Saturday, September 30th 2023 - 12:46 UTC

  Falklands: temporary suspension to permanent residence permit applications

  

  The Falkland Islands Customs & Immigration Service informed that, due to large numbers of applications for permanent residence permits this month, acceptance of further applications will temporarily be suspended until Tuesday 2 January 2024.

• Thursday, September 28th 2023 - 08:53 UTC

  Migration crisis; state of emergency in Costa Rica to deal with massive influx of people heading for US

  

  Costa Rica in Central America intends to declare a state of emergency due to an increased wave of migrants on their way to Mexico and later cross to the United States. “I have instructed the security ministry to take a firm stance with anyone who takes Costa Rica's kindness for weakness,” Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves said at a media briefing, referring to recent riots by migrants crossing the nation.

• Saturday, August 12th 2023 - 10:30 UTC

  Legionella forces the removal of UK asylum seekers from Bibby Stockholm barge

  

  Frustration for 10 Downing Street migrant policy. The United Kingdom was forced to remove migrants from the barge where they were being held after Legionella bacteria was found in the water supply, the government said on Friday.

• Thursday, August 10th 2023 - 10:49 UTC

  Uruguayan orange producers said to be retaining cheap Argentine labor

  

  Agricultural producers in the Salto area have been reported to hire Argentine labor from Concordia just across the border and pay them three times less than they would local workers, Uruguay's National Union of Salaried, Rural, and Related Workers (Unión Nacional de Asalariados, Trabajadores Rurales y Afines - Unatra) denounced.

• Tuesday, July 25th 2023 - 11:35 UTC

  Interpol disrupts criminal network that smuggled 5,000 Cubans to EU

  

  Law enforcement from several European countries have disrupted an intercontinental criminal network smuggling migrants from fantasy island Cuba to the European Union. The investigation, coordinated by Europol and INTERPOL, led to the arrest of 62 persons, 25 of which were Cuban nationals and officials.