The European Union (EU) will be keeping a close eye on the French Immigration authorities’ expulsion of the members of the France’s Roma community. The EU officials have said that they were doing this to ensure that the French Immigration was duly observing the EU rules on the matter. These statements from the EU came [...]
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US immigration department is alleged by illegal immigrant activists of not following the provisions of the new Presidential Deferred Deportation order. The National Immigrant Youth Alliance (NIYA) is accusing the US immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of detaining undocumented immigrants who are eligible to benefit from the new program. The allegations are based on the [...]
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United States (US) immigration department was struck with yet another controversy when one of its officers is facing suspension for refusing to obey the order of releasing an illegal immigrant by his seniors. An Immigration and Customs Enforcements’ (ICE) officer, whose identity has not been disclosed, is facing suspension from duty because he had refused [...]
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The extension of EB-5 Immigrant Investor Regional Center program for further three years is welcomed by many state officials as a further boost to the country’s economy. The program also encourages foreign investment in local commercial real estate developments and projects. The approval of extension is also being credited, partially, to the testimony of two [...]
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Citizenship and Immigration Canada has decided to team up with provincial governments to crackdown on possible student visa frauds in the country. Citizenship and Immigration Canada recently announced its plans to limit the number of Canadian schools that are allowed to sponsor foreign students to come and study in Canada. Local academic organizations are warning [...]
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A United States Appellate panel ruled in favor of an American born student, whose request for a tuition grant in New Jersey was rejected because of her mother’s immigration status, this Wednesday August 8th, 2012. The ruling, given by a three appellate judge panel, clarified that the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESAA), a state [...]
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On Wednesday August 8th, 2012, two Australian Navy patrol vessels received a distress call from another asylum boat, carrying the largest number of refugees onboard in the last decade. The boat was carrying over 200 asylum seekers, who were transferred to the Navy vessels and taken to the Christmas Island for further processing. This new [...]
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Immigration lawyers have shown disappointment at the advice that Illinois Senator Durbin gave to several young undocumented immigrants in a video on internet, which was later removed from the website. A recently uploaded video on an internet website showed Sen. Durbin and House Rep. Luis Guiterrez promoting DREAM relief day, a workshop which would help [...]
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The Dutch Immigration authorities are facing criticism almost a month away from the Country’s parliamentary elections as Dutch minister for immigration and asylum, Gerd Leers, is accused of misappropriating statistical deportation figures by the Current affairs in Netherland. The minister is also facing similar criticism from the Council of Europe, which is the advisory body [...]
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