Emigration and immigration
The launch of Nigeria's first Centralised Passport Personalisation and Production Centre marks a significant milestone in the country's efforts to transform its passport issuance system and eliminate backlogs. The facility, built in partnership with IRISMAT Technologies Limited, has the capacity to produce up to 1,000
Emigration and immigration
More than a dozen Democratic lawmakers were arrested while attempting to access a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility in Lower Manhattan. The officials, who included New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, sought to review conditions at the facility after a court order required ICE to improve cleanliness
Emigration and immigration
Malaysia will initiate a trial run of its National Integrated Immigration System (NIISe) on September 22, allowing Malaysians and selected foreign travellers to use QR codes for passport-less immigration clearance. The new system aims to reduce congestion at the Johor checkpoints, which handle over 300,000 travellers daily. The trial
Emigration and immigration
The Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) has finalized a two-year contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain adult men classified as medium-maximum security for stays longer than 72 hours. As part of the agreement, the state will receive $291.94 per day per detainee, with a
Emigration and immigration
A coalition of immigrants' rights groups led by the ACLU has taken an unusual approach to persuade a federal court to keep a strict immigration law blocked, using Attorney General James Uthmeier's argument on open carry of guns. Uthmeier declared that open carry of firearms is the
Emigration and immigration
Immigration policy analyst Holly Straut-Eppsteiner from the Congressional Research Service (CRS) issued a report detailing the process of naturalization in the United States. According to the report, approximately 26 million naturalized U.S. citizens reside in the United States, representing about 51% of the total foreign-born population. U.S. citizenship
Emigration and immigration
The notion of Scottish exceptionalism on immigration attitudes has been debunked by social attitude polling, which shows little difference in views on immigration between Scotland and the rest of the UK. Despite this, concerns about immigration levels have grown, putting it among the top three issues affecting Scots' voting
Emigration and immigration
As the Trump administration focused its efforts on deporting illegal immigrants, it inadvertently created an environment that allowed Mexico's top drug kingpin, Nemesio "Mencho" Osegura, to take control of the cocaine trade in the United States. The widespread availability of high-quality cocaine has driven the price
Emigration and immigration
United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has joined a group of senators in a letter to the Department of Defense (DOD), expressing deep concern over the recent authorization by Secretary Pete Hegseth to assign up to 600 military lawyers to serve as temporary immigration judges within the Department of Justice
Emigration and immigration
The Home Office report has issued a stark warning about the widespread abuse of the UK's immigration system, with a record number of employers being banned from sponsoring foreign workers. Between July 2024 and June 2025, 1,948 licences allowing companies to bring in migrant workers were revoked,
Emigration and immigration
A coalition of national advocacy organizations, including the Center for Medicare Advocacy, Justice in Aging, and Refugee Council USA, has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the Social Security Administration and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to obtain records related to Medicare eligibility restrictions for
Emigration and immigration
An Indian-origin filmmaker, Shrimoyee Chakraborty, has issued a strong response to the anti-immigration rally held in London, highlighting the challenges faced by immigrants in the UK. Chakraborty, who has lived in the UK for 14 years, shared her personal experiences of paying higher tuition fees as an international student and
