Illegal immigration

US extends work permits for Haitians, other immigrants with temporary protected status

FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security seal is displayed ahead of an expected press conference at the FEMA National Response Coordination Center in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 24, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard./File Photo

DOJ sues Maryland, alleges state policies interfere with immigration crackdown

Mexico to file criminal complaints in US over deaths of Mexicans in immigration enforcement

Protests erupted in Houstan after the shooting of a Mexican national, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, on July 7 by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.

Fatal ICE shooting in Houston sparks mass protest, demands for transparency

Ronaldo Salgado holds a picture of his father Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who was fatally shot by an ICE agent, during a news conference in Houston, on July 8.

Person of the Moment

The prime minister who’d rather not talk about immigration

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who grew up in public housing and paints himself as a champion of the working class, believes that many voters who have drifted from Labour to One Nation can be won back by focusing on economic opportunity and traditional values.

Pope Leo defends migrants at Mediterranean island frontier

Pope Leo XIV lays a floral tribute on a grave during his stop at a local cemetery as part of his pastoral visit to the island of Lampedusa, in southern Italy, on July 4.

Asylum seekers in US sue over ICE requiring more tracking devices

Under a new Trump administration policy, they are required to wear tracking monitors as an alternative to detention.

US deports first migrant to Pacific nation Palau

Palau agreed in December to resettle up to 75 deportees in exchange for US$7.5 million (S$9.72 million).

US Vice-President Vance says the Vatican’s views on immigration are ‘troubling’

Pope Leo XIV meets with U.S Vice President JD Vance at the Vatican, May 19, 2025. Vatican Media/Simone Risoluti/Handout via REUTERS

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention centre shuts in US: Official

The centre was assembled in just eight days in June 2025 with bunk beds, wire cages and large white tents at an abandoned airfield in the Everglades.

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