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Immigration laws

Rock band Radiohead urges US ICE to take down video using its song

ICE's immigration enforcement tactics have been widely condemned by human rights advocates.
ICE's immigration enforcement tactics have been widely condemned by human rights advocates.

Trump administration cannot ‘terrorise’ Minnesota’s refugees with arrests, US judge rules

FILE PHOTO: A sign on a wall reads \"A Neighbour Was Taken Here,\" indicating a place where someone was detained by federal immigration agents, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 30, 2026.   REUTERS/Brian Snyder/ File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A sign on a wall reads \"A Neighbour Was Taken Here,\" indicating a place where someone was detained by federal immigration agents, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 30, 2026.   REUTERS/Brian Snyder/ File Photo

Deported student refuses flight back to US following threat of second deportation

Ms Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was due to take an ICE flight from Honduras back to the US, following a judge's order, but learned that US officials planned to deport her again when she arrived
Ms Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was due to take an ICE flight from Honduras back to the US, following a judge's order, but learned that US officials planned to deport her again when she arrived

Singapore granted PR to 450 Global Investor Programme participants from 2015 to 2025

The programme has attracted about $500 million of investments in new or existing Singapore-based businesses between 2015 and 2025.
The programme has attracted about $500 million of investments in new or existing Singapore-based businesses between 2015 and 2025.

US aims to bring in 4,500 white South Africans a month as refugees, document says

People from the first group of white South Africans granted refugee status for being deemed victims of racial discrimination under U.S. President Trump's Refugee plan, check in for a connecting flight, at Dulles International Airport, in Dulles, Virginia, U.S., May 12, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
People from the first group of white South Africans granted refugee status for being deemed victims of racial discrimination under U.S. President Trump's Refugee plan, check in for a connecting flight, at Dulles International Airport, in Dulles, Virginia, U.S., May 12, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Trump asks US Supreme Court to end protections for Syrian immigrants

U.S. President Donald Trump seen on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 22, 2025. REUTERS/Craig Hudson
U.S. President Donald Trump seen on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 22, 2025. REUTERS/Craig Hudson

British citizenship applications by US nationals hit record high

People hold Union Jack flags as they take part in a Britain First "March for Remigration" in Manchester, Britain, on Feb 21, 2026.
People hold Union Jack flags as they take part in a Britain First "March for Remigration" in Manchester, Britain, on Feb 21, 2026.

Trump threatens to seize people’s homes on Mexico border to build wall

US President Donald Trump  is now targeting the border in and around Laredo, Texas.
US President Donald Trump  is now targeting the border in and around Laredo, Texas.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Feb 22, 2026

The Long Beach Container Terminal is shown at the Port of Long Beach as seen from Signal Hill, California, U.S., January 14, 2026.  REUTERS/Mike Blake
The Long Beach Container Terminal is shown at the Port of Long Beach as seen from Signal Hill, California, U.S., January 14, 2026.  REUTERS/Mike Blake

US citizen shot and killed by federal immigration agent in March 2025, records show

A US Border Patrol officer stands behind tape during demonstrators' standoff with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and federal officers in Chicago, Illinois, on Oct 4, 2025.
A US Border Patrol officer stands behind tape during demonstrators' standoff with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and federal officers in Chicago, Illinois, on Oct 4, 2025.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.