Migrants/Migration (legal)

US DHS to vet immigrants for what it calls extremist views, raising free speech concerns

The Trump administration said in 2025 it would vet immigration applications for “anti-Americanism” and anti-Semitism.

Under Trump, green card seekers face new scrutiny for views on Israel

Under new guidance issued by the Trump administration, immigrants could be denied a green card for participating in pro-Palestinian protests.

Pope Leo decries migrants being treated ‘worse than house pets’

Pope Leo XIV speaks to journalists aboard the papal flight from Malabo to Rome, on April 23.

Italy’s contested deal to send migrants to Albania gets legal lifeline

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at Chigi Palace, in Rome, Italy, February 26, 2026. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo

Libya rescues 404 migrants on 10 boats, Red Crescent says

Number of immigrants in EU reaches record high of 64.2 million in 2025, study shows

People gather on a terrace in front Berlin's television tower, Germany, July 26, 2018. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

Students join migrant workers for annual beach clean-up

Members of 24asia, youths from ITE, Ngee Ann Polytechnic and National Junior College, at an annual beach cleanup event at West Coast Park on April 19.

Italian PM Meloni pledges to amend disputed migrant repatriation bonus scheme

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attends a joint press conference with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy (not pictured) at Chigi Palace, in Rome, Italy, April 15, 2026.

Nearly 8,000 people died or disappeared trying to migrate in 2025: UN

Rohingya refugees stand in queue to receive ration from the World Food Program(WFP), at a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, April 18, 2026.

Taiwan says India migrant worker deal depends on industry demand

There are more than 870,000 foreign workers in Taiwan, with over 60 per cent employed in manufacturing, construction, agriculture and caregiving sectors.

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