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Migrants/Migration (legal)

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.

S’pore’s fertility rate sinks to new low of 0.87, citizen population could shrink by early 2040s

Preliminary figures show only about 27,500 resident births in 2025, the lowest number in Singapore’s recorded history.
Preliminary figures show only about 27,500 resident births in 2025, the lowest number in Singapore’s recorded history.

Spain’s looming migrant amnesty strains services, sends applicants scrambling

People queue outside Pakistan’s consulate in Barcelona to apply for criminal record certificates, a document required for the migrant regularisation programme recently announced by the Spanish government, in Barcelona, Spain. January 30, 2026. Spain plans to grant legal status to about half a million undocumented migrants. REUTERS/Albert Gea
People queue outside Pakistan’s consulate in Barcelona to apply for criminal record certificates, a document required for the migrant regularisation programme recently announced by the Spanish government, in Barcelona, Spain. January 30, 2026. Spain plans to grant legal status to about half a million undocumented migrants. REUTERS/Albert Gea

Trump policy allowing swift deportations to alternate countries rejected by US judge

New U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy, who blocked the Trump administration for weeks from finalizing the deportation of eight men to South Sudan, speaks during his Investiture Ceremony at the federal courthouse in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., September 17, 2025.   REUTERS/Brian Snyder
New U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy, who blocked the Trump administration for weeks from finalizing the deportation of eight men to South Sudan, speaks during his Investiture Ceremony at the federal courthouse in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., September 17, 2025.   REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Nepali migrant workers influence polls, but can’t vote

Nepal votes on March 5 in the first parliamentary elections since deadly youth-led protests toppled the government in September 2025.
Nepal votes on March 5 in the first parliamentary elections since deadly youth-led protests toppled the government in September 2025.

UK’s Reform promises ICE-style deportation agency to halt migrants

A group of migrants on an inflatable dinghy leave the beach of Petit-Fort-Philippe in northern France in an attempt to cross the English Channel to reach Britain, in Gravelines, near Calais, France, September 27, 2025. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor/File Photo
A group of migrants on an inflatable dinghy leave the beach of Petit-Fort-Philippe in northern France in an attempt to cross the English Channel to reach Britain, in Gravelines, near Calais, France, September 27, 2025. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor/File Photo

Australia PM Albanese rejects immigration cuts as far-right grows

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese dismissed the idea of immigration cuts or tighter border checks.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese dismissed the idea of immigration cuts or tighter border checks.

5 bodies of migrants washed ashore in east of Libya's capital Tripoli, police officer says

US judge blocks deportation of Columbia University Palestinian activist

Mr Mohsen Mahdawi was arrested by immigration agents in 2025 as he was attending an interview to become a US citizen.
Mr Mohsen Mahdawi was arrested by immigration agents in 2025 as he was attending an interview to become a US citizen.

Migrants in Libya, including young girls, face rape and torture, UN office says

FILE PHOTO: Migrants aboard an overcrowded boat are approached by the crew of the migrant search and rescue ship Sea-Watch 5, operated by the German NGO Sea-Watch, during a rescue operation in the Search and Rescue (SAR) zone in the central Mediterranean, off Libya, August 11, 2025. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Migrants aboard an overcrowded boat are approached by the crew of the migrant search and rescue ship Sea-Watch 5, operated by the German NGO Sea-Watch, during a rescue operation in the Search and Rescue (SAR) zone in the central Mediterranean, off Libya, August 11, 2025. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki/File Photo

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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.