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Migrants/Migration (legal)

US may require parents to prove citizenship to get passports for their children

If implemented, the proposal would require all parents or legal guardians to provide proof of their citizenship, such as a valid US passport or birth certificate.
If implemented, the proposal would require all parents or legal guardians to provide proof of their citizenship, such as a valid US passport or birth certificate.

Italy, Spain extend tit-for-tat border controls after Ceuta migrant rush

Four migrants arrested in Spain’s Ceuta enclave for throwing stones at soldiers

Spanish military personnel arriving at Ceuta’s border with Morocco on Aug 15, following a mass crossing of migrants into the tiny Spanish territory the previous month.
Spanish military personnel arriving at Ceuta’s border with Morocco on Aug 15, following a mass crossing of migrants into the tiny Spanish territory the previous month.

Spain asks EU for help processing migrants in Ceuta

FILE PHOTO: Migrants are escorted from a makeshift beach camp to official shelters across the city after authorities cleared the site, following a mass crossing from Morocco, in Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta, August 20, 2026. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Migrants are escorted from a makeshift beach camp to official shelters across the city after authorities cleared the site, following a mass crossing from Morocco, in Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta, August 20, 2026. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura/File Photo

Tunisia recovers bodies of last missing migrants from sunken boat

Why Trump is now trying to charge a $127,000 fee for H-1B visas

US President Donald Trump has argued that the H-1B has been exploited to displace American workers.
US President Donald Trump has argued that the H-1B has been exploited to displace American workers.

Six bodies of migrants recovered in southeast Libya, security directorate says

Tunisian hospital receives 19 bodies after migrant boat sinks

Security forces stand guard during a protest, following the sinking of a migrant boat bound for Italy, in Ben Guerdane, Tunisia, August 23, 2026. REUTERS/Ahmed Jarray
Security forces stand guard during a protest, following the sinking of a migrant boat bound for Italy, in Ben Guerdane, Tunisia, August 23, 2026. REUTERS/Ahmed Jarray

Eleven bodies recovered after boat carrying migrants sinks off Tunisia

FILE PHOTO: A view shows boats that were used by migrants and seized by Tunisian coastguards, in Sfax, Tunisia April 26, 2023. REUTERS/Jihed Abidellaoui/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A view shows boats that were used by migrants and seized by Tunisian coastguards, in Sfax, Tunisia April 26, 2023. REUTERS/Jihed Abidellaoui/File Photo

At least 13 Tunisians missing after migrant boat sinks off Tunisia

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