Costa Rica to accept 25 ‘third country’ deportees from US every week
By JAVIER CÓRDOBA and MEGAN JANETSKY, SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica (AP):- Costa Rica said Thursday that it would accept 25 migrants…
Immigration Update
Migration is a broad term referring to the process of people moving from one place to another, whereas immigration specifically refers to the process of moving to a new country permanently and settling there.This encompasses international and internal movement or relocation driven by economic, political, environmental, or personal factors. People are often hindered, obstructed, and divided by religion, politics, or race. We will provide updates on the challenges and opportunities of migration, as well as a picture of the changing world. 
Missed paychecks and airport delays: Pressure mounts on Congress to end the funding shutdown
By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING, WASHINGTON (AP):- Pressure is mounting on Congress to end the funding shutdown that has resulted…
EU lawmakers vote to make it easier to set up migrant detention centers outside the bloc
By SAM McNEIL, BRUSSELS (AP):- European lawmakers voted Thursday to ease the setting up of new migrant detention centers outside the…
Migrants march from southern Mexico, protesting delays and seeking papers to work
By EDGAR H. CLEMENTE, TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP):- A group of about 500 migrants traveled through southern Mexico Wednesday, protesting long waits for paperwork…
51 Nepalis rescued from Cambodia
KATHMANDU:- Fifty-one Nepali citizens who had reached Cambodia under various temptations have been rescued. They were repatriated with the initiative of…
As border dynamics change, priest keeps ministering to migrants and deportees
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO, NEW YORK, (AP):- Over the past five years at the U.S.-Mexico border, the Rev. Brian Strassburger has gone…
Supreme Court considers letting Trump administration revive restrictive immigration asylum policy
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, WASHINGTON (AP):- The Supreme Court grappled Tuesday with whether the Trump administration should be able to revive an immigration policy…
ICE agents deployed in all US airports from Monday
LOS ANGELES:- Major airports in the United States are currently experiencing unusually high levels of congestion and long security lines, as…
Deal emerges to end Homeland Security budget standoff as TSA disruptions deepen
By LISA MASCARO and JOEY CAPPELLETTI, WASHINGTON (AP):- Senators raced Tuesday to clinch an emerging proposal to end the Homeland Security shutdown by…
Trekking guides a mandatory provision to travel to restricted destinations: Immigration Department
KATHMANDU:- The Department of Immigration has reminded the stakeholders of the government policy regarding the mandatory provision of trekking guides while…
California Democrats condemn immigration arrest at San Francisco airport
By JANIE HAR, SAN FRANCISCO, (AP):- Video footage of federal officers detaining a crying woman at San Francisco International Airport…
Portugal’s proposed law to speed up deportation of migrants passes parliament
LISBON:- The Portuguese government has approved a new proposed law aimed at speeding up the deportation process for illegal immigrants. The…
ICE officers will begin assisting TSA as shutdown frustrates travelers and screeners
By SEUNG MIN KIM and LISA MASCARO, WASHINGTON (AP):- President Donald Trump’s decision to order federal immigration agents to U.S. airports to help…
Detained immigrant children still face concerning conditions at Texas facility, lawyers say
By GARANCE BURKE, San Francisco, (AP):- Nearly 600 immigrant children were held in a Texas family detention center in recent months…
For airline passengers, the shutdown answer is simple: Pay TSA officers
By JEFF AMY, ATLANTA (AP):- Regardless of politics or destination, passengers at Atlanta’s airport were unified by one desire Saturday…