Immigration news

A Texas-led lawsuit to defend a Trump-era US immigration policy, reported on by Workpermit.com, has been thrown out by the Supreme Court. The Court refused to hear a case that sought to uphold a Trump-era ‘public charge’ rule that would limit how many immigrants qualify for US green cards.

 

Sanwar Ali: additional reporting and comments US Vice President, Kamala Harris has outlined her US immigration strategy to reduce the flow of migrants at the southern border with Mexico ahead of a visit to Central America later this year.

A UK immigration rule, paused for almost a year amid the coronavirus pandemic, will resume with immediate effect. The Home Office is set to restart the process of evicting some asylum seekers from their accommodation, according to an internal document seen by The Guardian. Charities and human rights campaigners have blasted the decision.

 

With large numbers of US consulates around the world still in hiatus, concerns continue to mount over rising US visa backlogs. There is particular concern over US student visas, amid fears that that international students will be unable to attend university in person ahead of the 2021 semester starting this fall.  

 

A new survey has revealed that the UK student visa has become a more attractive proposition for international students because of Britain’s vaccine success. According to the poll, the UK is a more popular destination than Australia, Canada, Germany and the US. 

 

Democratic lawmakers have urged US President, Joe Biden, to stop using local police to enforce US immigration laws, arguing that it is ‘making the country less safe by dissuading immigrants from coming forward to report serious crimes. A letter was recently sent urging the Biden administration to immediately ‘terminate agreements’ with local police.