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Ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, one of the chief drivers of Trump’s hardline US immigration policies, Chad Wolf, has resigned from his role as the Acting Secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Several federal judges have ruled that Wolf’s appointment was unlawful. 

 

Continued UK immigration delays affecting migrants doctors are keeping them off the frontline in the fight against COVID-19. With the NHS crumbling under the strain of rising coronavirus cases, and with tens of thousands of doctors and nurses off sick having been infected, qualified foreign doctors continue to remain sidelined due to immigration delays.

 

For the first time since April 2020, daily coronavirus deaths recently hit four figures. The NHS staffing crisis is so severe that healthcare bosses are now pleading with doctors and nurses to work additional shifts.

US immigrants have condemned the recent mob attack on the Capitol building. According to a report published by The New York Times, the shocking events have left many new Americans questioning how the country stooped this low.   

US democracy, which has long been viewed as a ‘beacon to the world’, was plunged into anarchy recently as thousands of pro-Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building while the world looked on in horror. The chaos resulted in five deaths, including a police officer, and was widely condemned by world leaders, including Britain’s Boris Johnson.

Despite the UK government recently claiming that Brussels rejected visa-free travel for EU and UK musicians, EU representatives have hit back claiming that it was the Tories that refused a visa-free deal, sparking a furious backlash from British musicians.

 

Amid stalled talks over a visa-free travel agreement, The Independent reported that a ‘standard’ proposal outlined by the EU, which would have exempted music artists from the huge costs and bureaucracy associated with obtaining a visa for 90 days, was turned down by British government officials. 

Following a recent Workpermit.com report about a petition urging the UK government to agree visa-free travel for EU and British creatives, news has emerged that talks over such a deal won’t happen any time soon. According to the UK government, the EU refused to consider a work permit agreement.

 

A deal to allow visa-free travel between the UK and EU for touring musicians would have helped to reduce red tape and additional costs. 

Prince Harry has been told that time is running to address his US immigration status, with a deadline of summer 2021 set to resolve his situation. In January 2020, Harry and wife Meghan Markle announced that they would be stepping down as senior members of the Royal Family – a move that shocked the Monarchy.