Immigration news

American clothing retail giant, Gap Inc., has settled federal charges alleging discrimination against employees who are non-US citizens because of their US immigration status, according to a Department of Justice (DoJ) announcement. The company, with headquarters in San Francisco, will pay a $73,263 civil fine for alleged violations.

 

The clothing retail giant will also have to provide back wages to two employees who lost their jobs because of its practices, plus the company will have to upgrade its employee training worldwide. 

UK Home Secretary, Priti Patel, is being urged to introduce a UK humanitarian visa following the death of 27 people attempting to cross the Channel. Recorded as the single-most number of people to lose their lives in the Channel since migrant crossings began, men, children and women – some of whom were pregnant – perished in a desperate bid to reach Britain.

 

Lawmakers in at least seven states reportedly considered eliminating the use of terms such as ‘alien’ and ‘illegal’ to describe migrants, and replacing them with descriptions such as ‘undocumented’ and ‘noncitizen’, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. However, only two states reportedly followed through on making the change.

 

The number of EU migrants arriving in the UK has dropped significantly since new restrictions were introduced, according to official figures. However, officials have warned that fewer EU migrants coming to the UK means that British businesses could face further recruitment problems without more temporary UK immigration routes.

 

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has admitted botching a new plan to rollout US work permits for migrant victims of crime after charging more than $4 million for free work visas. The US immigration agency is now scrambling to refund more than 10,000 people who were ‘incorrectly’ charged for US work permits.

 

In a landmark move, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has held an unprecedented third H1B visa lottery in order to meet the limit for the 2021 – 22 financial year. In accordance with current protocols, successful applicants for a US work visa will be selected randomly as part of the historic third lottery.