Immigration news

The US immigration judges union is set to be reinstated after the Biden administration said it wouldn’t stand in the way of reviving it. The US Department of Justice (DoJ) recently announced that it would be dropping its opposition to the union, which was stripped of its authority toward the end of the Trump administration. 

 

Newly released US government data shows that approximately 50,000 people have applied for the DACA US immigration program since it reopened to first-time applicants in December 2020. Between January and March 2021, fewer than 800 immigrants – or 1.5% of applicants during that time span – had their first-time applications for DACA approved.

 

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has urged the UK government to ease post-Brexit UK immigration rules to help companies facing staff shortages recruit more workers from overseas. The CBI called on the government to ‘immediately update its Shortage Occupation List (SOL)’ to include more jobs that employers find it difficult to hire for.

 

UK Home Secretary, Priti Patel, is expected to introduce new laws that will allow for asylum seekers to be sent abroad for processing from as early as next week. According to reports, Rwanda in Africa is being considered as a possible location for a processing centre. 

 

However, Britain has never before had an offshore UK immigration processing centre, and its not yet been disclosed where any site would be, even though the plans were first revealed in March. 

A tweet posted by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to acknowledge Pride Month has sparked a backlash. The tweet has been described as a ‘vapid example of rainbow capitalism and the commercialization and commodification of LGBTQ social movements’.

 

On its official Twitter account, ICE posted: “During #PrideMonth, we recognize our #LGBTQ+ employees, reflect on the trials that their community has endured and rejoice with them in the triumphs of those who have bravely fought — and continue to fight — for full equality.”

Women from the EU say that they fear losing their jobs and accommodation because of a UK immigration system computer glitch. According to a report published by The Guardian, many married women who applied for EU settled status in the UK under their married names ‘may struggle to access jobs and housing because of a government computer anomaly’.

 

It’s understood that many EU women have been unable to prove their status to councils and employers because they have been wrongly registered to the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) under their birth names.