Tag: Immigration policy
Democrats eye immigration action in budget, but outlook hazy
WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats and immigration advocates are staring at their best chance in years to overcome Republican opposition and give millions of people...
US stops jailing pregnant migrants, reversing Trump policy
WASHINGTON — U.S. immigration authorities will no longer routinely jail migrants facing deportation if they are pregnant or recently gave birth, reversing a Trump-era...
Settlement reached over free immigration detention hotline
LOS ANGELES — Immigrant advocates say they have reached a settlement with the U.S. government so they can keep operating a free hotline that...
Lin-Manuel Miranda sees art and philanthropy with same lens
NEW YORK — For “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, the inspirations for art and philanthropy are inextricably linked.
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Over 6 million EU citizens apply to settle in post-Brexit UK
LONDON — More than 6 million European Union citizens applied to settle in the U.K. before the end-June deadline that the British government had...
US official calls large shelter for migrant kids a ‘model’
POMONA, Calif. — Biden administration officials and lawmakers on Friday toured an emergency shelter that the government opened to house children crossing the U.S.-Mexico...
Conditions worsen at asylum seekers’ camps in north Mexico
TIJUANA, México — Crowding and unsanitary conditions are getting worse at informal camps set up in northern Mexico by asylum seekers waiting to make...
Key part of US residency program for investors set to expire
WASHINGTON — A program that has allowed wealthy foreign investors to obtain U.S. residency, and has long been the subject of complaints that it...
Thousands of EU citizens may lose legal status to live in UK
LONDON — Marlies Haselton has called Britain home for more than 30 years. The Dutch national married a Briton, had her children there, and...
Migrant hunger strike puts pressure on Belgian government
BRUSSELS — A hunger strike by hundreds of migrants living in Belgium without legal permission is putting increasing pressure on a government coalition weighing...