The Biden administration is expected to propose a new rule Thursday that would accelerate the pace at which certain migrants could be processed and barred from asylum after crossing the southern border, according to two sources familiar with the decision. The regulation, which had been in the works for months and will be published by […]
This real-estate feature from the South Florida Sun Sentinel highlights the latest plans for new construction as demand rises for more housing, offices and stores across the region. You can submit questions through this form or by emailing buildings@sunsentinel.com, if you’re wondering about “what’s being built there?” in your community. Here’s one of the latest […]
More than 40 people have been arrested after protesters blocked a coach set to take asylum seekers to the Bibby Stockholm barge. Police said they were called at around 8.40am on Thursday to reports of people obstructing a coach, which was parked outside a Best Western Hotel in Peckham, south-east London. A total of 45 […]
The number of asylum seekers needing help for homelessness in England after having been in supported accommodation has jumped sharply in a year. Official figures published on Tuesday showed the number owed what is known as a relief duty to be 4,150 as of the end of December 2023 – almost five times the 900 […]
UK prime minister Rishi Sunak said claims the UK government’s Rwanda plan is causing an influx of refugees into Ireland show its deterrent effect is working. “The deterrent is … already having an impact because people are worried about coming here,” Mr Sunak said. It comes after Tánaiste Micheál Martin said the UK policy is […]
The threat of deportation to Rwanda is causing migrants to head for Ireland instead of staying in the UK, Tánaiste Micheál Martin told a British newspaper on Friday. UK prime minister Rishi Sunak’s flagship programme to send asylum seekers to Rwanda if they arrive in the UK illegally was approved by the UK parliament earlier […]
London — The British parliament passed a law late Monday that will mean asylum seekers arriving on British shores without prior permission can be sent to Rwanda and forbidden from ever returning to the U.K. The British government says the law will act as deterrent to anyone trying to enter the U.K. “illegally.” The contentious […]
Apr. 21—The Hawaii Career Expo on Wednesday in the Neal Blaisdell Exhibition Hall will feature more than 100 booths where job seekers can speak directly to hiring managers from the state’s leading employers. Sponsored by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, and presented by Star Events, the free job fair allows these employers to connect with talented candidates […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Multnomah County is stepping in to help prevent 80 asylum seekers in Portland from winding up homeless on the street. The county will give money to a program that provides shelter for asylum seekers. The group Interfaith Movement for Immigrant Justice was paying for them to stay in a hotel in […]
The number of new asylum applications in Germany fell significantly in February. At 19,494 first-time applications, the number was 18.9% lower than in February 2023 and 26.1% lower than in January, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees announced in Nuremberg on Thursday. In January and February 2023, a total of 54,333 people applied for […]
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the country’s state premiers believe that Germany is on the right track in terms of migration policy, but do not expect the number of asylum seekers to fall quickly. Fundamental changes have already been “initiated” in recent months, Scholz said on Wednesday following a meeting with the premiers in Berlin. […]
MILAN (AP) — Albania has agreed to host two migrant processing centers on its territory that will be fully run by Italy, under a deal that worries many human rights activists. The European Union, however, sees the agreement as a possible future template. Italy has long complained about not getting enough help from its EU […]