UK to begin returning migrants to France in weeks under new bilateral deal
UK to begin returning migrants to France in weeks under new bilateral deal

The United Kingdom will start returning migrants who arrive via small boats to France within weeks, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced Thursday. The move comes under a newly launched pilot agreement with France, designed to reduce illegal Channel crossings and disrupt human smuggling...

Mahmoud Khalil released after 104 days in US detention amid deportation battle
Mahmoud Khalil released after 104 days in US detention amid deportation battle

Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate and prominent pro-Palestinian activist, was released on bail Friday after spending more than three months in U.S. immigration detention. A federal judge ruled that Khalil posed neither a flight risk nor a threat to the community as his deportation case...

Trump deploys troops to Los Angeles, overriding governor amid immigration protests
Trump deploys troops to Los Angeles, overriding governor amid immigration protests

Hundreds of National Guard troops were deployed across Los Angeles on Sunday under direct orders from President Donald Trump, bypassing state officials in a controversial move amid ongoing protests against aggressive federal immigration raids, reports AFP. The U.S. military confirmed that 300...

Singapore seeks US clarification over Harvard visa ban amid student concerns
Singapore seeks US clarification over Harvard visa ban amid student concerns

Singapores embassy in Washington is actively engaging U.S. authorities for clarification following President Donald Trumps directive barring foreign nationals from entering the country to study at Harvard University. Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, during a media briefing on Saturday at...

Trump reinstates travel ban, blocking entry from 12 nations, restricting 7 others
Trump reinstates travel ban, blocking entry from 12 nations, restricting 7 others

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a renewed travel ban that will prohibit entry from 12 countries and impose restrictions on visitors from seven others. The order, which takes effect at 12:01 a.m. Monday, revives a cornerstone of Trumps first-term immigration agenda, this time with...

Judge blocks Trump administration's attempt to bar foreign students from Harvard
Judge blocks Trump administration's attempt to bar foreign students from Harvard

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a controversial policy that would have barred Harvard University from enrolling international students. The decision follows a lawsuit filed by Harvard in Boston federal court, accusing the administration of violating...

Andalib Partho’s wife barred from leaving country
Andalib Partho’s wife barred from leaving country

Sheikh Shaira Sharmin, the wife of Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP) Chairman Andalib Rahman Partho, was barred from traveling abroad by immigration authorities at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Tuesday. Sources at the airport reported that Sharmin had completed check-in procedures for...

Germany tightens border controls in crackdown on illegal immigration
Germany tightens border controls in crackdown on illegal immigration

Germanys newly formed government has launched a sweeping crackdown on illegal immigration, introducing tighter border controls in a decisive reversal of the countrys long-standing open-door policy, reports Euronews. Chancellor Friedrich Merz, elected on his second attempt in parliament on...

Judge orders Trump administration to admit 12,000 refugees
Judge orders Trump administration to admit 12,000 refugees

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to admit approximately 12,000 refugees into the United States, pushing back against the governments narrow reading of a recent appellate court decision that partially upheld President Trumps suspension of the refugee admissions program, reports...

Trump says he’s unsure if he must uphold US constitution as president
Trump says he’s unsure if he must uphold US constitution as president

U.S. President Donald Trump said in a television interview aired Sunday that he does not know whether he is obligated to uphold the U.S. Constitution as president. Speaking to NBCs Meet the Press host Kristen Welker, Trump was asked directly if he believes he must uphold the supreme law of the...

Starmer eyes immigration crackdown to counter reform UK gains
Starmer eyes immigration crackdown to counter reform UK gains

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is preparing to unveil tough new immigration measures following the local elections on May 1, as Labour braces for potential losses to Nigel Farages Reform UK. The proposed reforms, to be outlined in a white paper due within weeks, are expected to target legal migration,...