Tag: Migration

Thursday, August 22nd 2024 - 11:28 UTC
Brazil to tackle abuse of refugee status by irregular immigrants

Brazil's Justice Ministry announced Wednesday that transit passengers will not be allowed to remain indefinitely at airports if they do not have an entry permit into South America's largest country. The measure will only apply to people arriving in Brazil from countries that require a visa and do not have Brazil as their final destination. The Federal Police (PF) argues that refugee claims are being used by criminal organizations as a pretext.
Wednesday, July 10th 2024 - 20:24 UTC
Barbed Wire in the Darien Jungle and Mass Repatriation: How the U.S. and Panama curb migration

The United States and Panama have signed an agreement aimed at curbing the flow of migrants through the perilous Darien jungle. This agreement, part of broader efforts by President Joe Biden's administration, comes as a response to the surge in migration at the southern border, a key issue in the lead-up to the U.S. presidential elections in November.
Thursday, May 30th 2024 - 14:10 UTC
Uruguay issues decree to speed up admittance of Venezuelan asylum seekers

The Uruguayan Government issued a decree Wednesday expediting the admission of some 3,500 Venezuelan refugees into the country, Foreign Minister Omar Paganini announced in a press conference in Montevideo.
Friday, May 17th 2024 - 11:55 UTC
Uruguay creates “Residence by rootedness” legal figure for asylum seekers

Uruguayan authorities came up with the so-called “Residence by rootedness” (“residencia por arraigo”) solution to help some 20,000 migrants who had their asylum requests rejected but would otherwise need a consular visa to stay in the country, it was announced in Montevideo.
Thursday, May 2nd 2024 - 05:47 UTC
“Stop the boats” policy, First volunteer asylum seeker off to Rwanda

British media is reporting that the UK has sent its first asylum-seeker to Rwanda under a voluntary scheme, just a week after the UK government adopted a controversial law allowing irregular migrants to be deported to the East African nation.
Friday, April 26th 2024 - 10:40 UTC
Falklands: temporary suspension of Permanent Residence Permit applications

The Falkland Islands Customs and Immigration Service informed that the annual quota for applications has now been met for all Permanent Residence Permit applications (PRP).
Wednesday, February 28th 2024 - 17:27 UTC
Large scale Europol operation dismantles network smuggling migrants to UK

A large-scale operation involving law enforcement and judicial authorities from Belgium, France and Germany and coordinated by Europol and Eurojust, has led to the dismantling of one of the most active networks involved in the smuggling of migrants across the English Channel in small boats.
Friday, February 23rd 2024 - 10:46 UTC
No plans for refugees turned down by UK to end up in Paraguay

The British Embassy in Asunción Thursday denied press reports circulating in the Paraguayan capital according to which the South American country would be welcoming foreign refugees not accepted in the United Kingdom. The diplomatic mission insisted no negotiations in this regard had even been started and underlined that the sources and motives of Paraguayan outlets for publishing these reports were unknown to the legation.
Tuesday, January 30th 2024 - 14:11 UTC
Sunak's flagship Rwanda bill criticized but sails on with Lords’ votes

BBC is reporting that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's flagship Rwanda bill has faced strong criticism during its first debate in the House of Lords. However the move failed and peers voted, 206 to 84 to move to the next stage.
Tuesday, January 23rd 2024 - 10:03 UTC
Lords call for the UK/Rwanda treaty to be delayed to improve asylum procedures

The House of Lords has called for the new UK-Rwanda treaty to be delayed until Kigali improves its asylum procedures. Peers backed a motion calling the government not to ratify the treaty by 214 votes to 171, but the motion is not binding on the government, according to a report from BBC.