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Australia cracks down on student and backpacker visas to curb migration
Australia will stop foreign students from bringing partners and children to accompany them while they study and tighten working holiday visa rules, a senior minister said on Thursday, amid growing…
Greek PM Mitsotakis urges EU to use all available tools against ‘weaponized’ migration
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged the European Union to make full use of existing legal and operational tools to counter what…
EU Socialists accuse governments of politicising Ceuta and undermining Schengen
The Socialists and Democrats Group in the European Parliament called on European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to intervene immediately to…
Italy sees 35% rise in non-EU workers since 2019
The number of non-EU nationals employed in Italy increased by more than 35% between 2019 and 2025 and now represents about one-seventh…
Libya’s eastern government bans entry of nationals from Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia
Libya’s eastern-based government has banned the entry of nationals of four African countries, a decision a government source said was due to…
Sweden adopts tougher immigration law linking residency to ‘good behaviour’
Sweden's parliament passed a law on Monday allowing authorities to revoke immigrants' residency permits based on bad behaviour, such as having unpaid…
US mandates what it calls ‘enhanced’ security checks for immigration applicants
President Donald Trump's administration has mandated what it calls "enhanced" security checks for immigration applicants, according to internal guidance sent to the…
ECJ limits detention for rejected asylum seekers to 18 months
The European Court of Justice has ruled that rejected asylum seekers in the Netherlands must be released from detention after a maximum…
Friedrich Merz: Most Syrians to Leave Germany Within Three Years
Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that he and the Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa hope that 80% of the Syrians in Germany will…
New department at Europol to step up the fight against migrant smuggling
Europol has launched its new European Centre Against Migrant Smuggling (ECAMS) , stepping up the European Union fight against migrant smuggling networks…