Photo credit: GroundUp The office of Premier Panyaza Lesuti of Gauteng, South Africa, has failed to back up his claim that most residents of informal settlements in the province are undocumented immigrants. Ground Up reports that he had announced a crackdown on informal settlements, claiming that most of their residents are undocumented migrants. However, his office is…

Photo credit: ASYCUDA Pacific The Cook Islands immigration has launched the 2nd generation of the ASYCUDAWorld Passenger Module (ASYPX). Scop World reports that by doing this, the Cook Islands Immigration has reduced the passenger processing time to an average of less than 60 seconds. The UN Trade and Development-backed ASYCUDA technologies, specifically ASYPX, are a fully…

Photo credit: Human Rights Watch Hundreds of migrant workers employed in Saudi Arabia by the manufacturing and supply company Sendan International did not receive their salaries for up to eight months/ Human Rights Watch reports that they include workers employed in the state-owned oil company Aramco project sites. Migrant workers were often stranded without pay for months, forced into undocumented status, or left…

Photo credit: The Hub As the political debate over immigration heats up again in Canada, a group that works to support newcomers says immigrants need a sense of both belonging and optimism to convince them to stay. Toronto Today reports that the Institute for Canadian Citizenship published a survey of roughly 5,000 immigrants on Tuesday, focused…