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EU sanctions overhaul of migrant rules!
The EU has approved a historic overhaul tightening EU’s migration and asylum rules. Work on the Asylum and Migration pact has been ongoing since 2015. It will be effective in two years’ time. Designed to make the asylum process and boost the return of irregular migrants to their home countries, it will also require EU…
3 die, 16 rescued as migrant boat sinks!
Three girls died and 16 people were rescued when a migrant boat sank off Greece!
Nigerian govt. seeks solution to PP debt!
Nigeria’s Federal Government and its Immigration Service are finding ways of offsetting over 10 billion naira owed to service providers/vendors for printing passport booklets. The Nation reports that there are shortages of the Nigerian passport due to financial constraints and bureaucratic challenges. Only 105,000 e-passports have been printed in the past one year. Minister of…
Braverman tok say people wan solution!
De person wey be Home Secretary for UK before, wey don come remain for im post as Member of Parliament, Suella Braverman don talk say people wan get answer for immigration and border mata, Im tok say kontiri wey dey obodo wan answer plus action!
Refugee released after 12 years in detention!
An Egyptian refugee Sayed Abdellatif got released after almost 12 years in Australia’s immigration detention. The Guardian reports that he was granted temporary protection visa and released on Tuesday. He was then driven by authorities to his family’s home in Sydney. He arrived Australia by boat in May 2012. He arrived with his wife and…
Denver may house pregnant migrants and children!
The city of Denver may spend a whooping amount of $3.2 million on temporary housing for migrants who are single parents, pregnant women, or families with young children looking to establish a long-term residence in the city. Just the News reports that The Homelessness Committee for Denver is requeting additional funding to temporarily house about…
New Zealand strengthens border rules!
New Zealand has become the latest European country to tighten work visa rules for migrants. Business Standard reports that last Sunday, in response to a near-record 2023 migration, the country announced immediate revisions to its employment visa programmes. The government aims to introduce several measures, such as English language requirements for low-skilled jobs and a…