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The United States Supreme Court has ruled to allow Texas to detain and deport migrants and asylum seekers. Critics have dubbed the judgement a “show me your papers” law. The Texas Senate passed Bill 4 (SB4), but it was challenged in the courts. However, on Tuesday, the Supreme Court lifted the pause on the law….

Japan is expecting 820,000 skilled migrant workers in the next five years. The Asahi Shimbun reports that this move will sharply expand previous projections to address labour shortages in the country. The figure is reported to be more than the last five-year period when the “specified skilled workers” visa was inaugurated in 2019. The plan…

16 Nigerian soldiers have been killed in the oil-rich Delta State state of the country. The soldiers were murdered last Thursday in the Okuama community of Ughelli South Local Government of the state. They consisted of one Lieteunat-Colonel, two majors, one captain and 12 soldiers. The Director, Defence Information Brigadier-General Tukur Gusau, said the troops…

60 migrants were thrown into the Mediterranean Sea after their small fibreglass boat capsized before being rescued by a Doctors Without Bordes lifeboat. The Daily Mail reports that the migrants were fleeing Syria in the hope of reaching Europe. However, their boat got into difficulty and capsized on Saturday night. Luckily for them, a rescue…

The Finnish authorities are planning to limit asylum applications. Helsinki Times reports that the government has published a draft bill enabling it to deny entry to asylum seekers and significantly restrict the reception of asylum applications in circumstances where such measures are deemed necessary. The bill will be open for comments until March 25. Prime…