After student visa restrictions, Canada may begin capping foreign workers in 2024

Canada may impose limits on the number of temporary foreign workers entering the country in 2024. In a recent statement, Immigration Minister Marc Miller hinted at the possibility of restricting the entry of temporary foreign workers into Canada in the coming year or beyond, emphasizing that the system has been operating excessively for an extended … Read more

About 300 Indian travelers are stuck in a French airport in a human trafficking probe

About 300 Indian citizens heading to Central America were sequestered in a French airport for a third day Saturday after a dramatic police operation prompted by a tip that those aboard might be victims of human trafficking, authorities said. Those aboard included children and families. The youngest passenger is a toddler of 21 months, and … Read more

Denver leases Mullen Home from Archdiocese to house migrants

The first migrant families are scheduled to move into temporary housing in the Mullen Home in the West Highlands at the end of this week after the Denver City Council approved a deal between the city and the Archdiocese of Denver. The city will lease the former assisted living facility at 3629 W. 29th Ave., … Read more

Over a half-billion dollars in rail freight stuck at Texas border

Major railroads Union-Pacific and BNSF, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, are urging the reopening of El Paso and Eagle Pass crossings so their freight can pass. Since the closure of these key Texas border crossings earlier this week in a battle over illegal immigration and a surge of migrants, almost half a billion dollars in … Read more

Australia to begin releasing detained refugees following landmark High Court decision

Australia may begin releasing scores of refugees in immigration detention within days following a landmark High Court ruling. A majority of the High Court on Wednesday found indefinite detention was unlawful and overturned a 20-year-old precedent. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: High Court rules indefinite detention of asylum seekers unlawful. Watch the latest news and stream … Read more

Texas gov. signs measure turning police into border patrol

By Valerie Gonzalez and Paul J. Weber | Associated Press BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday approved sweeping new powers that allow police to arrest migrants who illegally cross the U.S. border and give local judges authority to order them to leave the country, testing the limits of how far a … Read more

Trump blasted for saying immigrants are “poisoning the blood of our country”

At campaign stops over the weekend, former President Donald Trump, the Republican primary frontrunner, renewed attacks on immigrants with rhetoric that has prompted opponents to compare his rhetoric to that of Nazi leader Adolph Hitler. “Donald Trump channeled his role models as he parroted Adolf Hitler, praised Kim Jong Un, and quoted Vladimir Putin while … Read more

Senate border security talks grind on

By Lisa Mascaro and Stephen Groves | Associated Press WASHINGTON — White House and Senate negotiators dug in Sunday laboring to reach a U.S. border security deal that would unlock President Joe Biden’s request for billions of dollars worth of military aid for Ukraine and other national security needs before senators leave town for the … Read more

Biden campaign: Trump ‘parroted Hitler’

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a “Commit to Caucus” event for his supporters in Coralville, Iowa, U.S., December 13, 2023.  Vincent Alban | Reuters The Biden campaign slammed former President Donald Trump for echoing Nazi sentiments with his repeated statements on Saturday night that immigrants are “poisoning the blood” … Read more

White House, Senate negotiators scramble to reach border deal

By Priscilla Alvarez, Betsy Klein and Aileen Graef | CNN Democrats and Republicans are urgently trying to reach an agreement on border policy changes before Senators leave town for the holidays, but several congressional aides are skeptical a deal can be reached as sizeable differences remain. President Joe Biden has repeatedly called on Congress to … Read more