Immigration

A pizza shop owner is sentenced to 8.5 years in prison for threatening workers with deportation

The owner of two Boston-area pizza shops convicted of forced labor for using physical violence and threats of reprisal or deportation against employees living in the country illegally has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison.

Hard-right Dutch government approves unprecedented package of measures to control migration

Thousands were adopted to the US but not made citizens. Decades later, they risk being deported

Canada will reduce immigration targets as Trudeau acknowledges his policy failed

Lee Kuan Yew’s youngest son says the UK has granted him asylum from persecution in Singapore

In Texas, Trump repeats dark rhetoric, says US is immigration ‘garbage can’

Donald Trump traveled to Texas Friday to talk about border security, a trip that comes as the former president escalates his already dark and apocalyptic rhetoric against illegal immigration in the race’s final stretch.

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The U.S. celebrated saving foreign orphans. But thousands were left without citizenship

In Nevada, immigration is a nuanced issue. But the politics of it is painted in black and white

Group of 2,000 migrants depart southern Mexico for the US, weeks before election

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Italy adopts a new decree to overcome hurdles jeopardizing its migration deal with Albania

Italy’s far-right government has approved a new decree aimed at overcoming judicial hurdles that risked derailing a controversial migration deal with Albania.

From the desert to the Strip: How the election’s fight over immigration may upend Nevada’s economy

In the remote Nevada desert, Janille and Tom Baker’s hay ranch couldn’t survive without immigrant guest workers who come every year from Mexico.

In Nevada, immigration is a nuanced issue. But the politics of it is painted in black and white

Immigrants, as well as those who work closely with them, say both sides’ efforts to crack down on the border have clouded the larger immigration issue in ways often too nuanced to break down cleanly along ideological lines.

Most voters think the economy is poor, but split on whether Trump or Harris can fix it: AP-NORC poll

Voters remain largely divided over whether they prefer Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Kamala Harris to handle key economic issues, although Harris earns slightly better marks on elements such as taxes for the middle class.

A group of 2,000 migrants in southern Mexico depart for the US weeks before election

A group of about 2,000 migrants has left Mexico’s southern border hoping to reach the country’s north and ultimately the United States.

The first migrants sent to Albania for processing return to Italy

An Italian navy ship has taken back to Italy the first 12 migrants from newly opened asylum processing centers in Albania following a highly-debated court decision in Rome.

EU leaders look at ways to tighten their borders in the wake of a far-right surge

European Union leaders have lauded a groundswell of support for tightening their borders and making the bloc a more hostile destination for migrants and asylum seekers.

Harris’ interview with Fox News is marked by testy exchanges over immigration and more

Vice President Kamala Harris engaged in a combative interview with Fox News on Wednesday. She sparred with anchor Bret Baier on immigration and her shifting policy positions while asserting that if elected, she would not represent a continuation of Joe Biden’s presidency.

Poland’s president criticizes the planned suspension of the right to asylum as a ‘fatal mistake’

Poland’s president has condemned the government’s contentious plan to suspend the right to asylum for irregular migrants, calling it a “fatal mistake.”

US law entitles immigrant children to an education. Some conservatives say that should change

Conservative politicians in states such as Oklahoma, Texas and Tennessee have been questioning whether immigrants without legal residency should have the right to a public education.

Migrant deaths in New Mexico have increased tenfold

New Mexico authorities are grappling with a growing number of migrants dying in the state’s border region, with the remains of more than 100 found in the first eight months of the year in the state.

Poland’s leader defends his decision to suspend the right to asylum

Human and civil rights groups are expressing concern after Poland’s leader said he would suspend the right to asylum because of its alleged abuse by eastern neighbors Belarus and Russia.

Most AAPI adults think legal immigrants give the US a major economic boost: AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll

According to a new poll, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults are more likely than the overall U.S. population to view legal immigration as an asset to the country’s economy and workforce.

Trump’s protests aside, his agenda has plenty of overlap with Project 2025

Donald Trump insists that Project 2025, a nearly 1,000-page blueprint for a hard-right turn in American government and society, does not reflect his priorities for a White House encore.

Trump hears at a Latino campaign event from someone who lived in the US illegally

A panelist at a Donald Trump campaign event in Nevada on Saturday admitted to the former president he had come to the United States illegally, and later said he supports a pathway to citizenship for some immigrants under similar circumstances.

Poland’s leader plans to suspend the right to asylum as country faces pressure on Belarus border

Poland’s leader says he plans to temporarily suspend the right to asylum as part of a new migration policy.

A man charged in the killing of a Georgia nursing student faces hearing as trial looms

The man accused of killing a nursing student whose body was found on the University of Georgia campus appeared Friday at a court hearing to hear motions in the case as his trial looms next month.

Figures and Dobson trade jabs in testy debate, Here are the key takeaways

Congressional hopefuls Shomari Figures and Caroleene Dobson clashed in a sometimes heated debate Thursday.

Asylum-seeker to film star: Guinean’s unusual journey highlights France’s arguments over immigration

Landing in the midst of heated arguments in France about immigration comes an award-winning film about the issue with an eye-popping twist: Its lead actor Abou Sangare is himself an immigrant lacking permanent legal status.

House Democrats in close races try to show they hear voter concerns about immigration

In some of the closest House races in the country, Democratic candidates are leaning into an issue that Republicans have made a centerpiece of their pitch to voters — immigration.

Trump says migrants who have committed murder have introduced ‘a lot of bad genes in our country’

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Monday suggested that migrants who are in the U.S. and have committed murder did so because “it’s in their genes.”

Andy Kim and Curtis Bashaw clash over abortion and immigration in New Jersey Senate debate

Democratic Rep. Andy Kim and Republican Curtis Bashaw have met in their first debate for New Jersey’s Senate seat.

The Biden administration isn’t extending a two-year program for migrants from 4 nations

The Biden administration will not extend a two-year program that allows migrants from certain nations into the U.S. if they came by plane with sponsorship.

One migrant woman’s job hunt: Repeated rejection, and a brush with sex trafficking

Nearly 900,000 women and girls tried to cross the U.S. southern border last year. Finding a job and an affordable place to stay has been anything but easy.

How Trump credits an immigration chart for saving his life and what the graphic is missing

Donald Trump is fond of a data chart that shows the stark contrast of the U.S.-Mexico border crossings between his time in the White House and President Joe Biden’s tenure.

Biden administration doubles down on tough asylum restrictions at border

The Biden administration is making asylum restrictions at the southern border even tougher. The changes come in the middle of an election campaign where border security is a key concern, and the administration is increasingly eager to show voters it’s taking a hard stance.

Trump is pointing to new numbers on migrants with criminal pasts. Here’s what they show

Republicans are pointing to newly released immigration enforcement data to bolster their argument that the Biden administration is letting migrants who have committed serious crimes go free in the U.S.

France’s new government pledges hardline stance on migration as it cozies up to far right

France’s new government is set to take a hardline approach to migration issues as key officials have pledged to significantly reduce the number of people entering and staying illegally in the country.

Trump lists his grievances in a Wisconsin speech intended to link Harris to illegal immigration

Former President Donald Trump meandered Saturday through a list of grievances against Vice President Kamala Harris and other issues in an event intended to link his Democratic opponent to illegal border crossings.A day after Harris discussed immigration at the U.S.

Where Trump and Harris stand on immigration and border security

Immigration is one of the key issues of the November election, with many voters concerned over the number of migrants who have entered the U.S. during the Biden administration.