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Australian High Court overturns law that forced migrants to wear tracking bracelets
Australia’s highest court has ruled that migrants can’t be forced by law to wear electronic tracking bracelets or to comply with curfewsWorld - ABC News - 7 hours ago -
New laws force UK employers to stop harassment before it starts
Pre-emptive rules taking effect this week aim to stamp out sexual misconduct at workBusiness - Financial Times - October 21 -
The Taliban say they are investigating reports of Afghan casualties on the Iran border
The Taliban say they are investigating reports of Afghan casualties on the Iran borderWorld - ABC News - October 17 -
‘I can’t stop now’: Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ+ law forces climate activist into exile
Already targeted for opposing the EACOP oil pipeline, claims that he was gay forced Nyombi Morris to flee . When an anonymous caller threatened to rape and arrest Nyombi Morris if he did not stop ...World - The Guardian - October 30 -
The ‘mother-in-law’ of German coalitions
Leftist politician Sahra Wagenknecht has emerged as kingmaker in Germany’s eastern regional governmentsWorld - Financial Times - 2 days ago -
UK government not considering Scottish visa to attract migrants
Sir Keir Starmer has been urged to transfer powers to the Scottish government to help address labour shortages.Top stories - BBC News - October 16 -
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Migrant deportations to increase, says EU chief
The EU chief made the comments to member states, as Italy kicks off a contested migrant processing scheme.Top stories - BBC News - October 17 -
DHS deports Chinese migrants on charter flight
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) deported a group of Chinese migrants earlier this week on a charter flight to China, according to officials. Tuesday's flight marked the second removal of ...Politics - The Hill - October 17 -
Trump’s Claims That Blame Migrants: False or Misleading
The Trump campaign has consistently pointed to unauthorized immigration as the cause of a series of problems it says plagues the country. That is rarely actually the case.Top stories - The New York Times - October 18 -
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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 RomeWorld - ABC News - October 19 -
Thousands of migrants leave southern Mexico for the U.S.
A group of about 2,000 migrants left Mexico's southern border Sunday in hopes of ultimately reaching the United States.Top stories - CBS News - October 20 -
Three dead after migrant boat sinks in Channel
Forty-five people have been rescued with a search operation ongoing, maritime authorities said.Top stories - BBC News - October 23 -
Man, 26, dies at UK migrant removal centre
Security firm Serco said a 26-year-old man died at the West Sussex detention facility on Sunday.Top stories - BBC News - October 29 -
A Minnesota Town Transformed by Migrants Fights Political Rancor
Immigration is a divisive issue in this election, but diversity is reviving this particular community.Business - Inc. - 5 days ago -
How migrant children are using soccer to connect
Immigration is ranked as one of the top issues for voters in the 2024 presidential election. Since spring 2022, New York City has taken in more than 200,000 asylum seekers, primarily families with ...Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago -
Migrants stranded on Diego Garcia offered move to UK
Around 60 Tamils struck on the secretive military island are to be brought to the UK.Top stories - BBC News - Yesterday -
Migrants anxiously monitoring U.S. election outcome
Immigration is one of the leading issues in the 2024 presidential race. The outcome of the election could dramatically change U.S. border policy, and impact thousands of migrants hoping to enter ...Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
Fifty-one migrants rescued from Channel
The boat’s engine failed off the coast of northern France overnight on Monday into Tuesday.Top stories - BBC News - 58 minutes ago -
What is assisted dying and could the law change?
Many countries have legalised assisted dying, assisted suicide or euthanasia, which are different.Top stories - BBC News - October 16 -
Mississippi’s Absentee Ballot Law Is Overturned
The law required officials to count absentee ballots received by mail up to five days after Election Day. It’s unclear if the ruling will affect the current election.Top stories - The New York Times - October 25 -
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Italy Sends Boat to Albania With Migrants Who Were Bound for Italian Shores
The plan was heralded by the Italian government as an innovative model to manage and deter immigration, and criticized by human rights groups.World - The New York Times - October 15 -
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Albania says only Italy is allowed to operate migrant asylum centers in the country
Albania’s prime minister says his government turned down many requests from other European Union countries to take in thousands of asylum-seekers but made an exception for ItalyWorld - ABC News - October 15 -
4 people die in a migrant boat accident off a Greek island
Greek authorities say four people, including two children, have died off the island of Kos in an accident involving a migrant smuggling boat crossing from nearby TurkeyWorld - ABC News - October 15 -
Migrant took own life after 'multiple failings' at UK detention centre
The coroner examining the death of Frank Ospina said he had been let down by the state "in numerous ways".Top stories - BBC News - October 16 -
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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.”World - ABC News - October 16 -
Migrants selling fruit and candy in New York's subway are plagued by fear and uncertainty
A migrant woman from Ecuador told NBC News she has to bring her daughter with her to sell fruit on the subway because she has nowhere else to leave her.Top stories - NBC News - October 17 -
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2 still missing from migrant boat that sank south of Greece
Greece's Coast Guard says that rescuers are still searching the Mediterranean Sea near Greece’s southernmost island for two people reported missing when a boat carrying 100 migrants sankWorld - ABC News - October 17 -
A Deadly Detour: Texas policy, heat fuel rise in migrant deaths
Operation Lone Star and extreme heat have transformed a small patch of desert in the suburbs of El Paso into one of the most dangerous stretches of the southern border--with the number of migrant ...Top stories - NBC News - October 17 -
A deadly detour: Migrant deaths spike outside El Paso
First responders and others in New Mexico attribute the rise in the heat-related deaths largely to Texas' Operation Lone Star, which hardened the border in the city's urban core.Politics - NBC News - October 18 -
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GOP pushes false claims about migrant voting: What are the facts?
Top Republicans are laying the groundwork to claim the 2024 election isn’t secure and fair because of noncitizen voting, a theory that has lived in conservative circles since President Biden’s 2020 ...Politics - The Hill - October 18
