Finland to Launch Multiple-Choice Citizenship Test in March 2027, Finnish Immigration Service Confirms Citizenship Knowledge Requirement
Finland will require citizenship applicants aged eighteen to sixty-four to meet a knowledge standard for applications submitted from…
Japan’s Two-Track Policy on 2.57 Million Foreign Workers Faces Pushback from University of Tokyo Institute of Social Science
Japan relies on foreign workers to support businesses facing labor shortages, particularly in regional areas. At the same…
Microsoft Says 80% of Its 6,000 H-1B Visa Filings Last Year Were Extensions
Microsoft said most of its roughly 6,000 H-1B applications last fiscal year sought extensions or status changes for…
Pretoria Protests Demand Deportations After Constitutional Court Refugees Act Ruling
The Constitutional Court says asylum seekers must have access to claim assessment, even if they entered South Africa…
Home Affairs Scraps Asylum Seeker Directive After Durban and Soweto Violence, Constitutional Court Challenge Looms
South Africa withdrew operational instructions for asylum intake after reception offices were overwhelmed and protests turned violent in…
506 U.S. Citizens Detained Under Trump Crackdown, Including 70 Children
A ProPublica investigation documented 506 cases of U.S. citizens detained by immigration agents from January 2025 through September…
CBP Deports About 300 Crew Members Nationwide Under Operation Tidal Wave
Reports estimate about 300 cruise-ship crew removals nationwide over two years under Operation Tidal Wave; a separate account…
Judge George A. O’toole Jr. Blocks $1.8 Million Fine on Immigrants Who Refuse Deportation
A Boston federal judge paused the Trump administration’s challenged process for imposing and collecting civil fines on migrants…
GOP Senators Warn Trump Has Fumbled Immigration-Enforcement Push
GOP senators say Trump’s interior immigration-enforcement campaign risks alienating voters before the 2026 midterms. They distinguish border control…
Jeffrey Jarquín Held at El Modelo Prison as Organization of American States Condemns
Jeffrey Jarquín was reportedly returned to El Modelo prison after the United States deported him to Nicaragua in…
1.15 Million Afghans Deported Face Fear of Arrest as They Return Home
More than 1.2 million people returned to Afghanistan from January through October 2026, including over half a million…
‘but I’m Not from Ghana’: ICE Targets New Yorkers Like Rabbiatu Kuyateh for Third-Country Deportation
The First Circuit paused third-country deportations, ruling that affected people must receive advance notice and a meaningful chance…
Swiss MPs Reject Democracy Initiative on Naturalisation, Back Asylum Motions
Both chambers of Switzerland’s Parliament have rejected the Democracy Initiative to reduce the naturalisation residence requirement from 10…
Tennessee Immigration Arrests Surge as ICE Operations, 287(g) Partnerships and Memphis Safe Task Force Expand
Tennessee’s reported immigration arrests and detentions rose from 598 to 1,009 year over year. Separate Memphis figures include…