Immigration
Israeli government under pressure to overhaul foreign worker policy
The appeal followed Englman’s report on the state’s handling of the labor crisis in construction after the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack, when the entry of Palestinian workers into Israel was halted.
Immigration by choice: Why do most olim from America choose Jerusalem? - opinion
FIFA considers requesting Trump to issue ICE raid moratorium during World Cup - report
Some 20,000 new immigrants have arrived in Israel since last Passover
Trump says ICE could use a 'softer touch' in immigration enforcement - NBC
Trump said he had “learned that maybe we could use a little bit of a softer touch, but you still have to be tough. We’re dealing with really hard criminals."
Fourteen migrants die off Greece after boat collides with coast guard
A coastguard official said they spotted a dingy transporting migrants towards Chios, which lies a few miles off the coast of Turkey, and ordered them to turn back.
Historic Vienna HIAS office shut down following Trump admin's halt to refugee program
HIAS said the move has left more than 14,000 Iranian religious minorities - including hundreds of Jews and thousands of Baha’i, Christians, Zoroastrians, and Sabean Mandaeans - stranded in Iran.
Rights groups sue US State Department over pause on immigrant visas from 75 countries
The lawsuit filed in federal court in Manhattan asked a judge to issue a court order blocking the policy, which took effect on January 21.
Thousands demonstrate in Minnesota and across US to protest ICE
The national day of protest came amid mixed messages from the Trump administration about whether it would de-escalate Operation Metro Surge.
ICE officers receive new directions, ordered to avoid engaging 'agitators', target only criminals
"DO NOT COMMUNICATE OR ENGAGE WITH AGITATORS," said an email disseminated by a top ICE official. "It serves no purpose other than inflaming the situation. No one is going to convince the other."
Trump's immigration policy approval drops to record low, poll finds
Just 39% of Americans approve of the job US President Donald Trump is doing on immigration, down from 41% earlier this month, while 53% disapprove, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
Tim Walz invokes Anne Frank in pressing Trump to end ICE operations in Minnesota
Walz suggested that the conditions facing children in his state during the Trump administration's aggressive immigration enforcement raids were of a kind with those facing Frank during the Holocaust.
Jewish billionaire Bill Ackman backs fundraiser after Minneapolis shooting
Jewish billionaire Bill Ackman gave $10,000 to a GoFundMe supporting the family of a man killed by immigration agents (ICE) in Minneapolis.
‘Invasion Day’ rallies mark Australia Day as anti-immigration protests also held
At Sydney's Hyde Park, the annual "Invasion Day" rally started with a tribute to those killed by a gunman in a NSW rural town last week.
