Immigration

New immigrant pharmacists face discrimination, lack of gov't support despite professional shortage

Mazarsky's comments follow the state's reluctance to accept over 170 qualified pharmacists who are intending to make aliyah in the coming year and have opened files with the Jewish Agency.

 Illustration photo of Super Pharm drug store and pharmacy at the Hadar mall in Jerusalem, on April 30, 2018.
Demonstrators hold placards that read "Free Mohsen" in reference to Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian student at Columbia University, who was detained, as they gather at Foley Square in Manhattan, New York City, US, April 15, 2025.

US Immigration judge rejects effort to deport Palestinian Columbia student, anti-Israel activist

Activist of the far-right identitarian movement 'Ligue du Midi' Olivier Roudier shouts in a megaphone in Montpellier, southern France, on February 15, 2026, during a rally after the fatal beating of a 23-year-old Quentin.

Macron urges calm after activist's death sparks political clash

Passengers wait for their flights at Aden Airport in Aden, Yemen January 1, 2026.

US ends temporary protected status for Yemeni nationals


Ilhan Omar's claim son was pulled over by ICE is 'PR stunt,' DHS claims

“ICE has absolutely ZERO record of its officers or agents pulling over Congresswoman Omar’s son,” DHS asserted.

US Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is seen in Statuary Hall ahead of US President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address in Washington, US, February 7, 2023.

JD Vance says stopping immigration key to eliminating US antisemitism

Vance also laid out his attitude about criticism of Israel, tweeting, “I would say there’s a difference between not liking Israel (or disagreeing with a given Israeli policy) and anti-semitism.”

US VICE PRESIDENT JD Vance exits his motorcade before boarding Air Force Two en route to Washington, DC, at Ben Gurion Airport on October 23, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel.

This Hanukkah, my synagogue is illuminating our walls with relics of our Jewish immigrant stories

What better place to encourage people to learn and share their own immigrant history, digging out the details of who came when, from where and why?

An exhibition launching in December 2025 at the Society for the Advancement of Judaism in New York City celebrates congregants' family immigration stories.

Trump kicks off Gold Card program offering fast-track citizenship for million-dollar donors

Trump rolls out a new Gold Card program promising an expedited path to US residency through fees, vetting, and financial contributions.

US President Donald Trump holding a "Trump Gold Card," introducing his new Gold Card initiative in the Oval Office in the White House on December 10th, 2025.

Majority of Israel's ex-Soviet immigrants oppose Netanyahu, back draft law - poll

Approximately 1 million eligible voters in Israel are immigrants from the former Soviet Union, part of a wider Russian-speaking community that comprises roughly 15% of the population.

 Ukrainian refugees are seen arriving in Israel as part of Operation Israeli Guarantee, on March 6, 2022.

Illinois instates new protections for residents in response to Trump's anti-immigration agenda

Among other protections, the bill restricts immigration enforcement efforts outside of state courthouses and allows plaintiffs to sue for damages.

 FILE PHOTO: Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker speaks on the day U.S. President Joe Biden delivers an economic policy speech at The Old Post Office in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., June 28, 2023.

Two asylum-seeking Afghan teenagers jailed for raping 15-year-old girl in England

The boys, Jan Jahanzeb and Israr Niazal, both aged 17, carried out the attack in a park in Leamington Spa in May after taking the girl away from her friends, prosecutors said.

In this photo illustration, a close up of a police cordon tape is scene across a footpath, on June 28, 2025 in Weymouth, United Kingdom.

Trump is trying to end birthright citizenship status in the US. Is that constitutional? - explainer

It can be assumed that the administration is not seeking to change the 14th Amendment's text, but rather to set a new precedent for its interpretation and enforcement.

US President Donald Trump looks on during a signing ceremony with President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi and President of Rwanda Paul Kagame (not pictured) at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, US, December 4, 2025.

Iran awaits second plane of nationals deported from US

Fifty-five Iranian nationals will be returned to Iran, the second group of what US officials say is a total of 400 Iranians to be deported.

Air Marshals and Security Officials stand in the cabin of a plane on June 26, 2025 in flight to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Due to mechanical issues, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and her staff were forced to change planes and use another plane recently used by Immigration and Custo

The next miracle: Can Israel bring in 1 million new immigrants from the West? - opinion

Will Israel, this time, succeed in becoming a country that attracts immigration from affluent nations?

 French Jews arrive in Israel for Aliyah, August 1, 2024.