Immigration

Some 20,000 new immigrants have arrived in Israel since last Passover

Among the new immigrants were children and the elderly, with 4,119 children and teenagers between the ages of zero and 18 and 2,426 people over 65 making aliyah over the past 11 months.

Group picture of the new Olim that arrived in Israel.
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during a press conference about the wave of violence in Mexico, following the killing of Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, known as 'El Mencho', in a military operation on Sunday, at Palacio Nacional, in Mexico City, Mexico, February 23, 2026.

Mexico vows stricter action after 14th Mexican death in US migration detention

New immigrants from North America arrive at Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport on March 25, 2026.

Undeterred by war, North American Jews continue to immigrate to Israel

Igor Tulchinsky in The Jerusalem Post Studios.

This quant billionaire uses AI but turns to Hasidic thought for meaning


Wisconsin judge found guilty of obstructing Trump immigration crackdown, media says

The federal jury delivered a mixed verdict on Hannah Dugan, convicting her of obstructing a federal proceeding and acquitting her of concealing a person from arrest.

WISCONSIN-BASED Judge Hannah Dugan arrives for the first day of trial, in which she's accused of helping a migrant appearing in her courtroom evade a planned immigration arrest, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US December 15, 2025.

US judge says Trump cannot ban lawmakers' surprise visits to ICE facilities

"Real-time, on-the-ground visits to immigration detention facilities help prevent abuses and ensure transparency," Democratic lawmakers said.

 An ICE agent in Los Angeles, June 2025; illustrative.

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.