The Latest Breaking News from Immigration

Gang rapist back behind bars after detention escape

A gang rapist who spent five days as a fugitive after escaping immigration detention while seeking medical attention is back behind bars.

AAP · Apr 13

DHS investigating claim about Swalwell nanny filed by conspiracy theorist

Joel Gilbert, who mailed anti-Barack Obama film to voters in 2012, accuses congressman of violating immigration law

The Guardian - US · Apr 13

All Australian immigration detainees to be handcuffed while travelling, US company says after spate of escapes

Exclusive: Documents viewed by Guardian Australia reveal private prison contractor told staff ‘restraints must be used’ for all risk levels

The Guardian - AU · Apr 13

Convicted rapist, immigration detainee back in custody

Police have caught an immigration detainee, who was convicted of rape, after he escaped from a hospital.

AAP · Apr 12

Canada slashed migration and housing costs dropped. There may be lessons for Australia

While rising vacancy rates caused a dip in rents and home prices, it hasn’t solved Canada’s chronically unaffordable property market

The Guardian - AU · Apr 11

'Age difference, limited shared language...': Immigration attorney explains how getting marriage-based Green Card can become riskier

Immigration lawyers say scrutiny around marriage-based Green Card applications in US has tightened in recent months, with applicants facing closer checks during interviews and increased enforcement action even at the interview stage. Marriage remains one of the most common routes to permanent residency, but attorneys warn that the process is…

The Times of India · Apr 11

Attorneys, Lawmakers, Family Members of Venezuelan Doctor Detained in Texas Plead For His Release

Border Patrol agents were unable to verify Veliz's legal status or the status of his application and detained him. He said Veliz was taken to McAllen to be processed prior to appearing before an immigration judge at a later date.

Latin Times · Apr 11

Coachella star condemns ICE raids in defiant stage address

CMAT spoke out against United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids during her Coachella performance on Friday (10 April).

The Independent UK · Apr 11

‘We feel this incredible tension at all times’: what happened to small-town USA when extremists moved in

In his new book, Michael Edison Hayden captures the bitter saga between the founders of far-right publication VDare and the residents of a West Virginia town

The Guardian - US · Apr 11

Iran war tips Trump-Pope tension over the edge

It's one of the sharpest public divides between a pope and a U.S. president in decades.

Axios · Apr 11