immigration policy

Trump Signs Executive Orders Targeting Birthright Citizenship and Birth Tourism

President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Thursday aimed at defining the limits of birthright citizenship and stopping foreign nationals from traveling to the United States primarily to give birth, the White House announced. The signing of the orders...

Federal Judge Strikes Down Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Requirement

A federal judge ruled on Monday that the $100,000 fee Trump imposed on H-1B visa applications was unlawful, striking down one of the administration's key immigration measures targeting skilled foreign workers. U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin of Boston found the...

US Set to Expand Travel Ban to Over 30 Countries

The United States plans to expand its travel ban to include over 30 countries, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. The move is part of ongoing efforts by the Trump administration to tighten immigration rules amid growing concerns...

US Pauses Immigration Applications From 19 Non-European Countries

The Trump administration has paused processing of immigration applications from 19 non-European countries, citing national security and public safety concerns. The freeze includes applications for green cards and U.S. citizenship, affecting immigrants already in the system. The policy, outlined in...

Voter’s Punish Germany’s Merkel Over Migrant Policy

A nationalist, anti-immigrant party has won seats in three German regional elections, a result seen as a major rebuke to Chancellor Angela Merkel's open immigration policy. The 3-year-old Alternative for Deutschland party, or AfD, won representation in the states of...

EU Architecture Incapable of Dealing With Migration Crisis

One doesn't have to be an opponent of the European project to agree with eurosceptics that today's EU has evolved into something that is in dire need of fundamental reform or dissolution. First, the euro crisis that erupted in 2010...

Greek Government Seeking Emergency Plan for Refugees

The Greek government is seeking an emergency plan that will employ abandoned army camps and empty state buildings to house refugees from war-torn areas who flood Greece. Greece will receive large inflows of war refugees within the next months and...