US lifts policy on asylum-seekers waiting in Mexico The US Department of Homeland Security has announced that it will end a Trump-era policy requiring asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico while their applications play … US • 09 Aug
265 approved for Immigrant Investor Programme last year The State last year approved investments totalling €186m in its Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP) as Chinese nationals continued to dominate the numbers of those participating. Business • 06 May
UN 'firmly opposes' UK sending asylum seekers to Rwanda The United Nations' refugee agency voiced its strong opposition to Britain's deal to send asylum seekers who cross the Channel to Rwanda. UK • 14 Apr
Biden promises to appeal 'Dreamers' ruling US President Joe Biden has said that the Justice Department will appeal a "deeply disappointing" ruling by a federal judge in Texas on a programme … US • 17 Jul 21
No new visa applications accepted in over two months No new visa applications have been accepted by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service since 20 March, the Department of Justice has confirmed to RTÉ. Ireland • 27 May 20
Trump signs order suspending immigration green cards US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order suspending the approval of some immigration green cards for 60 days. World • 23 Apr 20
Expiring visas extended for two months due to virus The Minister for Justice, Charlie Flanagan, has announced that immigration permissions due to expire between now and 20 May will be automatically extended for two … Ireland • 21 Mar 20
UK rule changes puts immigration under the spotlight There has been a lot of attention this week on post-Brexit changes to UK immigration rules and the impact on companies in Northern Ireland has … Business • 22 Feb 20
How many points will you need to work in the UK? Here are details of the points-based system that are to be applied in the British government's new immigration system. UK • 19 Feb 20
UK immigration plans target unskilled workers The British government has said changes to the country's immigration system will not include a visa option for low-skilled migrant workers after Brexit and employers … UK • 19 Feb 20
Questions on immigration set to arise for candidates Considering the increased level of discussion, protest and debate over direct provision and immigration, it's likely that candidates in this election will be asked for … Election 2020 • 16 Jan 20
US Supreme Court permits Trump's asylum restrictions The US Supreme Court has allowed President Donald Trump's administration to implement asylum restrictions that prevent most Central American migrants from applying at the US … World • 12 Sep 19
Hundreds detained in US immigration raids US officials have said that around 680 undocumented migrants were detained in a major series of raids at food processing plants in the southeastern United … US • 08 Aug 19
US relocates migrant children over 'squalid' conditions Nearly 250 migrant children have been relocated to children's shelters from an overcrowded Texas border patrol station where attorneys said they had been held for … US • 25 Jun 19
English speakers favoured in Trump immigration plans President Donald Trump has announced plans to overhaul the US immigration system by prioritising people who speak English and who have qualifications and job skills. US • 17 May 19
Trump to unveil radical immigration overhaul President Trump will propose a radical overhaul of US immigration to favour applicants with high skills and good English, while cutting back on family-based arrivals … World • 16 May 19
Trump demands $5.7bn for wall to tackle border 'crisis' US President Donald Trump used a prime-time address to the nation to insist on $5.7bn for a steel wall along the Mexican border that he … US • 09 Jan 19
Boy dies after being detained by US border agents An eight-year-old Guatemalan migrant boy died shortly after midnight on Tuesday after being detained by US border agents, the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) … US • 25 Dec 18
Judge blocks Trump order on asylum restrictions A US judge has temporarily blocked an order by President Donald Trump that barred asylum for immigrants who entered the country illegally from Mexico, the … US • 20 Nov 18
New visa scheme aimed at undocumented migrants The Government is opening a three-month window for certain immigrants from outside the European Economic Area to apply for permission to remain in Ireland. Ireland • 15 Oct 18
UK cabinet reportedly agrees Brexit immigration rules EU nationals should be subject to the same rules as migrants from the rest of the world after free movement ceases to apply in the … Brexit • 25 Sep 18
Sweden faces political deadlock after far-right gains Sweden is headed for a hung parliament after an election that saw the popularity of the far-right Sweden Democrats surge, as one of Europe's most … Sweden • 10 Sep 18
Canada scraps family reunification lottery Canada is to scrap a family reunification lottery, with the country to return to a first-come, first-serve immigration policy as it looks to double the … Canada • 20 Aug 18
Melania Trump's Slovenian parents get US citizenship The Slovenian-born parents of US First Lady Melania Trump have become US citizens at a naturalisation ceremony in New York. US • 10 Aug 18
Statue of Liberty protester arrested A woman was arrested after staging a protest against President Donald Trump's separation of migrant families by climbing the Statue of Liberty and forcing its … Statue of Liberty • 05 Jul 18
