EU Strikes Migration Deal for More Deportations and Detention Centers Abroad

EU accused of creating ICE-style immigration enforcement system

Officials say law will improve migration management by allowing more deportations of undocumented people EU politicians have promised to increase deportations of undocumented migrants, under a new law that critics say mimics elements of the Trump administration’s brutal immigration crackdown.Finalising a key element of an overhauled EU asylum and migration system, politicians have agreed a regulation that will enable national authorities to raid…

protestors clash outside 'asylum hotel'

Dozens of anti-immigration protestors gathered outside the Roundhouse Hotel on Friday evening (May 29), where asylum-seekers are being housed. The…

US to slash visa processing sites in Africa from 50 to 20

The United States plans to sharply reduce the number of embassies and consulates in Africa that process visas for foreign applicants.

Map shows number of asylum seekers in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire

Stoke-on-Trent has the highest number being homed in hotels

Africa: 20 African Cities Selected as Full U.S. Visa Processing Hubs

Kampala has been retained as one of only 20 US visa processing hubs in Africa under a major restructuring plan by the administration of President Donald Trump, positioning Uganda as a key regional gateway for travelers seeking entry to the United States.

EU strikes migration deal for more deportations and detention centers abroad

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has moved forward with a vast overhaul of its migration policy, aiming to ramp up deportations and ink controversial deals to build detention centers abroad, in what rights groups compare to the Trump administration's aggressive immigration policies.