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ArticleFinland: Parliament Addresses Russia's Instrumentalized Immigration On July 12, 2024, the Finnish Parliament, in order to address Russia’s strategic instrumentalization of immigration by directing third-party asylum seekers to Finland’s border with Russia, adopted a new law allowing border guards to reject asylum seekers through a “push-back” procedure. The Act on Temporary Measures to Combat Instrumentalized Migration was approved by a supermajority … Continue reading “Finland: Parliament Addresses Russia’s Instrumentalized Immigration”
- Contributor: Hofverberg, Elin
- Date: 2024-07-17
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ArticleUnited States: Appeals Court Rules that Courts Cannot Require State Department to Issue Visas Past Deadline On June 25, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit held that district courts lacked the authority to order the U.S. Department of State to continue processing applications and issuing visas delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic after the statutory deadline had passed. (Goodluck v. Biden, No. 21-5263 (DC Cir. … Continue reading “United States: Appeals Court Rules that…
- Contributor: Friedman, Sarah
- Date: 2024-07-08
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ArticleEuropean Union: New Pact on Migration and Asylum Enters into Force On May 14, 2024, the Council of the European Union (Council) adopted 10 legislative acts to create a more efficient and uniform migration system. With the new Pact on Migration and Asylum, the European Union (EU) aims to introduce simple and clear procedures across EU member states, achieve a fair balance of responsibility for asylum … Continue reading “European Union: New Pact on Migration…
- Contributor: Gesley, Jenny
- Date: 2024-06-12
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ArticleFinland: Government Proposes Legislation to Stem "Instrumentalized Migration" On May 21, 2024, the Finnish Government sent a proposal for new border legislation, the Act on Temporary Measures to Combat Instrumentalized Migration, to the Finnish parliament. The proposal includes provisions and measures meant to stem “instrumentalized migration”—specifically, Russia’s direction of large numbers of asylum-seekers to the border to influence Finland’s security and social stability―and … Continue reading “Finland: Government Proposes Legislation to Stem…
- Contributor: Hofverberg, Elin
- Date: 2024-06-05
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ArticleIndia: Government Begins Implementing Controversial Citizenship Amendment Act On May 15, 2024, the government of India began to grant citizenship to applicants under a controversial law that grants citizenship to certain religious minorities fleeing neighboring Muslim-majority countries but excludes Muslim and other religious minorities fleeing persecution in the region.The law in question, the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, received presidential assent on December 12, … Continue reading “India: Government Begins Implementing Controversial Citizenship…
- Contributor: Ahmad, Tariq
- Date: 2024-06-02
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ArticleMexico: Foreign Minister Announces Repatriation Agreement with Venezuela On March 21, 2024, Mexican Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena announced that Mexican President Manuel Lopez Obrador and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro had reached an agreement aimed at assisting Venezuelan migrants currently residing in Mexico to opt for voluntary repatriation to Venezuela.Under the terms of this initiative, known as the “Vuelta a la Patria” (Return to … Continue reading “Mexico: Foreign Minister Announces Repatriation Agreement…
- Contributor: Guerra, Gustavo
- Date: 2024-04-30
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ArticleSouth Korea: Special Act on High-Tech Industry Talent Innovation Promulgated The Special Act on High-Tech Industry Talent Innovation, Act No. 20033 (Talent Innovation Act), was published in Gwanbo (South Korea’s official gazette) on January 16, 2024. Most of the act will enter into force one year after its publication. (Talent Innovation Act, Supp. Provisions art. 1.) The act aims to create an ecosystem where a … Continue reading “South Korea: Special Act on High-Tech…
- Contributor: Umeda, Sayuri
- Date: 2024-03-04
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ArticleSaudi Arabia: New Rules Issued Regulating Foreign National Residency Visas During January 2024, Saudi authorities issued new rules related to requirements for obtaining the Special Talent Residency Visa, Premium Residency Visa, and Exit-Entry Work Residency Visa.Requirements for the Special Talent Residency VisaOn January 22, 2024, the Saudi Premium Residency Center announced new expertise requirements for eligibility to obtain Special Talent Residency Visas.The areas the center … Continue reading “Saudi Arabia: New Rules Issued Regulating…
- Contributor: Sadek, George
- Date: 2024-02-14
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ArticleFrance: New Immigration Law Enacted After Extensive Censure by Constitutional Council On January 26, 2024, French President Emmanuel Macron signed a new immigration law, Law No. 2024-42 to Control Immigration and Improve Integration, which had been largely censured by the French Constitutional Council.In its decision of January 25, 2024, the French Constitutional Council censured a large part of the government’s proposed immigration law, rejecting measures intended … Continue reading “France: New Immigration Law Enacted After…
- Contributor: Gilbert, Louis
- Date: 2024-02-08
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ArticleSouth Korea: National Health Insurance Act Amended to Add Residency Requirements for Foreign Dependents On January 2, 2024, a law passed by South Korea’s National Assembly (Act No. 19885) to amend the National Health Insurance Act (Act No. 11141, Dec. 31, 2011, as amended) was published in the official gazette (Gwanbo). The amendment added residency conditions that dependents of foreigners employed in South Korea and covered by the national … Continue reading “South Korea: National Health Insurance Act…
- Contributor: Umeda, Sayuri
- Date: 2024-01-25
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ArticleUnited Kingdom: Government Takes Steps to Cut Net Migration The home secretary of the United Kingdom (U.K.) made a statement before Parliament on December 4, 2023, that the government will introduce measures to cut migration levels and reduce abuses of the immigration system. The measures will meet the commitment made in the 2019 Conservative Party election manifesto and are intended to “deliver[ ] the biggest … Continue reading “United Kingdom: Government Takes Steps…
- Contributor: Feikert-Ahalt, Clare
- Date: 2024-01-24
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ArticleEngland and Wales: High Court Rules Government Plan to House Asylum Seekers in Military Barracks Lawful On December 6, 2023, the British High Court dismissed a claim for judicial review of a government plan to use two decommissioned Ministry of Defence sites to house asylum seekers under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015. The government had stated that it intended to apply for permission to use … Continue reading “England and Wales: High Court Rules…
- Contributor: Feikert-Ahalt, Clare
- Date: 2024-01-21
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ArticleItaly: Law on Immigration and International Protection Enters into Effect On October 10, 2023, Decree-Law No. 133, concerning immigration and international protection, and support for Ministry of Interior security operations entered into effect in Italy.Expulsions for Public Security ReasonsDecree-Law No. 133 provides that the authorities may expel long-term European Union (EU) residence permit holders from the national territory for serious reasons of public order or state … Continue reading “Italy: Law on Immigration and…
- Contributor: Figueroa, Dante
- Date: 2024-01-15
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ArticleUnited Kingdom: Government Increases Enforcement Targeting Unlawful Immigrants Working in Food Delivery Services On November 14, 2023, the government of the United Kingdom (U.K.) sent a letter to and met with executives of food delivery companies Uber Eats, Deliveroo, and Just Eat highlighting concerns over the use of unchecked account sharing on their platforms. The letter stated that heightened enforcement activity by immigration enforcement teams revealed high levels … Continue reading “United Kingdom: Government Increases Enforcement Targeting…
- Contributor: Feikert-Ahalt, Clare
- Date: 2023-12-11
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ArticleEl Salvador: Law Integrating Functions of CONMIGRANTES into Ministry of Foreign Affairs Enacted On September 26, 2023, El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly decreed the enactment of a law integrating the functions of the National Council for the Protection and Development of Migrants and Their Families (CONMIGRANTES) into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The main purpose of the law is to promote administrative efficiency within the government and consolidate efforts … Continue reading “El Salvador: Law Integrating Functions of…
- Contributor: Goitom, Hanibal
- Date: 2023-11-28
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ArticleFinland: Government Closes Entire Land Border with Russia On November 28, 2023, the Finnish government announced that it will close the entire Finnish-Russian land border, including to asylum applicants, until December 13, 2023, starting at midnight on November 30, 2023. As of November 30, 2023, asylum applicants will have to apply for asylum at Finnish airports or harbors. The government cited harsh winter … Continue reading “Finland: Government Closes Entire Land Border…
- Contributor: Hofverberg, Elin
- Date: 2023-11-28
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ArticleFinland: Government Closes Most Border Crossings to Russia On November 22, 2023, the Finnish government announced the temporary closure of an additional three border crossing stations between Finland and Russia. The November 22 closure comes on the heels of the closure of four other border crossings effective November 18. The closures follow a recent rise in the number of Russian asylum seekers that … Continue reading “Finland: Government Closes Most Border Crossings…
- Contributor: Hofverberg, Elin
- Date: 2023-11-28
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ArticleUnited Kingdom: Supreme Court Rules Relocating Asylum Seekers to Rwanda Unlawful On November 15, 2023. the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (U.K.) upheld a judgment from the Court of Appeal that the government’s policy seeking to remove to Rwanda asylum seekers whose claims are determined to be inadmissible and to have their claims heard by the Rwandan authorities was incompatible with the European Convention on … Continue reading “United Kingdom: Supreme Court Rules Relocating…
- Contributor: Feikert-Ahalt, Clare
- Date: 2023-11-28
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ArticleColombia: New Law Regulating Nationality Enacted On September 25, 2023, Colombia enacted Law No. 2332, whose objective is to provide comprehensive guidelines, requirements, and procedures concerning the acquisition, renunciation, and recovery of Colombian nationality. (Law No. 2332, art. 1.) The law introduces novel changes and provisions that impact both Colombian nationals and foreign individuals interested in obtaining Colombian nationality.Among the aspects … Continue reading “Colombia: New Law Regulating Nationality Enacted”
- Contributor: Goitom, Hanibal
- Date: 2023-11-26
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ArticleAustralia: High Court Rules Indefinite Immigration Detention Unlawful On November 8, 2023, at a hearing in the case of NZYQ v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs & Anor, the High Court of Australia, the highest court in the federal judicial hierarchy, pronounced its ruling that certain provisions in the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) regarding immigration detention are “beyond the legislative power … Continue reading “Australia: High Court Rules Indefinite Immigration…
- Contributor: Buchanan, Kelly
- Date: 2023-11-16
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ArticleChile: Immigration Law Modified to Include Alternative Expulsion Procedure Notification Methods On August 18, 2023, Law No. 21.589, enacting modifications to Chile’s Immigration Law (Law No. 21.325), was published in the country’s official gazette. The objective of the legislative amendments was to introduce alternative means of notifying the commencement of administrative expulsion proceedings. (Law No. 21.589, Diario Oficial [D.O.], Aug. 18, 2023.)Key Provisions of the LegislationLaw … Continue reading “Chile: Immigration Law Modified to Include…
- Contributor: Goitom, Hanibal
- Date: 2023-10-03
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ArticleEgypt: New Regulations on Residency Application Fees for Foreigners Introduced On August 29, 2023, Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly issued Resolution No. 3326 of 2023 introducing new regulations pertaining to residency application fees of foreigners, with the exception of refugees registered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Egypt.Content of the Resolution Resolution No. 3326 of 2023 provides that foreigners applying to … Continue reading “Egypt: New Regulations on Residency Application…
- Contributor: Sadek, George
- Date: 2023-09-13
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ArticleSaudi Arabia: New Penalties on Saudi Private Entities Employing Illegal Residents Implemented On July 29, 2023, the Saudi Ministry of Interior announced new penalties against private entities violating the Saudi Residency Law of 1952, as amended. The new penalties include the following:A fine up to 100,000 Saudi riyals (about US$26,635).A term of imprisonment of one year for the manager responsible, with deportation if the manager is an … Continue reading “Saudi Arabia: New Penalties on Saudi…
- Contributor: Sadek, George
- Date: 2023-09-10
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ArticleIreland: High Court Finds Government in Breach of EU-Imposed Duty concerning Asylum Seeker Protection On April 21, 2023, the High Court of Ireland determined that the minister for children, equality and youth, along with others in the government, had failed to meet the duty imposed on them by the European Union (EU) to grant a 17-year-old Afghan asylum seeker accommodation or shelter, and provide him with food and basic … Continue reading “Ireland: High Court Finds Government in…
- Contributor: Feikert-Ahalt, Clare
- Date: 2023-07-19
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ArticleUnited Kingdom: Immigration Bill Progresses to House of Lords Due to a substantial increase in individuals attempting to enter the United Kingdom (U.K.) unlawfully via small boats, which is inherently dangerous, and concerns over gangs having an incentive to smuggle people into the country, the U.K. government introduced the Illegal Migration Bill in the House of Commons on March 7, 2023. The bill is … Continue reading “United Kingdom: Immigration Bill Progresses to…
- Contributor: Feikert-Ahalt, Clare
- Date: 2023-05-11