The U.K. government hoped to pass a bill this week, two years after the plan was first unveiled, in an effort to override a ruling by Britain’s highest court.
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Halted Deportation Flights to Venezuela Set Back Biden’s Migrant Strategy
Flights sending Venezuelans back to their homeland have not taken off for two weeks. The move could be a setback to President Biden’s effort to tackle a migration surge.
Germans Push Back as Far Right’s Influence Grows
News of a secret meeting among extremists to discuss mass deportations, including of citizens from immigrant backgrounds, has shaken the society.
E.U. Countries Reach Major Deal on Migration After Years of Wrangling
The agreement was aimed at allaying pressures from the far right amid rising anti-migrant sentiment in Europe and beyond.
U.S. Expels Ex-Chile Army Officer to Face Charges in Killing of Víctor Jara
Pedro Barrientos, 74, was charged in the kidnapping, torture and killing of the popular folk singer Víctor Jara days after the 1973 military coup that deposed President Salvador Allende.
As Pakistan Expels Afghan Migrants, Families Are Ripped Apart
Husbands and wives, parents and children, wonder when, or if, they will ever see each other again.
UK Plan to Send Asylum Seekers to Rwanda Is Unlawful, Supreme Court Says
Dealing a major blow to the governing Conservative Party, Britain’s highest court said the East African country was not a safe place for refugees.
U.K. Supreme Court to Rule on Deporting Asylum Seekers to Rwanda
The Supreme Court will announce on Wednesday whether the government’s contentious plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda can go ahead. It has been denounced by rights groups and the U.N. refugee agency.
First Venezuelan Migrants Deported Under New U.S. Policy Arrive
The deportation of migrants who had entered the U.S. illegally came as the Biden administration lifted some sanctions against Venezuela.
As Venezuelans Face Deportation, Many Still Seek to Enter the U.S.
The attempt to reduce unlawful crossings at the southern border will not deter Venezuelan migrants from traveling north, advocates say.