Migration
- Bhutan, ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement), Idaho, Migration, Refugees, South and Central Asia, US immigration, US news, World news
A refugee’s deportation rattles a deeply conservative town: ‘What Trump has done is not Christlike’
Binod Shah, a refugee from Bhutan, went to church, got married and started an auto shop in Twin Falls, Idaho. …
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Japan’s imported baby boom spotlights a political and demographic timebomb
Rise in births to non-Japanese comes as politicians keep dodging the choice between economic decline and a mor…
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Record number of babies born to foreign parents in Japan amid political row over migration
More than 20,000 children were born to non-Japanese couples, accounting for more than 3% of all newbornsThe nu…
- Asia Pacific, Australia news, Australian immigration and asylum, Australian politics, Migration, Nauru, Pacific islands, Refugees
Asylum seekers on Nauru going hungry despite government spending $1.5m a year for each person
The Australian government is spending millions of dollars a year to house asylum seekers, yet many say they ca…
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‘My kids are too scared to go outside’: Kurdish migrants face hostility as Japan wrestles with demographic crisis
Antagonism toward migrant communities visible in the UK, Europe and the US appears to be spreading to Japan“I …
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Generational change or gender breakthrough, whoever Japan’s next PM is will have a mountain to climb
Two candidates have emerged as favourites to lead Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party, ahead of the party vote ne…
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Wealthy investors from US, China and Hong Kong top applications for New Zealand’s ‘golden visa’ scheme
Since new rules for the Active Investor Plus visa came into effect in April, applicant numbers have almost tri…
- Bangladesh, Global development, Human rights, India, Islam, Migration, Race, Religion, South and Central Asia, World news
India illegally deporting Muslim citizens at gunpoint to Bangladesh, say rights groups
There are fears the crackdown against ‘outsiders’ is driving widespread persecution as expelled Indians are re…
- Afghanistan, Australia news, Australian immigration and asylum, Australian politics, Migration, Pakistan, Penny Wong, Refugees, South and Central Asia, Taliban, World news
Fleeing Taliban fighters, Ibrahim begs the country he helped – Australia – to save his family
Mohammed Ibrahim Danish spent four years as a translator for aid workers who taught children and trained docto…
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The Chinese migrants hoping for a new life in Germany
A small but growing number of Chinese people are fleeing home, with their sights set on Germany thanks to its …
- Americas, Asia Pacific, Donald Trump, Migration, Panama, South and Central Asia, Trump administration, US immigration, US news, US politics, World news
US deports 119 immigrants of varying nationalities to Panama
People from Afghanistan, Iran, China and other countries flown out as Trump’s deportation effort intensifiesUS…
- Africa, Israel-Gaza war, Médecins Sans Frontières, Migration, Palestinian territories, Rohingya, Society, South and Central Asia, Sudan, Voluntary sector, World news
‘A glimpse of hope’: how Observer readers are helping mend broken lives in war-torn lands
Médecins Sans Frontières workers have unique insight into the suffering of those they help, providing medical …
- Americas, Chagos Islands, Home Office, Immigration and asylum, Law, Migration, Refugees, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, UK news, World news
Judge finds UK unlawfully detained Tamils stranded on Diego Garcia
Government could face a huge bill for damages after keeping more than 60 asylum seekers in ‘hellish’ condition…
- China, Christmas, Donald Trump, Economics, Global economy, Inflation, International trade, Migration, Republicans, Trade policy, US politics, World news
The forgotten faces of Christmas in China | Letter
Hugo Wong says the question today should be how much value the free movement of products and people has brough…
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US expels more than 100 Chinese migrants in rare mass deportation
Department of Homeland Security says it plans more such ‘large charter flights’, sparking concerns for safety …