Immigrants

More than 2,000 anti-foreigner protesters march through Durban city centre as the arbitrary deadline passes for undocumented migrants to leave the countrySouth Africa was holding its breath on Tuesday as mass anti-immigration protests were held across the country. They come after a weeks-long campaign against foreigners that has seen at least four killed and tens of thousands fleeing for safety.In the coastal city of Durban, where violence had been expected, the streets were unusually quiet and shops were shuttered as tension hung thick in the air. Continue reading...

• Montgomery County leaders have condemned a series of Supreme Court rulings issued on Thursday that roll back Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for migrants. • James Percival, general counsel at the Department of Homeland Security, praised the rulings as victories for the rule of law, asserting that TPS was always intended to be temporary. • The court's decisions also make it easier to remove lawful permanent residents who commit crimes and bar individuals from applying for asylum if they have not entered the U.S.

• The Supreme Court issued two major rulings that restrict asylum access and humanitarian protections for immigrants, specifically impacting those from Haiti and Syria. • These decisions effectively revive policies from Donald Trump’s first term that allowed officials to block asylum seekers from crossing the border and indefinitely delay the processing of their claims. • The rulings are seen as a significant victory for Trump’s deportation campaign, as they undermine the Immigration and Nationality Act's provisions for those fleeing violence and persecution.

• The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on ideological lines to allow the Trump administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for thousands of immigrants. • The decision affects approximately 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians who were granted legal protections after fleeing war, natural disasters, or other catastrophes. • This ruling is significant because it removes the legal shield preventing these individuals from being deported from the United States.

A Guardian analysis reveals how most of 39 countries facing US entry restrictions are most vulnerable environmentally‘Every day it’s more barriers’: how the US is shutting out climate refugeesDonald Trump’s immigration crackdown is largely targeting people from the countries most vulnerable to displacement from climate-driven disasters, a Guardian analysis shows.As the Trump administration pushes policies to boost planet-heating fossil fuels, millions of people are being forced to flee their homelands due to storms, floods and droughts worsened by the climate crisis. Continue reading...

African migrants say legal status offers little protection as rallies against illegal immigration gain momentumAfrican migrants in South Africa say they are living in fear after a series of marches calling for illegal immigrants to leave reignited long-held xenophobic sentiment in the country.March & March, a campaign group at the forefront of recent protests, has given people living illegally in the country until 30 June to leave, without specifying what will happen to those who do not. Continue reading...

Figures raise questions over ministers’ plans to raise qualifying period for settled status from five years to 10Higher-earning immigrants are less likely to remain in the UK long-term and could be further deterred from staying by the government’s planned crackdown on settlement rights, analysis has revealed.A report from the Migration Advisory Committee’s , Who Stays, Who Leaves?, follows about 900,000 journeys between 2014 and 2024. Continue reading...