Keywords: Immigrant


U.S. court ruling revives hopes for Moroccan immigrant visa applicants

A federal judge in Manhattan has overturned a U.S. government policy that had suspended the processing of immigrant visa applications from citizens of 75 countries, including Morocco, offering renewed hope to Moroccan applicants whose cases had remained on hold since January. Judge Jeanette Vargas ruled......

U.S. visa freeze faces legal challenge over nationality-based restrictions

A sweeping suspension of immigrant visa processing by the United States has triggered a major legal battle that could reshape the limits of executive power over immigration. The policy, introduced in January 2026, halted immigrant visa issuance for nationals of 75 countries across Africa, the Middle......

PP’s proposed immigrant pledge ignites debate over Spanish integration policies

Spain’s centre-right Partido Popular (PP) has sparked national debate with a proposal requiring immigrants to sign a formal “letter of commitment” pledging respect for Spanish values and demonstrating proficiency in the Spanish language before being granted the right to live and work......

Spain faces critical immigrant pay gap as economy eyes 25 million migrant workers

A new global study reveals that immigrant workers in Spain earn nearly a third less than Spanish nationals, highlighting structural inequalities within the labor market as the country braces for a major demographic shift. The research, led by the University of Oslo and published in Nature Journal,......

Calls for calm after anti-immigrant riots in torre pacheco

In the wake of two consecutive nights of anti-immigrant riots in Torre Pacheco, a town near Murcia in southeastern Spain, local authorities have urged residents to remain calm. The violence erupted following the brutal assault of a 68-year-old retiree, Domingo, allegedly by three young men of North African......

Tensions in torre pacheco: ten arrested after racist riots sparked by street assault

Authorities have confirmed the arrest of ten individuals following several days of racially charged unrest in torre Pacheco, a southeastern Spanish town with a significant immigrant population. The violence erupted after the assault of a 68-year-old Spanish man, allegedly by three young men of North......

Polish foreign minister Sikorski: Anti-immigrant hysteria damages Poland's image

Warsaw – Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has condemned growing anti-immigrant and anti-Semitic rhetoric, warning that such discourse harms Poland’s reputation and fuels dangerous ideologies. In a video statement published on the X platform on Saturday, Sikorski called for restraint......

Immigration raids shake Los Angeles: businesses suffer, families live in fear

An intensified wave of immigration raids in Los Angeles is disrupting businesses and upending the lives of migrant families. The crackdown, targeting immigrant workers regardless of their legal status, is drawing stark parallels to the economic and social paralysis last seen during the Covid-19 pandemic. Economic......

Moroccan women expelled from Spain after abuse in strawberry farms

Two Moroccan women working in Spain’s high-profit strawberry sector were expelled and sent back to Morocco under alarming conditions—one while pregnant, the other with cancer—triggering widespread criticism over the treatment of migrant laborers. Pregnant and abandoned The first case......