Migration
8 stories, 71 sources cited
High Court upholds UK student visa ban on Afghan, Cameroonian, Burmese and Sudanese nationals
Mrs Justice Steyn dismissed both challenges to the Student Visa Brake on 12 August 2026. The rule, in force since 26 March 2026, is expected to block
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ABS puts Australia's 2025 net overseas migration at 301,000, above the budget's 225,000 path
The Australian Bureau of Statistics recorded net overseas migration of 301,000 for calendar 2025 on 18 June 2026, with the population at 27,801,023 an
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Ombudsman finds Australia's detention handover to a US prison operator degraded care and safety
The Commonwealth Ombudsman's 52 page report of 10 March 2026 found the switch from Serco to Secure Journeys was handled poorly, with no formal policie
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UK migration advisers cut the shortage visa list to 28 jobs, all for 18 months only
The Migration Advisory Committee's Stage 2 report of 23 July 2026 recommends 28 occupations for the Temporary Shortage List, out of 82 it considered,
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US Supreme Court affirmed birthright citizenship on 30 June, and a new order followed on 6 August
In Trump v. Barbara, No. 25-365, decided 30 June 2026, the Supreme Court struck down Executive Order 14160 of 20 January 2025. Five weeks later, on 6
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Salerno court annuls Geo Barents detention and rejects Libyan orders as rescue coordination
Judgment 1818/2026, from a hearing on 20 March 2026, quashes a 60 day detention imposed on 26 August 2024 under Italy's decree law 1 of 2023, holding
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UK to France returns treaty extended to October and widened to cover people smuggled back by lorry
An exchange of letters signed in London on 2 June 2026 and Paris on 8 June 2026 extended the UK to France readmission agreement to 1 October 2026 and
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Audit finds US refugee agency missed 80 of 198 required visits to child migrant shelters
A US inspector general audit issued on 5 June 2026 found the Office of Refugee Resettlement completed 176 of 256 required monitoring visits to 58 unli
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