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A spike in immigration raids has spread fear across migrant communities in the U.S. A slew of new apps aimed at providing migrants support have emerged in recent years. Afraid …
New apps help immigrants navigate Trump’s deportation crackdown Read More
The health and social care visa route was introduced in August 2020 as a response to labour shortages after Brexit and the COVID pandemic. Now, the independent chief inspector of …
How visas for social care workers may be exacerbating exploitation in the sector Read More
Golden visas and golden passports have attracted attention in recent years, as some countries attempt to encourage wealthy foreigners to park their money in return for residency or citizenship. The tiny Caribbean …
Why are ‘golden visa’ schemes being scrapped? Read More
When Edmund Ekott, a Nigerian front-end developer, decided to relocate to Germany in 2022, he had to deal with an exasperating immigration process. He went through a prolonged back-and-forth with …
New visa programs spark brain drain fears across Africa Read More
The Home Office has paid asylum seekers £1 an hour to carry out more than a million hours of work in the past five years, openDemocracy can reveal. The government …
Home Office paying asylum seekers £1 an hour to clean detention centres Read More
Ken Lewis moved from Grenada to New York City in 1989 at a time when he says employment options for immigrants were limited. “You either got into construction or drove …
Worker-Owned Apps Are Redefining the Sharing Economy Read More
In the years between 2017 and 2021, almost all immigration raids were conducted without a warrant a new Huck investigation has found. While having a shower one morning, Maria*, who …
Immigration raids are being carried out with impunity Read More
When Emmanuel* came to work in the UK, the conditions on the boat were the worst he had ever seen. Having grown up around fishing in Ghana, for him it …
The Hidden Hostile Environment in the Fishing Industry Read More
The UK’s shift towards a more restrictive migration regime after Brexit will not deliver the “high wage” economy promised by prime minister Boris Johnson, a report shows. The analysis from …
Migration data shows Johnson’s Brexit will not result in a high wage economy Read More
Athens, Greece – In recent years, Greece has become a focal point for refugees into the European Union, but many of the women who have arrived are portrayed by the media …
‘Starting from zero’: In Greece, women refugees forge new careers Read More