Immigration news

Russia is seething following a US decision to force its citizens to go to Moscow if they want a visa for the United States.

Official figures released by the UK Home Office show that 72 Indian millionaires have migrated to the UK on Tier 1 investor visas since 2008. The news has been welcomed by the UK’s business community, which highlights the contribution migrants make to the country’s economy.

A recent lawsuit settlement means an undisclosed number of foreign nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries will receive help from the justice department to file new US visa applications. The settlement, agreed by civil rights lawyers and the Trump administration, was announced during a conference call at a federal court in Brooklyn.

New data indicates that Britain does not have a chronic problem with foreign students abusing the immigration system by staying illegally in the country following the expiration of their UK visas. Previous government estimates showed huge discrepancies between the arrival and departure of foreign students entering the UK to study.

UK Tier 2 visa applications made by Indians are in decline, according to figures released by the Home Office recently. Data shows a 4 percent drop for the year ending June 2017. The dip has been attributed to the government’s continued tightening of the UK visa system.

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked key parts of a Texas state law that was set to ban so called Sanctuary cities in the state, in blow to Donald Trump, who has previously spoken against the jurisdictions.

it has been said that there are lower crime rates in Sanctuary Cities.   Undocumented migrants are less likely to be scared to speak to the Police if they feel that they will not be deported.  From a practical point of view does the US actually have the resources to deport the estimated eleven million illegal immigrants.