LA protests: US deploys Marines to Los Angeles as Trump backs arrest of California governor
Opposition to president’s immigration crackdown intensifies amid clashes with police
Immigration
Stories about immigration, migrants of all types into Ireland
Trump’s US travel ban on citizens from 12 countries comes into effect
US president claims the ban will protect the US from ‘foreign terrorists’
Sally Hayden on We Came By Sea: Stories of a Greater Britain - ‘It feels comforting and right to have a writer of Clare’s skill turn attention to this topic’
While Britons have been shown to be open to resettling refugees, years of demonisation has led to a mostly negative view of those crossing the Channel
National Guard arrives in LA on Trump’s orders to quell protests against immigration raids
US president announced move despite objections from California governor Gavin Newsom
Families deported to Nigeria could have left voluntarily, says Minister
Jim O’Callaghan defends handling of deportation of 35 people, saying applicants from Nigeria are not guaranteed protection status
Trump praises ‘great job’ by national guard in calming LA protests, as mayor says troops are not in the city
Trump orders 2,000 national guard troops to LA amid protests over immigration crackdown
Riot police and anti-ICE protesters clash in Los Angeles after immigration raids
Tense confrontation follows dozens taken into custody under Trump’s immigration crackdown
What is Trump’s new travel ban, and which countries are affected?
Trump announces a new sweeping travel ban that targets citizens from more than a dozen countries
Trump signs ban on citizens entering the US from 12 countries, including Iran, Haiti and Afghanistan
US president restricts travel from seven other countries, reviving and expanding the travel bans from his first term
Family reunification delays having ‘devastating’ impact on refugee families
Afghan family awaiting decision on parent hiding in Pakistan live ‘every day with instability and fear’
Ukrainians in Ireland succeeding in asylum applications at twice rate of other nationalities
A total of 969 Ukrainian nationals have applied for international protection here since Russia’s invasion
EU cannot ignore what’s happening in Poland and The Netherlands
Fundamental change is not merely possible or probable; it is becoming an existential necessity
Families facing deportation are ‘at serious risk of destitution’, warns refugee council
Those subject to orders to leave country cannot work or receive state help such as allowances or medical cards
Joe O’Byrne: ‘We’re having the reactivation of the type of politics that we saw in the early 1930s’
His debut novel, The Red Orchestra in Blue, about two real-life heroes of Nazi Germany, contains warnings about ‘the perils of where we’re heading’
Geert Wilders threatens to pull party out of Dutch government over immigration reforms
Freedom Party minister wants to enact plan to cut €3.5 billion from the immigration and asylum budget
Ministers accused of giving ‘half the picture’ on refugees as more than 40% get positive decisions
Jim O’Callaghan cited 80 per cent refusal rate on ‘first instance’ decisions
‘I felt like I was his slave’: The Irish food industry’s exploitation of workers
Employment legislation breaches include working very long hours, being paid below the minimum wage, and not getting holidays due
State may struggle to carry out ‘robust’ immigration checks without access to EU’s IT system, warns report
As non-Schengen country, Ireland cannot access bloc’s database registering those travelling from non-EU nations
Ireland’s population outperforms increasingly ageing EU
Ireland’s rate of population growth is almost four times EU average of 0.4 per cent, according to Eurostat
Refugees in Ireland: is the Government getting the balance right?
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Donegal man to be deported from US following driving charge after more than 15 years in Boston
Man (40) with American-born children has been living undocumented after overstaying visa waiver
Combining forces: Opposition plans to break the big two’s stranglehold on power begin to germinate
With Sinn Féin taking the lead, contact grows between parties of the left, though Labour and the Social Democrats are wary of having their identities eroded
Plan to expand asylum-seeker accommodation as Government nears purchase of Citywest Hotel
Department of Justice drops bitterly resisted plans to house international protection applicants at old Crown Paints site in Coolock
Scouse Republic: An Alternative History of Liverpool - Missing words of wisdom
Author David Swift seems more comfortable with the anecdote than the argument
‘I was very upset about how Coolock came across’: Locals believe handling of asylum-seeker centre plan a ‘disaster’
U-turn on proposal to house asylum seekers at former paint factory is described by most as a ‘victory for the people’
Starmer announces tough immigration stance as PM vows to ‘take back control’ of Britain’s borders
Big announcement shows how far Labour has shifted right on immigration during Starmer’s short time in No 10
The US is discovering what it means to have an isolationist economy
On its own, Ireland holds few cards in terms of economic weight: only through the EU can that be brought to bear in a collective way
Jess Murphy: ‘Everybody’s equal in my kitchen – whether you wash dishes or cook on an open fire grill’
The Kai restaurant chef-proprietor says appreciation of food is the easiest way to overcome cultural barriers
Cliona Ward: Irish woman detained by US immigration enforcement suffering from PTSD, sister says
The green-card holder (54) was released last week after three weeks in detention
Removal of oral hearings for asylum seekers ‘could significantly increase risk of incorrect decisions’
An oral hearing ‘would give us a chance to express ourselves’, asylum seeker says
Jim O’Callaghan’s public theatrics mask the truth about asylum seeker deportations
Most men arriving to seek protection aren’t provided accommodation, and end up in sanitations conditions that, according to one volunteer, were worse than those in refugee camps in South Sudan
Rwanda in talks to receive migrants deported from US, foreign minister says
African country previously had deal with UK to take in deported migrants
A taste of home: the immigrant grocers bringing global snacks to Dublin
Dublin’s international grocery shops are flag-bearers of familiar snacks from far-flung places that are gaining a following among Irish people too
‘My sister is ill in Ireland, but we are suspending our travel plans’: Irish in US voice fear over border arrests
Woman living in Indiana with husband and children also reconsidering annual trip to Ireland following detentions of immigrants
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