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Immigration is the act of moving to or settling in another country or region, temporarily or permanently. An immigrant is someone who intends to reside permanently, and not a casual visitor or traveler. Immigration means "in-migration" into a country, and is the reverse of emigration, or "out-migration." The long term and/or permanent movement of human population in general, whether into, out of, or within countries (or before the existence of recognised countries) is regarded as migration... [ Wikipedia ]
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Hungary prosecutors charge accused Nazi with war crimes
June 18, 2013
Hungarian prosecutors on Tuesday charged Laszlo Csatary, a 98-year-old Hungarian man, with the unlawful execution and torture of people in connection with the Holocaust. Slovakian authorities began the investigation of Csatary in September after he was arrested on allegations of abusing and assistin....... [more]
Jordan parliament approves UK treaty to deport Abu Qatada
June 13, 2013
Jordan's Parliament approved a treaty with the UK Wednesday that will lead to the deportation and fair trial of radical cleric Abu Qatada. The new treaty passed with support from both houses of parliament, provides for mutual legal assistance between the two nations and can include any persons from....... [more]
ACLU challenges Nebraska order denying driver's licenses to certain immigrants
June 12, 2013
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of Nebraska filed a lawsuit Monday against Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman and the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles challenging the governor's decision to deny driver's licenses to young people who have been legally authorized to remain in....... [more]
Kenya police abusing refugees: HRW
May 29, 2013
Kenyan police engaged in a 10-week rampage in Nairobi beginning in late 2012, torturing and abusing more than 1,000 refugees, asylum seekers and Somali Kenyans, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Wednesday. HRW claims that the Kenyan police used grenades and other attacks to relocate refugees to camp....... [more]
UN rights expert urges EU to respect migrants' rights
May 29, 2013
The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants Francois Crepeau urged the EU on Tuesday to focus on human rights in its migration policies. Crepeau visited both sides of the border in Turkey, Greece, Tunisia and Italy to investigate the experience of migrants. He found that those irregul....... [more]
Senate Judiciary Committee approves immigration reform bill
May 22, 2013
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday approved S. 744, an immigration reform bill. The bill, entitled the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, is intended to help create a 13-year path to citizenship for the approximately 11 million current undocumented immi....... [more]
UK court denies bail for Abu Qatada
May 20, 2013
A UK immigration tribunal denied bail for radical cleric Abu Qatada Monday due to the high risk of escape. Qatada's lawyers insist that he should be able to spend time with his family before he leaves the UK for Jordan, where he will stand trial for terrorism. Qatada was convicted in absentia for or....... [more]
UK appeals court denies government's Abu Qatada appeal
April 24, 2013
The UK Court of Appeal on Tuesday denied permission to the Home Secretary to appeal to the nation's Supreme Court the decision not to deport radical Islamist cleric Abu Qatada to Jordan. The appeals court refused to deport Qatada last month, fearing he would face torture if returned to Jordan. Qatad....... [more]
Egypt court rejects extradition of Muammar Gaddafi's cousin
April 4, 2013
An Egyptian court on Wednesday rejected the extradition of Ahmed Qaddaf al-Dam, cousin and former close aide of ousted dictator Muammar Gaddafi, to Libya. The country's administrative court held that Qaddaf al-Dam should be tried in Egypt. It reasoned that because Qaddaf al-Dam was an asylum seeker....... [more]
UK appeal to deport radical Islamist cleric dismissed
March 27, 2013
UK authorities' appeal to deport radical Islamist cleric Abu Qatada to Jordan was dismissed on Wednesday after the Court of Appeal accepted arguments that Qatada would face testimony officials obtained via torture. Qatada is wanted in Jordan on in absentia convictions of organizing and encouraging b....... [more]
France court commenced trial of Neo-Nazi group members
March 15, 2013
On March 15, 2010, the trial of 14 members of a French neo-Nazi group, Nomad 88, began before the criminal court of Evry in the Parisian suburbs. The group was founded out of a desire to "purge" the suburbs, which its members carried out in 2008 through a shooting spree in Essonne — an area hea....... [more]
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