Editor’s note: Here’s a look at this week’s immigration news from around the country. Have questions? Tips? Comments? Email the VOA Immigration Team: ImmigrationUnit@voanews.com.
Border arrests fall in September, last monthly indicator before US election
The number of arrests for illegally crossing the U.S. border from Mexico fell 7% in September, the lowest in more than four years, authorities announced Tuesday. This was likely the last monthly reading during a presidential campaign in which Republican candidate Donald Trump has made immigration a key issue. Associated Press reported.
New Americans expected to influence the 2024 election
Since the 2020 election, approximately 3.5 million adults of voting age have become American citizens, according to the National Partnership for New Americans. Some experts say this growing group could be crucial in shaping the election outcome. VOA immigration reporter Aline Barros reported. Camera and contributor: Jeff Swicord.
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Immigrant families separated under the Trump administration are still feeling the aftermath and fear his return.
With an election looming in the United States that could see Trump return to office, Billy is reminding people that what happened to him and thousands of other children still reverberates. I would like people to know about this. Some families have not been reunited, and many who are staying with them in the United States have temporary status, fearing that a victorious President Trump will carry out the mass deportations he promised. Associated Press reported.
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VOA60 World – At least 16 people, including children, killed in Israeli airstrike on school in Nuseyrat camp
At least 16 Palestinians, including children, were killed and 32 others injured in an Israeli airstrike on a school in the Nuseyrat refugee camp on Thursday, according to officials at al-Awda hospital in Nuseyrat. Israel said Hamas militants in the school were targeted, but provided no evidence.
Bilingual school in Hungary helps Ukrainian refugee children maintain identity
The United Nations says the war in Ukraine has displaced more than six million people, many of whom have been forced to register as refugees across Europe. More than 60,000 of them, mostly women and children, live in Hungary. VOA Eastern Europe Bureau Chief Miroslava Gongadze reports from Budapest about a new bilingual school for refugee children from Ukraine. VOA footage and video editing by Daniil Batushchak.
Sikh murder spotlights long history of Sikhs in Canada
A surge of immigration began in 1903, followed by an even larger wave in the 1970s. Experts say these immigrants, unlike many other immigrant groups, often came with money and their families still owned land in India. Many of these newcomers continued their family farming and farmer traditions by purchasing land in Canada. Produced by Craig McCulloch.
Canada cuts immigration amid growing public concerns
Canada announced Thursday that it would sharply reduce its immigration targets in an effort to “pause population growth,” a change that comes as public support for immigration declines. The announcement came after Canada’s population soared to 41 million people, a growth largely driven by an unprecedented wave of new immigrants. The Ministry of Immigration had previously planned to settle 500,000 new permanent residents in the country in 2025 and 2026. Created by Agence France-Presse.
Founding son of modern Singapore says he’s now a political refugee
Lee Hsien Yang, the youngest son of modern-day Singapore’s founder Lee Kuan Yew, said on Tuesday that he is now a political refugee from Singapore under the United Nations Refugee Convention. Mr Lee, the estranged brother of former Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, said in a Facebook post that he is at “well-founded risk of persecution and cannot safely return to Singapore”. said he made the decision.
“I have sought asylum protection as a last resort. I remain a Singaporean citizen and hope that one day I will be able to return home safely,” he said. Reuters reported.
News summary
— The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Oct. 22 conducted a large charter removal flight to the Republic of India for “Indian nationals who do not have an established legal basis for their presence in the United States.” This week’s flights demonstrate the Department’s continued commitment to pursue sustained cooperation with the Government of India and other international partners to reduce and deter illegal migration and jointly address human smuggling.” said.