Latest in Immigration Status
USCIS Tightens Rules on Work Authorization for Asylum Seekers
USCIS ends automatic EAD extensions for renewals filed on or after October 30, 2025, and implemented a $550 initial EAD…
Ireland Moves to Charge Working Asylum Seekers for Housing Costs
Ireland plans to charge employed asylum seekers €15–€238 weekly for state housing, scaled to earnings; €600+ earners pay €238. Implementation…
Texas DACA Recipients Consider Leaving as Work Permit Revocation Looms
A 5th Circuit ruling in January 2025 restricts work permits for DACA recipients in Texas though deportation protections remain. About…
TPS and U Visa Not Admissions for INA 245(a), USCIS Clarifies
USCIS confirmed TPS and U visas aren’t admissions for INA § 245(a). Authorized TPS travel with Form I-512T after July…
Gardaí Believe Accelerant Used in Drogheda Asylum Centre Fire
A suspected arson on October 31, 2025 at the Drogheda IPAS centre led to a late-night rescue of five people,…
Anti-Asylum Seeker Protesters Gather Outside Portswood Hotel This Afternoon
Weekly anti-asylum rallies by the Southampton Patriots at Highfield House Hotel in Portswood drew roughly 40 protesters opposed by about…
Aberdeen Calls Flag Crackdown as Protests Fuel Fear Over Asylum
A protest outside an Aberdeen hotel on August 6, 2025, led to arrests and at least seven hate-crime charges. Flag…
Rumours of RAF Scampton asylum housing debunked, officials confirm
Officials confirm RAF Scampton is not being used for asylum housing as of October 30, 2025. A 2023 plan for…