Immigration Status
Explainers on U.S. immigration statuses — lawful permanent resident, conditional resident, asylee, refugee, parolee, TPS holder, DACA recipient, and undocumented. Rights, limitations, and pathways for each.
Swinney backs pause on asylum arrivals to Glasgow amid housing crisis
John Swinney backs a temporary pause on new asylum transfers to Glasgow amid a declared housing emergency. The city reports 6,600 homeless applications, 4,100 households in temporary accommodation and a…
Swinney Backs Pause on New Asylum Arrivals in Glasgow
John Swinney urged a temporary pause on new asylum arrivals to Glasgow amid soaring costs and housing shortages.…
Head Lice, Smelly Chicken and Profits in UK Asylum Hotels
Renewed complaints about overcrowding, hygiene and mental-health harms in UK asylum hotels have coincided with Home Office cost-cutting…
Safety Net Cuts Push Asylum Seekers Into Homelessness in 2025
Policy changes in 2025 removed SNAP, healthcare access, and resettlement funding for refugees and asylum seekers in the…
Canada’s Revised Border Bill: New Asylum Rules for Indians
Bill C-2, tabled June 3, 2025, would create a retroactive one-year bar for asylum claims after June 24,…
UK Asylum Claims: No Evidence Taliban Sell £40 Fake Death Threats
As of October 2025, there is no verified evidence or Home Office alert showing the Taliban sells £40…
Texas-Only DACA Could Reshape National Policy, Experts Say
The Fifth Circuit limited parts of DACA on January 17, 2025 to Texas, keeping deportation protection nationwide but…
Refugee and Asylum-Seeker Overview: Global Trends to Sep 2025
As of April 2025, over 122 million people were forcibly displaced worldwide. Major hosts like Türkiye and Iran…
Civil Servants Working From Home Could Miss Bogus Asylum Claims
While critics worry remote work hampers fraud detection, the Home Office has no published data showing increased undetected…
DACA Reopens: Employers Must Update I-9 Compliance and Policies
A court order could let USCIS accept new DACA applications soon; renewals remain open. Outside Texas new applicants…