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Foreigners' law approved: PSD and Chega in favour, left voted against

The law was passed by the centre-right parliamentary majority after the Constitutional Court rejected the original text in July, judging it as being overly severe on family members of immigrants who wanted to join them.

United Kingdom

Farage 'doesn't believe in Britain,' Starmer says at Labour conference

Labour promised economic growth, but has struggled to deliver and inflation remains stubbornly high with a subdued economic outlook.

USA

Trump says he'll send troops to Portland to handle domestic terrorists

The decision, according to Trump, was necessary to protect US Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, which he described as “under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists.”

USA

Immigration centre shooter 'hated government,' say US officials

Federal officials say they may have found a possible motive behind a fatal shooting at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Wednesday.

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EuroVerify

Fact-checking Donald Trump's Europe claims in UN speech

Trump's speech contained claims relating to immigration in Europe, the climate crisis and Russia's war in Ukraine.

USA

At least two people killed in shooting at ICE facility in Dallas

Three people were shot at an immigration office in Dallas, and the suspected gunman died from a self-inflicted wound, according to officials.

Healthcare

Europe’s reliance on foreign health workers is growing, WHO says

The number of foreign-trained doctors in the European region rose 58 per cent over a decade, the report found.

Netherlands

Anti-immigration demonstration in The Hague turns violent

An anti-immigration protest in The Hague, attended by hundreds, turned violent on Saturday as rioters clashed with police, set a car on fire and vandalised a political party's office.

United Kingdom

PM Starmer slams Musk's 'violence' comments at UK anti-migrant rally

The UK prime minister denounced violence on the fringes of Saturday's "Unite the Kingdom" demonstration in London organised by far-right campaigner Tommy Robinson.

Europe News

Return or stay? The dilemma facing Syrians living in Europe

Ahmad plans to go back to Syria in two or three years' time to help rebuild the country. In the face of insecurity and instability, on the other hand, Aisha feels that a return would be premature.

Business

US visa system is putting off investors, says South Korea president

The comments come after last week's immigration raid at a battery plant run by two South Korean firms in the US.

USA

Seoul sends plane to US to bring back workers detained in ICE raid

A total of 475 workers, more than 300 of them South Koreans, were rounded up in the 4 September raid at the battery factory at Hyundai’s auto plant in Georgia.

USA

Protests erupt in Chicago against Trump's plan to send federal agents

Illinois Governor slams Trump over social media post as demonstrations erupt in Chicago and Washington DC over federal crackdown.

EuroVerify

Do immigrants receive more than firefighters in Portugal?

Social media posts allege that immigrants receive more in benefits than firefighters do in wages, following a summer of unprecedented wildfires in Portugal.

Syria

Alawites flee homes in Damascus suburb after threats from armed group

Residents in the al-Sumaria neighbourhood Euronews spoke to say the Syrian government has done little to protect them.

United Kingdom

Asylum seekers to stay in Essex hotel after government appeal win

The government was particularly worried that the High Court decision could have been a catalyst for other similar decisions around the country, which would have thrown its policies for housing asylum-seekers into disarray.

United Kingdom

Reform UK will mass deport migrants if it wins election, Farage says

Despite holding just four of the 650 seats in the House of Commons, the Reform party has gained momentum by seizing on public frustration over successive governments' inability to bring down the number of migrants coming by boat.

USA

Trump administration to review all 55 million people with US visas

The State Department’s new language suggests that the continual vetting process, which officials acknowledge is time-consuming, is far more widespread and could mean even those approved to be in the US could abruptly see those permissions revoked.

EuroVerify

No, Trump didn't slam Irish government over immigration

The false video of Trump features an AI-generated voice and false claims about Ireland's asylum policy.

Greece

Crete sees surge in migrant arrivals despite harsher aslyum policy

Greece's government suspended all asylum claims for migrants arriving by sea in July, a move it argued helped deter crossings that peaked in July at more than 2,500 in a single week.