Immigration Current Affairs, GK & News
“Portrait of Immigration to Canada” report
The report titled “Portrait of Immigration to Canada” was released recently by Statistics Canada. Key findings The Statistics Canada recently released the 2021 census, which includes the latest statistical portrait of immigration and ethno-cultural diversity in the country. This is the largest update of Canada’s immigrant population since the release of Census 2016 in October ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Canada • Immigration • immigration policies • Immigration to Canada
Deferential Action for Childhood Arrivals
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is the US’ immigration policy that allows undocumented immigrants who were brought into the country as children to receive a renewable 2-year period of deferred action from deportation and become eligible for a work permit within the US. The Trump Administration had tried ending this Obama-era programme in ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Barack Obama • Deferential Action for Childhood Arrivals • Deportation • DREAMS Act • Immigration • US-Mexican border
Windrush Scandal
The British government recently apologised for the Windrush Scandal of 2018- for the wrongful detention and mistreatment of the Windrush generation. About the Scandal In 2018, a political scandal arose in the UK when the Home Office wrongfully detained and denied the legal rights to a certain category of people. Most of these people were ..
Topics: Hostile Environment Policy • Immigration • UK • Windrush Generation
Ghojadanga of West Bengal and Agartala of Tripura designated as immigration check posts
On March 6, 2020, Ghojadanga of West Bengal and Agartala of Tripura were designated as land immigration check posts. They are located in Indo-Bangladesh border. Highlights The Government of India has designated Agartala and Ghojadanga to check all classes of passengers entering to and exiting from India. The immigration posts will check travel documents of ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Border areas • Border Protection • Illegal immigration • Immigration • India-Bangladesh • Integrated Check Post • Tourism
USA’s Denaturalisation Section
US Department of Justice has created a dedicated division to deal with denaturalisation. This is in light of increasing number of denaturalisation cases under Trump’s presidency. 1) What is denaturalisation? Denaturalisation is the process of revoking the citizenship of a person who was not born in the country. The US department of justice recently created ..
Topics: Citizenship • Denaturalisation • Immigration • USA
Australia’s immigration policy- Pacific detention camps
The Australian government reversed its February decisions regarding the transfer of immigrants from its Pacific camps. The Australian government does not allow the entry of illegal immigrants into the country. It houses them on the islands of Papua New Guinea and Nauru. In February, the government had introduced the medical evacuation legislation which gave the ..
Topics: Countries • Immigration • Immigration detention in Australia • Immigration to Australia • Nauru • Pacific Solution