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Russia Files Bills to Tighten Migrant Rules: Exit-or-Patent at 18 and Income Test for Work Permits

Filed in the Duma, the drafts would introduce automated income checks that can lead to annulment of work patents and residency status.

Mexico Plans Overhaul of Migration Agency, Renaming It National Institute of Human Mobility

Germany Extends Border Checks at All Land Frontiers Through September

Germany Extends Schengen Border Checks for Six Months to September 2026

Cities Decry Federal Cutbacks to Integration Courses as Thuringia Funds Stopgap Program

BAMF Freezes New Admissions to Voluntary Integration Courses, Setting Off Coalition Clash

BAMF Extends Freeze on Voluntary Integration-Course Approvals for 2026 Budget Year

Mexico Reintroduces Fully Online Visa for Brazilians, Limited to Single Air Entry

Mexican Rights Groups Urge Sheinbaum to Reject Any Return of Asylum Seekers Under Revived MPP

Greece Arrests Suspected Smuggler After Deadly Chios Boat Collision

Report Says Asylum Social Care Costs Hit £744 Million; Government Disputes Figures

Spain Approves Decree Granting Legal Status to Up to 500,000 Undocumented Migrants

EU Unveils Five-Year Migration Strategy Focused on Expulsions and Visa Leverage

Brandenburg Unveils County-Specific Residence Mandate for Migrants

Brandenburg Unveils County Residence Rule, Warns Violent Pupils Face Expulsion After Cottbus School Attacks

EU Home Commissioner Presses Germany to End Border Checks, Speed Asylum Overhaul

Germany Reports Steep 2025 Fall in Asylum Claims, With First-Time Applications Halved

French Police Unions Stall Channel Boat Interceptions as Prosecutors Reject Immunity

Pakistan’s 2024–25 Emigration Data Shows Major Loss of Skilled Workers as Munir’s ‘Brain Gain’ Draws Ridicule

Medvedev Reviews Sheremetyevo Pilot Border Checks, Reports 20–25 Referrals a Day