Immigrants
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Saudi Arabia Abolishes Kafala System, Granting New Rights to Migrant Workers
DID Press: Saudi Arabia has officially abolished its decades-old kafala system, a historic reform aimed at providing greater freedom and protection for millions of migrant workers in the kingdom. According to Reports, Saudi government has implemented extensive labor law reforms…
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US Detains Nearly 500,000 Undocumented Migrants in Under a Year
DID Press: US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that over 480,000 undocumented migrants have been arrested across the United States since January. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem claimed that about 70 percent of those detained have criminal records or…
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Pakistan Closes 10 Afghanistani Refugee Camps in Balochistan
DID Press: Following Pakistani government’s decision to completely close ten Afghanistani refugee camps in Balochistan Province, more than 85,000 migrants have been repatriated to Afghanistan. At the same time, a new wave of arrests targeting undocumented migrants has begun in…
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PTI Demanding Humane, Respectful Treatment of Afghanistani Refugees in Pakistan
DID Press: Pakistan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party has called for humane, respectful, and compassionate treatment of Afghanistan people residing in the country, emphasizing the need to uphold their dignity and security amid growing concern over the situation of Afghanistani refugees in…
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Over 1,200 Afghanistani Refugee Homes Demolished in Karachi
DID Press: The demolition of an Afghanistani refugee settlement in Pakistan’s southern port of Karachi city has entered its fifth day, as local officials confirmed the destruction of over 1,200 residential and commercial structures. Pakistani Authorities say the operation is…
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20 EU States Push for Accelerated Return of Undocumented Afghanistani Migrants
DID Press: In a coordinated move, 20 European Union member states have submitted a request to the European Commission, urging immediate measures to facilitate both voluntary and forced returns of Afghanistani migrants without legal residency. The group, including Belgium, Germany,…
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Afghanistani Migrants Bear Cost of Islamabad-Kabul Tensions
DID Press: Forced return of millions of Afghanistani refugees on the eve of winter, amid Afghanistan’s deep economic crisis, unemployment, and lack of basic services, threatens to trigger a humanitarian disaster. The decision by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to…
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Pakistan Violates Truce, Orders On-Hand Expulsion of Afghanistani Refugees
DID Press: Despite an extended temporary ceasefire between the Taliban government and Pakistan, Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan’s Paktika province have pushed the already fragile relations between the two neighbors into a new phase of crisis. At the same time, Islamabad…
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Italy Allocates €2 mln to Support Afghanistani Returnees
DID Press: Italian government has allocated €2 million to support Afghanistani returnees and vulnerable communities across Afghanistan, according to a statement released by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). The funding aims to assist more than two million Afghans who have…
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Pakistan Tightens Policy, Expels Thousands of Afghanistani Refugees
DID Press: Pakistan’s recent crackdown on undocumented Afghanistani migrants has forced hundreds of thousands to leave the country and return to Afghanistan, according to the UN refugee agency. The UNHCR said that between April and early October, more than 472,000…
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