Mohammad Saeed had just turned 18 when he fled to Iran with his parents and younger brother and sister, escaping the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan in 2021. Now Saeed and his family are among thousands who have returned home to escape the economic crisis in Iran triggered by the conflict with the U.S. and Israel. The family came back nearly empty-handed, Saeed said. “The Iranian currency had fallen so sharply,” he said, that the family’s ‌savings, held in Iranian ri

More than 20,000 new immigrants arrived in Israel during the Jewish year 5786 (September 23, 2025 to September 3, 2026), coming from over 100 different countries worldwide, according to a new data report released by the Aliyah and Integration Ministry and the Jewish Agency. The breakdown of the Aliyah figures for the past year shows that Russia topped the charts with 5,685 olim (immigrants to Israel) arriving in Israel, followed by 4,364 from France, 3,333 from the United Sta

It was the latest tragedy in this part of the Mediterranean Sea. The Libyan coast is one of the main departure points for migrants from North Africa trying to reach European shores for a better life there. They are packed by smugglers into small and unsafe boats, with thousands dying during the perilous sea journey. Libya has in recent years emerged as the dominant transit point for migrants fleeing war and poverty in Africa and the Middle East, even though the country was pl

There were long lines at registration points across Spain as applications opened under a new amnesty program expected to see at least 500,000 undocumented migrants gain legal status to stay and work in the country. The Spanish think tank Funcas says, according to the Reuters news agency, there are likely some 840,000 undocumented people working in Spain. Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has framed the policy as both a moral and economic necessity, arguing that many undo

Portugal is ageing faster than it can replace its workforce. The country currently has approximately 1.7 workers for every pensioner—well below the roughly 2.5 considered necessary to keep social security in balance, according to data from Portugal’s National Statistics Institute (INE) and the Agency for Integration, Migrations and Asylum (AIMA). As the native population shrinks and retirements accelerate, projections indicate Portugal will need up to 1.3 million new workers

The British government has watered down plans for mandatory digital identification cards, a contentious idea it had touted as a way to help control immigration. Officials confirmed that it won’t be compulsory for citizens and residents to show a digital ID card in order to get a job, ditching a key plank of the policy announced in September. Starmer announced in September that “you will not be able to work in the United Kingdom if you do not have digital ID. It’s as simple as

The New Zealand government said it was introducing two new pathways for migrants to gain residency as part of their efforts to boost the...

Yes, Russia has complex immigration issues, facing a need for migrant labor to offset its declining population and workforce while also...

Although complete data is not yet available, Pew estimates that the undocumented population has likely dropped off in 2025. Pew said it...