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Burke says detaining visa overstayers will not lead to ICE-style raids
A 100-strong Border Force team being established to remove 77,000 visa overstayers will not bring ICE-style immigration raids seen in the United States to Australia, the Home Affairs minister has assured. Source: ABC News.
International students to be barred from bringing family to Australia
International students would effectively be banned from bringing family members to Australia under a long-awaited overhaul of the immigration system to be unveiled by Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke today. Source: ABC News.
Labor’s plan for reduced migration to be announced this week
The Albanese Government will reveal plans to cut migration levels before Prime Minister Anthony Albanese flies to the United States on Friday. Source: 7News.
Federal government warned over immigration cuts
Labor premiers and business groups have pushed back against a rise in anti-immigration sentiment, warning the Albanese Government that arbitrary cuts to visa numbers risked damaging the economy and robbing businesses of desperately needed workers. Source: The Guardian.
Labor, Coalition hold talks on migration changes
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Angus Taylor have held talks on migration as Labor seeks a pathway to get its fresh crackdown through the Senate. Source: The Age.
Call for overseas priests to be given higher visa priority
Brisbane Archdiocese is raising questions with the Australian Government over ministerial direction 119, which has seen international priests tumble to the bottom of visa processing queues. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Labor considers plan to increase deportation of overstayers
Labor would send out more immigration officers to try to deport visa overstayers exploiting the system under a proposed element of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s plan to overhaul the country’s migration program. Source: The Age.
Offshore detention inquiry report falls short: Vinnies
The St Vincent de Paul Society National Council says the Senate inquiry’s final report into offshore processing and resettlement arrangements falls short of grappling with the scale of human suffering caused by Australia’s offshore detention regime.
Pope highlights migration after Spain trip
Reflecting on his weeklong trip to Spain, Pope Leo XIV said one of his clearest impressions came from the Canary Islands, where migration revealed both the challenges facing Europe and what he described as a Christian path toward a “civilisation of love”. Source: CNS.