Immigration
Some 20,000 new immigrants have arrived in Israel since last Passover
Among the new immigrants were children and the elderly, with 4,119 children and teenagers between the ages of zero and 18 and 2,426 people over 65 making aliyah over the past 11 months.
Mexico vows stricter action after 14th Mexican death in US migration detention
Undeterred by war, North American Jews continue to immigrate to Israel
This quant billionaire uses AI but turns to Hasidic thought for meaning
Macron urges calm after activist's death sparks political clash
The 23-year-old, whose name the government has given only as Quentin, died on Saturday after falling into a coma following being violently beaten outside a conference given by Rima Hassan.
US ends temporary protected status for Yemeni nationals
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem stated that she had "determined that Yemen no longer meets the law's requirements to be designated for Temporary Protected Status."
Minneapolis immigration operation to conclude, Trump administration says - NBC
Over 4,000 illegal immigrants were apprehended by the DHS since the operation began in November 2025.
'I regret meeting him': Former PM Ehud Barak responds to Epstein Files recording in N12 interview
Barak had told Epstein that Israel could “easily absorb another million” immigrants from Russian-speaking countries, and that many would apply and adapt under “social pressure."
Israel might be on verge of burial crisis with cemeteries struggling for burial space
Prof. Alex Weinreb, chair of the Demography Area and Research Director at the Taub Center, published a study warning about a shortage of burial grounds that is worse than expected.
Governor Walz says Trump immigration crackdown in Minnesota may end within days
The Trump administration deployed about 3,000 federal immigration agents in Minnesota by the end of January. Around 700 are set to be withdrawn within the week.
Immigration from Russia, Ukraine, at its lowest since COVID-19, says Diaspora Affairs Committee
Israel expects an additional drop of approximately 50% in Eastern European immigrants, a result of policies that have disincentivized influx from the region, according to various Knesset members.
Trump says ICE could use a 'softer touch' in immigration enforcement - NBC
Trump said he had “learned that maybe we could use a little bit of a softer touch, but you still have to be tough. We’re dealing with really hard criminals."
Fourteen migrants die off Greece after boat collides with coast guard
A coastguard official said they spotted a dingy transporting migrants towards Chios, which lies a few miles off the coast of Turkey, and ordered them to turn back.
Historic Vienna HIAS office shut down following Trump admin's halt to refugee program
HIAS said the move has left more than 14,000 Iranian religious minorities - including hundreds of Jews and thousands of Baha’i, Christians, Zoroastrians, and Sabean Mandaeans - stranded in Iran.