Immigration

Sheffi Paz, prominent Tel Aviv anti-illegal immigration activist, dies at 74

Paz died following a battle with cancer. The disease was diagnosed for the fourth time over the past month, after she had previously battled cancer on three occasions.

Israeli activist Sheffi Paz surrounded by supporters arrives to enter the Neve Tirtza Women's Prison in in Ramla, to serve her sentence After being convicted in vandalism, on November 14, 2024.
Immigrants from France are welcomed to Israel at Ben-Gurion Airport in August.

French political turmoil may affect olim with restrictions on transferring money out of country

US President Donald Trump seen in the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 14, 2026

Appeals court skeptical over Trump administration lawsuit against California mail-in ballots

US Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is seen in Statuary Hall ahead of US President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address in Washington, US, February 7, 2023.

Ilhan Omar to move out of DC home following federal raid, accuses Trump of political intimidation


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Trump attributes state election win of AfD to Gemany's 'horrible' immigration policies

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz accused the Alternative for Germany party of advocating anti-migration policies that were tantamount to "ethnic cleansing" during an address to the German parliament.

US President Donald Trump holds his fist up after disembarking from Air Force One upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on September 7, 2026.

Israel in numbers: National population hits 10.305m., new CBS data shows ahead of Rosh Hashanah

Israel added some 124,000 residents over the past year, while emigration remained higher than immigration, according to new CBS data.

Israel's population stands at 10.305 million ahead of the Jewish new year.

Over 20,000 olim made Aliyah to Israel from 100 countries in past year, data shows

Russia topped the list of countries sending new immigrants to Israel, followed by France and the US, as more than 20,000 olim arrived during the Jewish year 5786.

New Olim coming to Israel 2026

Chinese nationals accused of posing as descendants of Nazi victims to obtain German citizenship

The fraud involves people claiming to be descendants of Jews persecuted by the Nazis, with falsified documents and biographical info submitted to the Federal Office of Administration in Cologne.

(ILLUSTRATIVE) Masked German police officers and an officer of Germany’s Federal Police BKA enter a house after having arrested eight suspected members of a right-wing militant group in Dresden, Germany, November 5, 2024.

White House launches ‘arcade’ website featuring games based on ICE raids, MAHA movement

The Tetris-inspired game, titled “Build the Wall,” instructs players to “protect the border from the coming horde” and hold the line against a “zombie border siege.”

The White House 'Arcade' page on its website.

ICE agent re-arrested after being charged with lying over Minnesota shooting

ICE agent Christian Castro was indicted on six counts of lying to investigators, according to a person familiar with the matter, speaking on condition of anonymity.

 A federal immigration officer patrols the hallway at US immigration court in Manhattan, in New York City, US, June 26, 2025

Time to give olim a voice: Israel’s immigrants deserve more than symbolic representation - opinion

Why aren’t olim better represented in government?

OFER WINTER speaks at the launch of the People of Israel party in Jerusalem.

Five dead on migrant boat rescued off Canary Islands, aid group says toll may be higher

Three survivors were in serious condition and were airlifted to the hospital, while another 41 disembarked at the port of Arguineguin on Gran Canaria in the early hours of Thursday.

Rescuers help a migrant disembarking from a Spanish coast guard vessel at the port of Arguineguin, on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, September 3, 2026.

Spain's PM Sanchez says no evidence Morocco orchestrated Ceuta border surge

Spain has not seen any evidence to conclude that July's deadly border surge from Morocco into its enclave of Ceuta was orchestrated or carried out by Moroccan authorities, Sanchez said.

Migrants wait in line to receive food and beverage from the Red Cross, following mass crossings of migrants on foot and by sea from Morocco into Spanish territory, in Ceuta, Spain, August 3, 2026.