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HRW: France draft immigration law threatens human rights

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Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned in a report Monday that a French immigration bill under consideration threatens to curtail human rights. The bill also seeks to simplify the administrative aspect of immigration by increasing efficiency and reducing the number of procedures available to those engaging in immigration litigation.

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Germany parliament rejects opposition-backed immigration bill

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The German parliament narrowly rejected a controversial immigration bill known as the “ Influx Limitation Law” on Friday. 349 members of parliament voted against the initiative, while 338 supported the draft, with five abstentions. Unfortunately, the Social Democrats and the Greens have not wanted to follow us on this path.

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Iceland Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour invites immigrants to participate in policy discussion

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Iceland’s Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour invited immigrants on Monday to participate in a discussion on policy of immigrant matters. The meeting will take place in Reykjavik and aims to provide immigrants with an opportunity to “better integrate and actively participate in society.”

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EU dispatch: Latvia immigration law may force thousands of Russian residents who failed language exam to leave

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On Tuesday, September 5, the situation in Latvia regarding the new Latvian Immigration Law took a significant turn. In the lead-up to elections, the Latvian parliament approved an amendment to the Immigration Law that was proposed by the right-wing National Alliance. Oksana Bidnenko is a staff correspondent for JURIST.

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New Visalaw.ai/AILA Product Uses GPT-4 for Immigration Law Research, Drafting and Summarization

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A new generative AI product for immigration lawyers announced today is designed to help them conduct research, draft and summarize complex legal documents, and engage with potential clients through a chat interface. “Immigration law is an incredibly complex, high-stakes area of law. Called Visalaw.ai Called Visalaw.ai

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Taiwan approves new immigration law to ensure rights protection

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Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan approved a law concerning new immigrants on Tuesday after its third reading, facilitating the integration of immigrants in Taiwanese society and offering them legal recognition. The act governs rights and interests in matters including employment, interpretation and media access for immigrants.

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UK dispatch: Home Secretary under fire for email ‘security breaches’ and immigration backlog

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Home Secretary Suella Braverman and the immigration minister could be summoned to face MPs to explain the “car crash” decisions behind chaos at a migrant holding centre, statistics on which can be found here. James Ekin is a UK staff correspondent for JURIST. 15 Sept 2022.