Immigration

Twenty years on, Israel at Heart celebrates the Ethiopian families who made the journey twice

Two decades after its founding, Israel at Heart honors the Ethiopian-Israeli families whose sacrifices paved the way for a new generation of students, soldiers and leaders.

The Israel at Heart current cohort with RUNI VP Jonathan Davis and Philanthropist Joey Low.
The IDF conducts large-scale anti-illegal immigration operations in the West Bank on July 26, 2026.

WATCH: Over 30 arrested in crackdown on smuggling of illegal West Bank immigrants

A man walks past an Islamic Centre in Luton, southern England December 13, 2010.

Islamic charity allegedly tied to IRGC granted right to sponsor migrant visas in the UK- report

Finance Minister and Religious Zionist Party head Bezalel Smotrich at the primary count, Jerusalem, July 26, 2026.

'We want them to feel at home': RZP has done 'a great deal' for olim, Smotrich tells 'Post'


Dutch descendant of Righteous Among the Nations fights for Israeli residency

The Interior Ministry rejected Ellen Monique Tjittes' application, citing an age restriction that her attorney says conflicts with the procedure and a January 2026 court ruling.

Ellen Monique Tjittes, a 56-year-old Dutch Christian whose grandfather and great-grandparents were recognized as Righteous Among the Nations.

Yakir Levy, star of Israeli reality show 'The Americans,' falls to death in Miami

Levy, originally from Ramla, gained public attention over the past year after appearing on Channel 13's The Americans, which follows the lives of Israelis who immigrated to the United States.

Yakir Levy

US appeals court overturns release of pro-Palestinian advocate Mahdawi, citing lack of jurisdiction

Mahdawi, 35, was one of several non-citizen students who were placed in deportation proceedings last year after taking part in demonstrations against Israel's military campaign in Gaza.

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY student Mohsen Mahdawi poses for a portrait inside Havemeyer Hall on the Columbia University campus in New York City, New York, US, May 18, 2025.

ICE officers to wear body cameras during vehicle stops, border czar says

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement's tactics came under ⁠renewed public scrutiny in recent days after ICE officers fatally shot two men in Texas and Maine within one week.

US President Donald Trump's "border czar" Tom Homan speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 14, 2026.

US to change visa duration regulations for foreign students, journalists

The new rule from the US DHS creates a fixed time period for visas for international students and members of the media, which were previously available for the duration of the program or employment.

FILE PHOTO: The US Department of Homeland Security seal is displayed at the FEMA National Response Coordination Center in Washington, DC, January 24, 2026.

Trump overturns suspension of ICE traffic stops instituted after two deadly shootings

“We cannot give up one of ICE’s most important and effective crime-fighting tools, the traffic stop,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. 

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officers are seen outside of a federal immigration office after a man was fatally shot by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, on July 14, 2026 in Scarborough, Maine.

ICE halts most traffic stops in wake of Maine fatal shooting, sources say

Asked about the suspension of traffic stops, an ICE spokesperson said, "We are always evaluating our procedures to keep our officers safe and criminals off our streets."

Police officers work at a scene of a shooting involving US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Biddeford, Maine, US July 13, 2026.

One person killed in an ICE-involved shooting in Maine, state official says

The shooting involved US Immigration and Customs Enforcement; details are being confirmed.

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent stands near Delaney Hall which is being used as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center on in Newark, New Jersey, on May 26, 2026.

South Africa's anti-immigrant unrest tests its pan-African standing

Tens of thousands of foreign nationals have left South Africa as anti-immigrant protests, sporadic violence, and fears of further unrest have spread.

Supporters of the South African anti-immigrant group 'March and March' hold a demonstration, after an unofficial June 30 deadline set by anti-immigrant groups for undocumented migrants to leave the country had passed, in Umzimkhulu, South Africa, July 13, 2026.

Politicians condemn replica of mosque set alight in anti-migrant bonfire in Northern Ireland

Britain's minister for Northern Ireland, Hilary Benn, described the display on Thursday as a "sickening and cowardly act of intimidation."

An effigy of a person holding a knife in a mosque stands atop the Moygashel bonfire ahead of its lighting as part of the annual bonfire events marking the 1690 Battle of the Boyne, in Moygashel, Northern Ireland, July 9, 2026.