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101 records in 2014
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 December 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to defer removals of any potential witnesses to the alleged assault which took place on 29 November 2014 at Campsfield House IRC so they are able to give evidence to the police.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 December 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many potential witnesses to the alleged assault which took place on 29 November 2014 at Campsfield House IRC have since been issued with Removal Directions or Removal Orders/Notices.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 December 2014
309. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an updated report of the work of Office of the Promotion of Migrant Integration; the work which the office will undertake in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45893/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 December 2014
308. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a breakdown in tabular form of the budget of the Office of Promotion of Migrant Integration. [45892/14]
United States · United States Congress · 2 December 2014
Community Partnerships in Education Act - Amends the school improvement program under part A of title I (Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to: allow states and local educational agencies (LEAs) to measure students' attainment of 21st Century skills (such as critical thinking, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration) in assessing students' progress toward state academic performance standards, require LEAs to describe the data-sharing agreements they have entered into with other agencies and organizations, and prioritize the provision of school improvement funds to LEAs with the lowest-achieving schools that demonstrate a commitment to involving community partners and intermediary organizations in school improvement efforts. Amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to: allow states to measure students' attainment of 21st century skills in assessing the career and technical education programs funded under such Act, require states to include community partners and intermediary organizations in the development of their plans for career and technical education programs, require career and technical education providers to describe how they will involve such entities in their programs, and require those providers to develop and implement data-sharing agreements with other agencies and organizations. Amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to: require local workforce development boards to include representatives of community partners and intermediary organizations; require local workforce development plans to describe the data-sharing agreements that the local board has entered into with other agencies and organizations; allow state workforce development program performance indicators to include assessments of students' acquisition of 21st Century skills; include the development of 21st Century skills as an element of the youth workforce investment activities and adult and dislocated worker training services funded by local workforce development programs; and require states providing funding to adult education and literacy providers under the Act to consider the extent to which those providers coordinate their activities with other education, training, and social service resources in the community, including through data-sharing arrangements. Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to: require TRIO program providers to work, to the extent feasible, with community partners and intermediary organizations; require the Secretary of Education to encourage TRIO program providers to enter into data-sharing agreements with other agencies and organizations; require the Secretary to consider students' acquisition of 21st Century skills in assessing TRIO program effectiveness; include community partners and intermediary organizations in the partnerships for grants under the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate programs (GEAR UP); require GEAR UP providers, to the extent feasible, to enter into data-sharing agreements with other organizations or agencies; and include among GEAR UP activities those that improve the number of participating students who acquire 21st Century skills. Requires secondary and postsecondary high school equivalency programs and college assistance migrant programs to: (1) be implemented in partnership with community partners and with the involvement of intermediary organizations, and (2) include data-sharing agreements between program grantees and other organizations or agencies. Includes as part of the high school equivalency program activities that enable students to acquire 21st Century skills.
Germany · German Bundestag · 2 December 2014
Syrische Flüchtlinge in Deutschland: Anzahl, Jahr der Einreise, Aufenthaltstitel, im Rahmen humanitärer Aufnahmeprogramme erfolgte Aufnahmezusagen bzw. Aufnahmen, Art der Einreise, Asylantragstellungen, Aus- bzw. Weiterreisen, Familiennachzug im Rahmen der Länderprogramme, Verpflichtungserklärungen Angehöriger, Gesundheitsversorgung, Zusammenhang von Aufenthaltserlaubnis und-zweck, Auswahl aufzunehmender Flüchtlinge, Kostenverteilung, Anwendung der Dublin-III-Verordnung (v.a. bzgl. Familien mit minderjährigen Kindern), Mittelbereitstellung für humanitäre Hilfe in Syrien bzw. in der Region<br /> (insgesamt 22 Einzelfragen)
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 December 2014
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the reasons for entry of non-EU migrants were in the last five years; and how many such migrants entered for each such reason.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 December 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions since 1 July 2014 border gates at Heathrow Terminals 1 to 5, other than e gates, have been closed to EU passport holders.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 December 2014
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 20 November (HL2506), how many people were permitted to enter the United Kingdom after declaring previous convictions in each of the last four years; and what specific offence
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 December 2014
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 20 November (HL2506), on how many occasions persons have been refused entrance to the United Kingdom due to a previous conviction, in each of the last four years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 December 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on current investigations by the National Audit Office into the work of Serco at Yarl's Wood detention centre.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 December 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the professions of non-EU migrants who have entered the UK in the last five years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 December 2014
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 20 November (HL2506), in each of the last four years how many people have been found to have failed to declare a previous conviction following a conviction for a further offen
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 December 2014
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 20 November (HL2506), in respect of persons with a conviction for sex offences, violent conduct, and manslaughter or murder who have been permitted entry to the United Kingdom
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 1 December 2014
De toespraak van de Britse premier Cameron en de berichtgeving ‘Cameron presenteert strengere regels voor EU-migranten'
Germany · German Bundestag · 28 November 2014
Initiative, Rechtsgrundlagen, Ziel und Umfang, Einsatzorte, durchgeführte Personenkontrollen und ergriffene Maßnahmen; Zusammensetzung, Personalstärke und -auswahl der Patrouillen; Bezug zu EU-Verträgen oder Maßnahmen (Dublin-III-Verordnung, Operation "Triton" u.a.), Vermeidung von "racial profiling", Einbindung des EU-Polizeinetzwerks RAILPOL; beteiligte Behörden, EU-Einrichtungen, Sicherheitspartner und Eisenbahnunternehmen; Einschätzung der italienischen Migrationspolitik, Ergebnisse und ergänzende Maßnahmen<br /> (insgesamt 32 Einzelfragen)
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 28 November 2014
Actualisering van het beleid inzake migratie en ontwikkeling
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 November 2014
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the most recent figures for migration for each of the 12 months up to June 2014; how many were emigrants from the United Kingdom; how many were immigrants from the European Union; how many were immigrants from non-
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 November 2014
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they plan to deal with net immigration; and whether they intend to revise their targets.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 November 2014
117. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration may be provided to amendment of immigration laws here along the lines recently announced by President Obama in respect of undocumented immigrants including Irish in the US; if these proposals will be studied with a view to offering a similar concession to undocumented immigrants here who have been good citizens; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45695/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 November 2014
108. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 121 of 24 September 2014, when application forms will be published (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45627/14]
European Union · European Parliament · 27 November 2014
European Union · European Parliament · 27 November 2014
Germany · German Bundestag · 27 November 2014
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 November 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what process is in place for triggering a review of the Shortage Occupation List insofar as it relates to the overhead line worker sector.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 November 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the reasons were for the voltage restriction placed on the overhead lineworkers category on the Shortage Occupation List by the Migration Advisory Committee in its review published in February 20
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 November 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy that foreign citizens married to a member of the armed forces can include within their qualifying period for British citizenship the time they were living overseas while
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 November 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procedure is used to audit and check the UK funding allocated to improve port security in Calais.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 November 2014
117. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of the recent immigration reform legislation announced by President Obama; the number of undocumented Irish likely to benefit from this initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45534/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 November 2014
23. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on his efforts to ensure that the undocumented Irish will be included in any immigration reform package in the United States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44992/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 November 2014
2. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the 50,000 undocumented Irish in the United States of America in view of recent political developments in the USA and the signing by President Obama of an executive order on immigration. [45230/14]
European Union · European Parliament · 26 November 2014
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 November 2014
A Bill To make provision in relation to terrorism; to make provision about retention of communications data, about information, authority to carry and security in relation to air, sea and rail transport and about reviews by the Special Immigration Appeals Commission against refusals to issue certificates of naturalisation; and for connected purposes.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 November 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many female officers were employed by Serco at Yarl's Wood Detention Centre in each year from 2010 to 2014 to date.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 November 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many complaints about Yarl's Wood Detention Centre her Department has received regarding (a) access to healthcare and (b) mental health provision in the last 12 months.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2014
271. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 127 of 6 November 2014, if the person is legally resident here; if they are required to make further application to upgrade-update their residency; if the person is eligible to upgrade their present status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45012/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2014
265. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will make telephone contact with the relevant immigration officer in respect of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44864/14]
Germany · German Bundestag · 25 November 2014
Gesamtpaket zur Unterstützung Asylsuchender sowie der Kommunen bei der Aufnahme in Höhe von 1 Mrd Euro: Stellenausbau beim Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge, Aufnahmekontingent für Flüchtlinge aus Syrien und dem Irak, Öffnung von Integrationskursen und Migrationsberatung, Asylverfahrensberatung, Betreuung traumatisierter Flüchtlinge, Einbeziehung Leistungsberechtigter in die GKV, Beratung durch die Arbeitsverwaltung, Förderprogramm "Integration durch Qualifizierung", Arbeitsförderung, berufliche Weiter- und Fortbildung, Bundesinvestitionsprogramm zur Unterbringung Asylsuchender, kostenfreie Überlassung von Bundesimmobilien
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 November 2014
I am pleased to inform the House that, subject to Parliamentary approval of the necessary secondary legislation, I plan to implement important new provisions under Part 4 of the Immigration Act 2014 to tackle sham marriages and civil partnerships on Monda...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 November 2014
My hon Friend the Minister of State for Immigration and Security (James Brokenshire) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement: I am pleased to inform the House that, subject to Parliamentary approval of the necessary secondary legislatio...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 November 2014
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 20 November (HL2693), whether the Department for Work and Pensions has made an assessment of the contribution of Polish immigrants to the United Kingdom.
Germany · German Bundestag · 24 November 2014
Beseitigung sachlich nicht gerechtfertigter Hürden bei Ehegattennachzug und Familiennachzug: Anwendung auch auf eingetragene Lebenspartnerschaften, Unabhängigkeit vom Aufenthaltsstatus, Verzicht auf Sprachnachweis im Visumsverfahren, Anspruch auf Nachzug auch bei nicht gesichertem Lebensunterhalt; Einzeländerungen insbes. bei Familienangehörigen gut integrierter Jugendlicher und subsidiär geschützter Personen, bei nicht sorgeberechtigten Eltern minderjähriger Kinder sowie Kindern nach Vollendung des 16. Lebensjahres; Kostenerstattung für genetische Untersuchungen zum Nachweis der Verwandtschaft;<br /> Änderung §§ 25a, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32 und 36 sowie Einfügung § 36a Aufenthaltsgesetz und Änderung § 17 Gendiagnostikgesetz
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 November 2014
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what calculations they have made of the fiscal impact of immigration into the United Kingdom.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2014
83. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she is taking to tackle long waiting queues regarding immigration queries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44715/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2014
71. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will confirm that the notice issued in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork is withdrawn in view of the circumstances notified to the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44619/14]
United States · United States Congress · 20 November 2014
Keeping America Safe from Ebola Act of 2014 - Defines "covered alien" as an alien: (1) who is a national or a resident of a country designated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as one with widespread transmission of the Ebola virus; and (2) whose last habitual residence, or last habitual residence before residence in the United States if the alien is seeking to reenter the United States, was a designated country. States that a covered alien is ineligible to: (1) receive a U.S. visa or otherwise be admitted to the United States; or (2) enter the United States if the alien was lawfully present in the United States, departed the United States and visited a designated country, and is seeking to reenter the United States. Requires the Secretary of State to revoke the visa of each covered alien. Exempts from such coverage and requirements: (1) certain aid workers, and (2) persons authorized by the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to travel to the United States for training. Directs the President to report to Congress every 30 days regarding the spread of Ebola.
United States · United States Congress · 20 November 2014
Separation of Powers Act of 2014 - Prohibits the use of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to any federal department or agency to: parole an alien into the United States or grant deferred action on a final order of removal for any reason other than on a case-by-case basis for urgent humanitarian reasons; or issue to an alien who is unlawfully present in the United States any document attesting to such alien's lawful permanent resident status or U.S. employment authorization.
United States · United States Congress · 20 November 2014
Defense of Legal Workers Act of 2014 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) exclude from the definition of "unauthorized alien," with respect to the unlawful employment of aliens, any alien otherwise admitted to and lawfully present in the United States; and (2) consider an alien without lawful status to be an unauthorized alien whose employment is unlawful.
United States · United States Congress · 20 November 2014
Executive Amnesty Prevention Act of 2014 - States that no provision of the Constitution, the Immigration and Nationality Act, or other federal law shall be interpreted or applied to authorize the executive branch of the government to exempt, by executive order, regulation, or any other means, categories of persons unlawfully present in the United States from removal under the immigration laws. Declares any action by the executive branch with the purpose of circumventing the objectives of this statute null and void and without legal effect. Makes this Act effective retroactively, applying to any such exemption made at any time.
United States · United States Congress · 20 November 2014
Keeping America Safe from Ebola Act of 2014 - Defines "covered alien" as an alien: (1) who is a national or a resident of a country designated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as one with widespread transmission of the Ebola virus; and (2) whose last habitual residence, or last habitual residence before residence in the United States if the alien is seeking to reenter the United States, was a designated country. States that a covered alien is ineligible to: (1) receive a U.S. visa or otherwise be admitted to the United States; or (2) enter the United States if the alien was lawfully present in the United States, departed the United States and visited a designated country, and is seeking to reenter the United States. Requires the Secretary of State to revoke the visa of each covered alien. Exempts from such coverage and requirements: (1) certain aid workers, and (2) persons authorized by the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to travel to the United States for training. Directs the President to report to Congress every 30 days regarding the spread of Ebola.