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Idaho lawmakers seek immigration status of HIV patients using state resources The Department of Health and Welfare would be required to report the immigration status of people using state HIV prevention services under a proposed public health budget. The move...

A Chicago-based immigrant rights organization is working to support LGBTQ+ migrants in immigration detention through a mix of direct services, arts programs and advocacy aimed at shifting public narratives around immigration. Migrant Support Collective, founded in 2020, focuses on meeting...

The World Health Organization (WHO) reports a major shift in how countries are responding to the health needs of refugees and migrants, with new data showing more than 60 countries – two thirds of those surveyed – now include them...

Greek Law Targeting NGOs Sparks International Criticism Five United Nations experts, led by Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders Mary Lawlor, have sharply criticized Greece’s new migration law for criminalizing human rights defenders supporting migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. In...

The Paris-based association STOP Homophobia has sounded the alarm, announcing that it has received 18 requests for help to leave Senegal in the space of just a few days. Faced with what they describe as a ‘dramatic’ climate, more and...

Posted on February 24, 2026 THE SITUATION IN BRIEF The Conservative Party of Canada has tabled a motion today to drastically restrict health care coverage for asylum seekers under the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP). Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre released...

Campaign to address health concerns among migrant workers A recent spike in reported HIV cases in and around Perumbavoor in Ernakulam district has drawn renewed attention to healthcare challenges among migrant workers. As many as 15 people tested HIV-positive in...

Refugee and Migrant Health: Protecting Vulnerable People on the Move Amina fled Syria in 2015 with her three children after bombs destroyed their neighborhood in Aleppo. The harrowing journey to Europe took three months—traveling by foot, crowded trucks, and a...

HIV cases in Perumbavoor guest workers Kochi: After a rise in drug-related issues sparked tensions between locals and migrant labourers in Perumbavoor, there is now concern about health department’s difficulty in tracking guest workers, who tested positive for HIV in...

Immigration and poverty tied to heightened HIV risk in the Netherlands There is a strong social gradient associated with HIV diagnoses in the Netherlands, Dr Vita Jongen from Stichting HIV Monitoring and colleagues report in The Lancet Regional Health –...