Computers at SVG consulate in N.Y 'wiped clean' : Bramble Computers 'wiped clean' at SVG consulate in N.Y: Bramble In a startling revelation during a recent parliamentary session

Computers found completely wiped at SVG consulate in New York. Source:

Cuba solidarity protests target US consulates in South Africa : Peoples Dispatch Recalling the sacrifices made by Cubans alongside the combatants of the liberation movements in Africa, protesters expressed unconditional solidarity with Cuba, and condemned the illegal US blockade c...

Cuba solidarity protests target US consulates in South Africa. Source:

Transnational density and transnational intensity: conceptual insig... Introduction The public policy process has been defined as the “interactions that occur over time between public policies and the surrounding agents, events, contexts and outcomes” (Weible, 2018, p...

Discover this 2026 article on repatriation and international evacuation policies via @irpp.bsky.social and @openedition.bsky.social.

Two US Embassy officials killed in Mexico car accident were working for CIA Two US Embassy officials killed in a car crash in Mexico following a daring raid on a secret drug lab were working for the CIA at the time, according to security officials. The pair, who haven&#821…

Two US Embassy officials killed in Mexico car accident were working for CIA. Source: @nypost.com.

Alaska Senate advances resolution asking federal policymakers to protect visa programs | Alaska Beacon Alaska relies on J-1 visas to fill teacher positions, H-1B visas for highly skilled workers and the H-2B program for temporary nonagricultural workers in tourism, health care and seafood processing in...

Alaska Senate advances resolution asking federal policymakers to protect visa programs. Source: @alaskabeacon.com.

Pakistan High Commission says due process followed in Gerry's UK consular contract LONDON: The Pakistan High Commission in London has said it awarded a contract to Gerry's Visa Services Ltd to provide additional consular facilitation services across the United Kingdom, marking a sig...

Pakistan High Commission says due process followed in Gerry's UK consular contract. Source:

DOS and USCIS Expand Immigration Screening Across Visas and Benefits The Department of State (DOS) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have announced expansions to screening and vetting across consular visa processing and USCIS immigration benefit adj...

DOS and USCIS expand immigration screening across visas and benefits. Source:

The BNO Visa Scheme in UK–China Relations: A Geopolitical Tool Since 2019, social movements and protests in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region have attracted considerable international attention. In response, the UK Government has implemented measures...

Discover this 2026 article on the BNO visa scheme in UK-China relations via Global Society, @kent.ac.uk, and @tandfresearch.bsky.social.

The Consular Newsletter (April 13-19, 2026) This week, Anthropic’s Claude starts requesting passports, while China warns citizens against using Seattle airport.

The Consular Newsletter (April 13-19, 2026) is now available. This week, Anthropic’s Claude starts requesting passports, while China warns citizens against using Seattle airport.

False documents and visa refusals: the role of the Italian Embassy in India and the limits of judicial review By Fabio Loscerbo (Lawyer based in Bologna, Italy)

The latest Consular Magazine article by @avvloscerbo.bsky.social is now live. "A recent judgment delivered by the Regional Administrative Court for Lazio (...)".

Caitlyn Jenner still 'loves' Trump despite 'male' passport issue Caitlyn Jenner says she's still a Trump supporter, even after his policies saw her issued a passport with a male gender marker.

Caitlyn Jenner says she still ‘loves’ Trump despite passport gender marker issue. Source: @pinknews.bsky.social.

The Spanish citizen forgotten by everyone at an ICE center: ‘I am literally abandoned, as if I don’t exist’ Miguel Barreno López has been in a detention center in the United States for six months. He claims the consulate has not addressed his case and that he only wants to return to Spain

The Spanish citizen forgotten by everyone at an ICE center: ‘I am literally abandoned, as if I don’t exist’. Source: @elpais.com.

US embassy orders visa applicants to make social media public The US embassy in Bangkok announced on Monday that all US visa applicants must set their social media accounts to public for screening.

US embassy orders visa applicants to make social media public. Source:

U.S. Embassy requests HYBE Chairman Bang's travel restriction be lifted amid ongoing investigation The U.S. Embassy in Korea has requested that HYBE Chairman Bang Si-hyuk be allowed to travel to the U.S. for events celebrating the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence and to coordinate BTS's conce...

U.S. Embassy requests HYBE Chairman Bang's travel restriction be lifted amid ongoing investigation. Source: @koreajoongangdaily.com.

Italian lawyers could win ‘wild west-style bounties’ if immigration clients go home Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government to ask MPs to back controversial voluntary repatriation scheme

Italian lawyers could win ‘wild west-style bounties’ if immigration clients go home. Source: @theguardian.com.

Chinese teen’s appeal of status revocation rejected - Taipei Times Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

Chinese teen’s appeal of status revocation rejected. Source:

Configurations of citizenship governance: membership asymmetries in times of crisis What happens to citizenship governance when states must decide whom they will protect during a crisis? This article highlights the highly variegated and context-specific nature of citizenship gover...

Discover this 2026 article on citizenship governance via Citizenship Studies and @tandfresearch.bsky.social.

China urges travelers to avoid Seattle airport, citing harassment The Chinese government is asking travelers to avoid entering the United States through Seattle, citing a pattern of continual harassment by U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel.

China tells its citizens not to use Seattle airport to enter country. Source:

U.S. Passport Ban Rule Could Stop Americans Using Canada’s New Citizenship Law As An “Exit Plan” Americans seeking Canadian passports under Canada's new citizenship law could be stripped of their right under a U.S. senator's proposed rule.

U.S. passport ban rule could stop Americans using Canada’s new citizenship law as an “exit plan”. Source:

One Chinese national dead, about 10 injured in traffic accident in Russia: Chinese consulate. Source: @globaltimescn.bsky.social.

Russia summons the Mexican ambassador for a minor held without consular access - Veritas News He Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia This Wednesday he summoned the Mexican ambassador in Moscow, Eduardo Villegas Megíasto demand the consular access immediate to [...]

Russia summons the Mexican ambassador for a minor held without consular access. Source:

White House Declares the ‘Era of Amnesty’ in the Immigration Courts ‘Is Over’ Don’t credit or blame immigration judges or Trump for the increase in deportation orders and the decline in asylum grants; the responsibility lies with the Biden administration, which created the immi...

White House declares the ‘era of amnesty’ in the immigration courts ‘is over’. Source:

Aussie traveler charged after wild LAX meltdown, allegedly attacks TSA agent over missing passport A 35-year-old Australian man has pleaded not guilty to a federal charge after prosecutors say he violently confronted a Transportation Security Administration officer inside Los Angeles Internation…

Aussie traveler charged after wild LAX meltdown, allegedly attacks TSA agent over missing passport. Source: @nypost.com.

Voices across borders: exploring transnational activism and repression through diaspora perspectives This Special Issue brings together scholars working on transnational diaspora activism and transnational repression. As diasporas have increasingly become powerful political actors and transnationa...

Discover this 2026 article on diaspora governance via @ersjournal.com and @tandfresearch.bsky.social.

Caitlyn Jenner appealed to Trump for help with her passport gender marker In her headline-grabbing interview with Tomi Lahren, Jenner revealed she hasn’t received word from the president after writing to him about her gender marker being changed.

Caitlyn Jenner appealed to Trump for help with her passport gender marker. Source: @out.com.

Trump Admin Restricts Visas for People Working for ‘U.S. Adversaries’ The visa restrictions are already being imposed on 26 unidentified individuals across several countries.

State Department cracks down on visas of people ‘working on behalf of U.S. adversaries’. Source: @time.com.

Dominica Revokes ‘Golden Passport’ of Slain Iranian Official’s Son Amid Sanctions Probe Dominica has stripped Abolfazl Shamkhani of his citizenship after an OCCRP investigation exposed how he and his brother, a sanctioned Iranian oil tycoon, used Caribbean aliases to quietly assemble a $...

Dominica revokes ‘golden passport’ of slain Iranian official’s son amid sanctions probe. Source: @occrp.org.

Western men are going abroad to find traditional wives Frustration with modern dating has fuelled the rise of “passport bros”

Western men are going abroad to find traditional wives. Source: @economist.com.

Spain’s migrant regularization drive triggers long queues at Moroccan consulates The process of regularizing undocumented migrants in Spain has created a new reality for Moroccan consulates, which are now facing a surge of citizens in a short period of time. This has required the ...

Spain’s migrant regularization drive triggers long queues at Moroccan consulates. Source:

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