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Undocumented Irish on edge as ICE crackdown tests a Boston man’s American dream The detention of Kilkenny native Seamus Culleton in a Texas immigration facility has become a flash point in the United States’ latest enforcement sweep, unsettling thousands of undocumented Irish and their families on both sides of the Atlantic. His case — a visa overstay turned protracted custody fight — captures how a harder-edged U.S. immigration regime is reshaping lives far from the border. Culleton entered the United States in March 2009…

Spain to grant legal status to 500,000 undocumented migrants MADRID — Spain will grant legal status to about 500,000 undocumented migrants, the government announced Tuesday, casting the move as a pragmatic response to labor shortages and a bid to curb exploitation in the underground economy. The step contrasts with increasingly restrictive immigration rhetoric in the United States and parts of Europe. Immigration Minister Elma Saiz called the decision “historic,” saying it strengthens a migration model “based on human…

Spain’s left-wing government has approved a decree to grant legal status to an estimated 500,000 undocumented migrants, a sweeping regularisation that underscores Madrid’s divergence from tougher migration policies elsewhere in Europe. Migration Minister Elma Saiz said those who qualify will be able to work “in any sector, in any part of the country,” framing the plan as both an economic necessity and a rights-based reform. “We are talking about estimations, probably more or less the figures may be around half a million…