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UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
44 minutes ago

The Guardian view on Labour's asylum plans: ministers cannot out-Farage the far right and should stop trying | Editorial

Proposal to repeatedly limit refugee status to 30-month periods would create long-term limbo, massive administrative burden, high costs, and likely failure to deliver.
US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
19 hours ago

US Supreme Court to weigh metering' of asylum claims at US-Mexico border

Supreme Court will review challenge to 'metering', a practice turning away asylum seekers at US ports of entry previously found unlawful by the Ninth Circuit.
US politics
fromThe Washington Post
2 hours ago

Supreme Court to consider case that could limit asylum rights for migrants

The Supreme Court will decide whether migrants intercepted before crossing the U.S. border can apply for asylum.
#immigration-policy
#immigration
UK politics
fromHuffPost UK
2 weeks ago

Why Was The Migrant Sex Offender Hadush Kebatu Given 500 To Leave The UK?

The Home Office paid migrant sex offender Hadush Kebatu £500 to avoid disruption and higher costs associated with cancelling or rebooking his removal flight.
US politics
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

Suya Joint manager released after months in ICE custody

Paul Dama, manager of Suya Joint, was granted asylum and released from ICE custody after months of detainment.
#ice-detention
fromKqed
1 week ago
LGBT

Drag Artist Hilary Rivers Returns to the Stage After Enduring ICE Detention | KQED

fromKqed
1 week ago
LGBT

Drag Artist Hilary Rivers Returns to the Stage After Enduring ICE Detention | KQED

France news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Concerns raised over planned second removal of Iranian who returned to UK on small boat

An Iranian asylum seeker in UK detention faces imminent removal despite alleging modern slavery, mental-health vulnerability, and danger from smugglers in France.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Peru severs diplomatic relations with Mexico after former prime minister claims asylum

Peru severed diplomatic relations with Mexico after Mexico granted asylum to Betssy Chavez, accused of rebellion linked to Pedro Castillo's failed 2022 attempt to dissolve Congress.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

Peru cuts ties with Mexico over asylum for ex-prime minister

Peru severed diplomatic relations with Mexico after Mexico granted asylum to Betssy Chavez, a former prime minister accused of co-authoring Pedro Castillo's alleged 2022 coup.
World news
fromwww.dw.com
1 week ago

Peru breaks diplomatic relations with Mexico DW 11/04/2025

Peru severed diplomatic relations with Mexico after Mexico granted asylum to former Prime Minister Betssy Chavez, accused in the attempted 2022 coup.
#migration
London
fromwww.standard.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Eight arrested as migrants found hiding in lorry on M25

Eight migrants were found in a lorry on the M25; suspects were arrested and the driver briefly detained on suspicion of facilitating illegal entry.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Man charged with murder after Uxbridge triple stabbing

Following the shocking triple stabbing which took place in Uxbridge on Monday evening, the Crown Prosecution Service has today announced Safi Dawood, 22, has been charged with the murder of Wayne Broadhurst and the attempted murder of two others. Our prosecutors have worked to establish that there is sufficient evidence to bring the case to court and that it is in the public interest to pursue criminal proceedings. We have worked closely with the Metropolitan Police Service as they carried out their investigation.
UK news
#immigration-courts
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Man sent to France under one in, one out' scheme returns to UK on small boat

The smugglers are very dangerous. They always carry weapons and knives. I fell into the trap of a human trafficking network in the forests of France before I crossed to the UK from France the first time. They took me like a worthless object, forced me to work, abused me, and threatened me with a gun and told me I would be killed if I made the slightest protest.
France news
fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago

CECOT survivor Andry Hernandez Romero, gay Venezuelan makeup artist, and his lawyer named to Out100

As a member of Out100, I want to share a message of love, empathy, respect, and nondiscrimination against nationality, religion, condition, or sexual orientation so that solidarity, justice, and truth can prevail,
LGBT
#immigration-law
#deportation
#immigration-detention
fromTruthout
1 month ago

ICE Agent Who Attacked Woman in Courthouse Has Been Reinstated

'Court-watchers confirm this cruel ICE agent has been reinstated,' Lander wrote. 'Last week, in the briefest moment of decency, violently throwing a woman to the floor was 'beneath the men and women of ICE.' This week, it's back to business as usual. The cruelty, after all, is the point.' CBS News reported that two U.S. officials told the outlet that the agent had been reinstated.
US politics
Miscellaneous
fromIrish Independent
1 month ago

Families seeking asylum to be offered up to 10,000 to drop claim and leave State

State offers families up to €10,000 and individuals up to €2,500 to voluntarily drop asylum claims and return home under a limited-time programme.
#immigration-enforcement
#espionage
fromNewsday
2 months ago
US news

Chinese dissident who led pro-democracy group in NYC pleads guilty to spying for Beijing

fromAP News
2 months ago
World news

Chinese dissident who led pro-democracy group in NYC pleads guilty to spying for Beijing

fromNewsday
2 months ago
US news

Chinese dissident who led pro-democracy group in NYC pleads guilty to spying for Beijing

fromAP News
2 months ago
World news

Chinese dissident who led pro-democracy group in NYC pleads guilty to spying for Beijing

#ice-arrests
Canada news
fromTruthout
2 months ago

Canada Considers Anti-Immigrant Bills as Haitian Immigrants in the US Flee North

Asylum seekers entering Canada via the United States must avoid detection for 14 days and prove presence, forcing dangerous underground survival and risking deportation.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Reform councillor works on asylum claims for Home Office, investigation reveals

A Reform UK councillor employed as a Home Office asylum decision-maker posted anti-asylum and misogynistic views on social media, prompting complaints to the Home Office.
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

U.K. migrant protests spark angry confrontations as government scrambles to respond

LONDON Opponents and supporters of migrants faced off in angry confrontations at demonstrations held around Britain over the holiday weekend as the government scrambled to deal with fallout from a court order that will force a hotel in a London suburb to evict asylum-seekers. The ruling has created a headache for the government, which has struggled to curb unauthorized migration and fulfill its responsibility to accommodate those seeking refuge.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

A dangerous moment': the emboldening of Britain's far right

The Bell hotel in Epping has seen a lot since it was built in the 16th century as a coaching inn, serving travellers passing through the historic Essex market town and on to London, 15 miles to the south-west. This has long been a place that bustled with outsiders, though they have not always been welcome the small green common opposite was once named after a beacon that local stories say was built to warn of invasion.
UK politics
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Number of asylum seekers housed in hotels up 8% in a year, Home Office data shows

Asylum seekers housed in hotels rose 8% to 32,059 while the asylum backlog fell to about 71,000 cases relating to roughly 91,000 people.
fromThe Economist
2 months ago

A court ruling threatens to disrupt Britain's asylum policy

THE BELL HOTEL in Epping is a drab 80-bedroom coaching inn 20 miles as the crow files from Westminster. Since April it has housed up to 138 male asylum-seekers on behalf of the Home Office. Epping Forest District Council, which is controlled by the Conservative Party, contends that doing so constitutes a "material change of use" and the hotel's owner should seek planning permission to convert it to a hostel.
UK politics
US politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Hong Kong summons British envoy after UK grants asylum to democracy activist

The Independent engages in critical reporting on various significant issues, including reproductive rights and pro-democracy activism in Hong Kong.
#hong-kong
US politics
fromMission Local
3 months ago

An ancient legal procedure is getting asylum-seekers out of ICE detention

A 20-year-old asylum seeker from Colombia was released from immigration detention through a habeas corpus petition.
US politics
fromwww.dw.com
3 months ago

Migration: Germany seeks 'safe countries of origin' DW 08/06/2025

EU countries can designate safe countries of origin for asylum purposes if assessment sources are disclosed.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.dw.com
3 months ago

Germany urged to clarify refugee policy for Palestinians DW 07/24/2025

Palestinians' asylum applications in Germany are deprioritized due to the conflict following the October 7 Hamas attack.
Miscellaneous
fromChalkbeat
4 months ago

Queens student detained by ICE to be released after month in Texas facility

A New York City student was granted release on bond after being detained by ICE during his asylum hearing.
fromwww.bbc.com
4 months ago

UK to return some migrants to France within weeks - PM

Some arrivals would be detained and returned to France in exchange for the UK accepting an equivalent number of asylum seekers, subject to security checks.
UK politics
Germany politics
fromwww.dw.com
4 months ago

German police complain about bad working conditions DW 07/10/2025

Germany's tightening of border controls has led to significant overtime for police and legal controversies regarding asylum rejections.
US politics
fromABC7 Chicago
4 months ago

Judge blocks order barring asylum access at border, gives Trump administration 2 weeks to appeal

A federal judge ruled that President Trump's asylum suspension at the southern border is unlawful, allowing asylum seekers to pursue protections.
fromThe Local Germany
4 months ago

Poland to impose checks on German border to stop irregular migrants

"We consider the temporary restoration of controls at the Polish-German border necessary to limit and reduce to a minimum the uncontrolled flows of migrants back and forth," Prime Minister Donald Tusk told reporters.
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