BRUSSELS—Six EU member states have warned the bloc’s executive against halting deportations of rejected Afghan asylum seekers arriving in Europe despite major advances of Taliban militants in their country. The Taliban, fighting to reimpose strict Islamic law after their 2001 ouster, have made sweeping gains in their campaign to defeat the government as U.S.-led foreign…
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Two police officers are recovering after being shot in Baltimore while carrying out an arrest warrant, the Texas Governor is calling for Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to be arrested, and we hear from Cuban asylum seekers crossing into the U.S.
Feeling Abandoned by Europe, Greece Hardens Migration Policy
RITSONA, Greece—With walled camps and tougher border controls, Greece is hardening its approach ahead of summer when migrant arrivals pick up, defying criticism from aid groups and saying it has little choice given a lack of support from the rest of Europe. The squalid conditions facing many asylum-seekers were laid bare last year when a…
Justice Department Reverses 2 Trump Administration Asylum Restrictions
June 17, 2021
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U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday ended two Trump-era policies that made it difficult for people to obtain asylum on grounds of domestic or gang violence as well as for those who claimed a family member was threatened with violence. Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a new directive to immigration judges to stop following the two rules, making…
Push for Tamil Family Held in Australian Offshore Detention to Be Set Free
There is a growing public push for the federal government to free a family of Tamil asylum seekers from Australia’s offshore detention after the youngest member of the family, a girl aged three, fell critically ill with sepsis and pneumonia. Tharnica and her mother, Priya Murugappan, were evacuated to Perth Children’s Hospital in Western Australia…
Greece Says Many Migrants in Turkey Could Seek Asylum There
ATHENS, Greece—Greece on Monday designated neighboring Turkey as a safe country in which to seek international protection for the majority of asylum seekers departing its shores for Greece. A joint decree from the Greek foreign and migration ministries said the designation applies to asylum seekers from Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Somalia. It said Turkey…
Asylum Seekers Win Challenge Against Home Office Over ‘Squalid’ Napier Barracks
Six asylum seekers formerly housed at Napier Barracks have won a legal challenge against the Government after a High Court judge ruled their accommodation was inadequate. The former Army barracks in Kent has been used to house hundreds of asylum seekers since last September, despite the Home Office being warned by Public Health England (PHE)…
Danish Lawmakers Approve Plan to Locate Asylum Center Abroad
COPENHAGEN, Denmark—Danish lawmakers voted Thursday in favor of Denmark establishing a refugee reception center in a third country that is likely to be in Africa, a move that could be a first step toward moving the country’s asylum screening process outside of Europe. Legislation approved on a 70–24 vote with no abstentions and 85 lawmakers…
Biden Admin Asks Supreme Court to Cancel Asylum, Border Wall Arguments
February 1, 2021
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The Biden administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to cancel oral arguments in two cases separately challenging former President Donald Trump’s border wall and “remain in Mexico” policies. The requests come after the administration took action to undo both policies, possibly rendering the challenges moot. Acting Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar asked the nation’s top…
Biden Administration Suspends ‘Remain in Mexico’ Program for Asylum Seekers
The Biden administration has announced that beginning Jan. 21, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will no longer enroll asylum seekers newly arriving on the southern border in a Trump program known as the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP). The DHS said in a statement Wednesday that effective Thursday, the department will “cease adding individuals into…
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