Asylum seeker

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Refugees To Remain In PNG If No US Resettlement

Asylum-seekers sent by Australia to a Papua New Guinea camp will be resettled there if they are not offered a place in...

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Germany Clears Extradition of Tunisia Jihadist Suspect

A German court Wednesday ruled that a Tunisian suspect in the 2015 jihadist attack on a Tunis museum can be extradited,...

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Border Jumper From US Found With Severe Hypothermia In Canada

An Ivory Coast migrant was found suffering from severe hypothermia and near death after jumping the border from the...

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The ‘robot Lawyer’ Giving Free Legal Advice To Refugees

A technology initially used to fight traffic fines is now helping refugees with legal claims. When Joshua Browder...

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Refugees Make Up Bulk of Crossings From US To Canada

Most of the hundreds of people streaming over the US border into Canada in recent weeks are asylum-seekers, coming from...

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Afghan Deportation Flight Left From Germany Half Empty

The German government admitted Friday it deported fewer than half the Afghans who were due to be repatriated on a...

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Iraqi Ex-Soldier In German Court Over Beheaded IS Jihadist Photos

A Berlin court on Wednesday began hearing a case against a former Iraqi soldier charged with war crimes after he...

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Iraqi Ex-Soldier In German Court Over Beheaded IS Jihadist Photos

A Berlin court on Wednesday began hearing a case against a former Iraqi soldier charged with war crimes after he...

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Tunisia PM Rejects German Criticism On Migrant Returns

Tunisia's prime minister on Tuesday rejected German claims that his country has been blocking the return of rejected...

Opinion

Asylum Seekers Fleeing US For Canada Brave Snow, Extreme Cold

Farhan Ahmed hoped to find refuge in the United States after fleeing death threats in Somalia, but fear over a US...

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Ghanaian Gay Refugees Lost Several Fingers To Frostbite

Refugees crossing into Canada from US on foot despite freezing temperatures Uncertainty caused by Trump’s policies...

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Ghanaian Gay Denied Asylum In Canada

.. he walked across USA-Canadian border Immigration and Refugee Board questions legitimacy of birth certificate A...

International

Australia To Ban Refugees and Asylum-Seekers

Refugees who make the harrowing journey by sea to Australia might want to think twice about that perilous voyage. They...

International

Arrivals By Boat Face Lifetime Visa Ban

Australia has unveiled tough new plans to bar any asylum seekers who try to reach the country by boat from ever being...

International

Does the Media Needlessly Foster Fear?

The Vatican’s Pope Francis has strived to be a voice of peace and unity on a continent struggling to deal with a...

International

Germany Expects ‘up To 300,000 Migrants’

Germany expects up to 300,000 migrants to arrive in the country this year, the head of its Federal Office for Migration...

Africa & World

Germany Starts Paying Immigrants to Go Back Home

Unsuccessful asylum seekers in Germany are returning home voluntarily, but only because the government is paying them....

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Ghanaian Asylum Seekers Granted a Year Stay in Brazil

The Ghanaian fans seeking asylum in Brazil after the 2014 World Cup have been granted an initial one-year stay in the...

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Hundreds of Ghanaians Who Went To Brazil as Tourists Are Seeking Asylum

Police in southern Brazil are reporting today that hundreds of Ghanaians who went to Brazil as tourists to watch the...