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"He Is Just A Baby": Kamala Harris vs Team Trump Over 5-Year-Old's Detention
The Ecuadorean boy and his father have been living in the US legally as asylum applicants, an attorney representing the family told the news agency Reuters.
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UK Visa System Faces Overhaul, Applicants From Some Nations May Be Restricted
Studying or working in the UK will soon become difficult for nationals of certain countries. The update comes from the UK Home Office, which says it has been identifying countries from which visitors are most likely to overstay and claim asylum.
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UK Sends First Asylum Seeker To Rwanda: Report
Britain has sent a first asylum seeker to Rwanda as part of a controversial but voluntary scheme for irregular migrants whose applications have been rejected, British media reported on Tuesday.
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Gunman Who Killed 2 Swedes In Brussels Was Known To Police, Say Officials
A man suspected of shooting dead two Swedish football fans and wounding another in Brussels was a 45-year-old Tunisian who had an asylum application rejected in 2020 but continued to live in Belgium illegally, according to Belgian officials.
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Over 9,000 Afghans File Asylum Applications In EU In A Month: Report
The European Census Bureau has reported that over the past month, more than 9,000 Afghan citizens have applied for asylum applications in the EU member states, a record-high number of asylum applications by any single country.
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UK PM Rishi Sunak Unveils 5-Step Crackdown On Illegal Immigration
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday set out a new five-step strategy to clamp down on illegal immigration, with a promise to end the government's backlog of asylum applications by the end of next year.
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US Lifts Trump-Era Policy Requiring Asylum-Seekers To Wait In Mexico
The US Department of Homeland Security announced Monday night it will end a Trump-era policy requiring asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico while their applications play out in court.
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Received Over 200 Asylum Applications From Russians In April: Germany
Germany has registered a slight increase in the number of Russian nationals applying for asylum since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, an Interior Ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.
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US Trump-Era "Remain In Mexico" Policy To Resume: Officials
A Trump-era policy under which migrants seeking asylum in the United States must wait in Mexico for their applications to be processed will resume, the two countries announced Thursday.
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Taliban Would Take Back Afghan Deportees To Face Courts, Says Spokesman: Report
The Taliban government in Afghanistan would accept any Afghan migrants whose applications for asylum were rejected in Europe and they would then face court, an Austrian newspaper quoted a Taliban spokesman as saying on Monday.
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"He Is Just A Baby": Kamala Harris vs Team Trump Over 5-Year-Old's Detention
The Ecuadorean boy and his father have been living in the US legally as asylum applicants, an attorney representing the family told the news agency Reuters.
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UK Visa System Faces Overhaul, Applicants From Some Nations May Be Restricted
Studying or working in the UK will soon become difficult for nationals of certain countries. The update comes from the UK Home Office, which says it has been identifying countries from which visitors are most likely to overstay and claim asylum.
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UK Sends First Asylum Seeker To Rwanda: Report
Britain has sent a first asylum seeker to Rwanda as part of a controversial but voluntary scheme for irregular migrants whose applications have been rejected, British media reported on Tuesday.
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Gunman Who Killed 2 Swedes In Brussels Was Known To Police, Say Officials
A man suspected of shooting dead two Swedish football fans and wounding another in Brussels was a 45-year-old Tunisian who had an asylum application rejected in 2020 but continued to live in Belgium illegally, according to Belgian officials.
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Over 9,000 Afghans File Asylum Applications In EU In A Month: Report
The European Census Bureau has reported that over the past month, more than 9,000 Afghan citizens have applied for asylum applications in the EU member states, a record-high number of asylum applications by any single country.
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UK PM Rishi Sunak Unveils 5-Step Crackdown On Illegal Immigration
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday set out a new five-step strategy to clamp down on illegal immigration, with a promise to end the government's backlog of asylum applications by the end of next year.
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US Lifts Trump-Era Policy Requiring Asylum-Seekers To Wait In Mexico
The US Department of Homeland Security announced Monday night it will end a Trump-era policy requiring asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico while their applications play out in court.
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Received Over 200 Asylum Applications From Russians In April: Germany
Germany has registered a slight increase in the number of Russian nationals applying for asylum since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, an Interior Ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.
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US Trump-Era "Remain In Mexico" Policy To Resume: Officials
A Trump-era policy under which migrants seeking asylum in the United States must wait in Mexico for their applications to be processed will resume, the two countries announced Thursday.
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Taliban Would Take Back Afghan Deportees To Face Courts, Says Spokesman: Report
The Taliban government in Afghanistan would accept any Afghan migrants whose applications for asylum were rejected in Europe and they would then face court, an Austrian newspaper quoted a Taliban spokesman as saying on Monday.
