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UK Visa System Faces Overhaul, Applicants From Some Nations May Be Restricted
- Tuesday May 6, 2025
- World News | Written by Abhishek Chakraborty
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
- Wednesday May 1, 2024
- World News | Reuters
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
- Wednesday October 18, 2023
- World News | Reuters
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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www.ndtv.com
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Over 9,000 Afghans File Asylum Applications In EU In A Month: Report
- Saturday May 27, 2023
- World News | Asian News International
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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www.ndtv.com
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UK PM Rishi Sunak Unveils 5-Step Crackdown On Illegal Immigration
- Tuesday December 13, 2022
- World News | Press Trust of India
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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www.ndtv.com
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US Lifts Trump-Era Policy Requiring Asylum-Seekers To Wait In Mexico
- Tuesday August 9, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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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www.ndtv.com
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Received Over 200 Asylum Applications From Russians In April: Germany
- Wednesday May 18, 2022
- World News | Reuters
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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www.ndtv.com
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US Trump-Era "Remain In Mexico" Policy To Resume: Officials
- Friday December 3, 2021
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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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www.ndtv.com
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Taliban Would Take Back Afghan Deportees To Face Courts, Says Spokesman: Report
- Monday August 30, 2021
- World News | Reuters
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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www.ndtv.com
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US Appeals Court Blocks Trump's "Remain In Mexico" Asylum Policy
- Saturday February 29, 2020
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A federal appeals court Friday blocked a key asylum policy of Donald Trump's administration which has forced many applicants to wait in Mexico while their claims are processed, delivering a blow to the US president's signature crackdown on migration at the southern border.
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www.ndtv.com
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US Government To Start Returning Asylum Seekers To Mexico On Friday
- Friday January 25, 2019
- World News | Reuters
The Trump administration says it is relying on a US law that allows migrants attempting to enter the United States from a contiguous country to be removed to that country.
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www.ndtv.com
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Over 7,000 People From India Sought Asylum In US In 2017: United Nations
- Wednesday June 20, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
Over 7,000 people from India filed applications for asylum in the US last year, according to a report by the UN refugee agency which said America was the largest recipient of new asylum requests in 2017.
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www.ndtv.com
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Varun Gandhi's View On Rohingya Draws Big Put-Down From Government
- Tuesday September 26, 2017
- India News | Written by Sunetra Choudhury
Varun Gandhi, the young BJP leader, has done it again. The 37-year-old MP from Sultanpur in Uttar Pradesh has, in an article today, advocated asylum for Rohingya Muslims who have escaped the violence in Myanmar, a view that is in contrast to what the government has advocated.
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www.ndtv.com
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Baloch Leader Brahamdagh Bugti's Asylum Application Sent For Security Vetting
- Tuesday September 27, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
Baloch leader Brahamdagh Bugti's application seeking political asylum in India has been referred to security agencies for vetting before a final decision by the Union Cabinet.
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www.ndtv.com
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Home Ministry Examining Political Asylum Plea Of Baloch Leader Brahamdagh Bugti
- Thursday September 22, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
Baloch leader Brahamdagh Bugti's application seeking political asylum in India was today received by the Home Ministry which is examining it.
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www.ndtv.com
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UK Visa System Faces Overhaul, Applicants From Some Nations May Be Restricted
- Tuesday May 6, 2025
- World News | Written by Abhishek Chakraborty
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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www.ndtv.com
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UK Sends First Asylum Seeker To Rwanda: Report
- Wednesday May 1, 2024
- World News | Reuters
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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www.ndtv.com
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Gunman Who Killed 2 Swedes In Brussels Was Known To Police, Say Officials
- Wednesday October 18, 2023
- World News | Reuters
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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www.ndtv.com
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Over 9,000 Afghans File Asylum Applications In EU In A Month: Report
- Saturday May 27, 2023
- World News | Asian News International
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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www.ndtv.com
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UK PM Rishi Sunak Unveils 5-Step Crackdown On Illegal Immigration
- Tuesday December 13, 2022
- World News | Press Trust of India
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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www.ndtv.com
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US Lifts Trump-Era Policy Requiring Asylum-Seekers To Wait In Mexico
- Tuesday August 9, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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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www.ndtv.com
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Received Over 200 Asylum Applications From Russians In April: Germany
- Wednesday May 18, 2022
- World News | Reuters
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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www.ndtv.com
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US Trump-Era "Remain In Mexico" Policy To Resume: Officials
- Friday December 3, 2021
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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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www.ndtv.com
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Taliban Would Take Back Afghan Deportees To Face Courts, Says Spokesman: Report
- Monday August 30, 2021
- World News | Reuters
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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www.ndtv.com
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US Appeals Court Blocks Trump's "Remain In Mexico" Asylum Policy
- Saturday February 29, 2020
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A federal appeals court Friday blocked a key asylum policy of Donald Trump's administration which has forced many applicants to wait in Mexico while their claims are processed, delivering a blow to the US president's signature crackdown on migration at the southern border.
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www.ndtv.com
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US Government To Start Returning Asylum Seekers To Mexico On Friday
- Friday January 25, 2019
- World News | Reuters
The Trump administration says it is relying on a US law that allows migrants attempting to enter the United States from a contiguous country to be removed to that country.
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www.ndtv.com
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Over 7,000 People From India Sought Asylum In US In 2017: United Nations
- Wednesday June 20, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
Over 7,000 people from India filed applications for asylum in the US last year, according to a report by the UN refugee agency which said America was the largest recipient of new asylum requests in 2017.
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www.ndtv.com
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Varun Gandhi's View On Rohingya Draws Big Put-Down From Government
- Tuesday September 26, 2017
- India News | Written by Sunetra Choudhury
Varun Gandhi, the young BJP leader, has done it again. The 37-year-old MP from Sultanpur in Uttar Pradesh has, in an article today, advocated asylum for Rohingya Muslims who have escaped the violence in Myanmar, a view that is in contrast to what the government has advocated.
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www.ndtv.com
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Baloch Leader Brahamdagh Bugti's Asylum Application Sent For Security Vetting
- Tuesday September 27, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
Baloch leader Brahamdagh Bugti's application seeking political asylum in India has been referred to security agencies for vetting before a final decision by the Union Cabinet.
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www.ndtv.com
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Home Ministry Examining Political Asylum Plea Of Baloch Leader Brahamdagh Bugti
- Thursday September 22, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
Baloch leader Brahamdagh Bugti's application seeking political asylum in India was today received by the Home Ministry which is examining it.
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www.ndtv.com