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Trump Administration Expands ICE Authority To Detain Refugees
The Trump administration has given immigration officers broader powers to detain legal refugees awaiting a green card to ensure they are "re-vetted".
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Bangladesh's Rohingya Crisis Amid Polls Highlights Humanitarian Challenges
As Bangladesh prepares for its upcoming general elections, the Rohingya refugee issue is once again part of a broader discussion. Bordering Myanmar, Bangladesh has been hosting around 1.2 million Rohingya refugees, the largest concentration in Asia.
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UK To Bar Foreign Sex Offenders From Receiving Asylum Protections
The government's Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill will be amended to deny refugee status to any foreign national with a criminal conviction that qualifies them for the sex offenders register.
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"Uniting For Ukraine" Program Suspended, Ukrainians Now Fret Under Donald Trump
Trump administration has suspended "Uniting for Ukraine", which allowed more than 200,000 Ukrainians to legally reside in the US.
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Oscar-Winner Blasts Trump's "Mean, Inhumane" Treatment Of Migrant Children
Film legend Errol Morris said the separation of thousands of migrant children from their parents by Donald Trump's US administration was "inhumane and cruel" as his new documentary about the policy premiered at the Venice Film Festival Thursday.
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SpaceX Sued by US Justice Department Over Alleged Discrimination in Hiring
The US Justice Department sued Elon Musk-owned rocket and satellite company SpaceX on Thursday for allegedly discriminating against asylum seekers and refugees in hiring. In job postings and public statements over several years, SpaceX wrongly claimed that under federal regulations known as export control laws, SpaceX could hire only US citizens an...
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Facebook Bias Spurs Violence in India, Rights Groups Say
Civil rights groups on Wednesday said Facebook has failed to address dangerous content in India and demanded that the head of public policy there be removed.
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Palestinians Angry As United States Ends Funding For UN Agency
Palestinians reacted angrily Saturday to a US decision to end all funding for the UN agency that assists millions of refugees, seeing it as a new policy shift aimed at undermining their cause.
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"Divide-And-Rule": Mamata Banerjee Slams Assam's Draft Citizens' List
The final draft of citizens in Assam, which leaves out over 40 lakh people, provoked political anger with opposition parties targeting the government in parliament today. Among them was the Trinamool Congress of Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who accused the ruling BJP of trying to identify and isolate people who don't vote for the party. "...
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Thousands March In Australian Cities To Protest Refugee Detention Policy
Thousands of people marched across major Australian cities Saturday calling for an end to Canberra's offshore detention of asylum-seekers.
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Trump Administration Expands ICE Authority To Detain Refugees
The Trump administration has given immigration officers broader powers to detain legal refugees awaiting a green card to ensure they are "re-vetted".
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Bangladesh's Rohingya Crisis Amid Polls Highlights Humanitarian Challenges
As Bangladesh prepares for its upcoming general elections, the Rohingya refugee issue is once again part of a broader discussion. Bordering Myanmar, Bangladesh has been hosting around 1.2 million Rohingya refugees, the largest concentration in Asia.
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UK To Bar Foreign Sex Offenders From Receiving Asylum Protections
The government's Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill will be amended to deny refugee status to any foreign national with a criminal conviction that qualifies them for the sex offenders register.
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"Uniting For Ukraine" Program Suspended, Ukrainians Now Fret Under Donald Trump
Trump administration has suspended "Uniting for Ukraine", which allowed more than 200,000 Ukrainians to legally reside in the US.
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Oscar-Winner Blasts Trump's "Mean, Inhumane" Treatment Of Migrant Children
Film legend Errol Morris said the separation of thousands of migrant children from their parents by Donald Trump's US administration was "inhumane and cruel" as his new documentary about the policy premiered at the Venice Film Festival Thursday.
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SpaceX Sued by US Justice Department Over Alleged Discrimination in Hiring
The US Justice Department sued Elon Musk-owned rocket and satellite company SpaceX on Thursday for allegedly discriminating against asylum seekers and refugees in hiring. In job postings and public statements over several years, SpaceX wrongly claimed that under federal regulations known as export control laws, SpaceX could hire only US citizens an...
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Facebook Bias Spurs Violence in India, Rights Groups Say
Civil rights groups on Wednesday said Facebook has failed to address dangerous content in India and demanded that the head of public policy there be removed.
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Palestinians Angry As United States Ends Funding For UN Agency
Palestinians reacted angrily Saturday to a US decision to end all funding for the UN agency that assists millions of refugees, seeing it as a new policy shift aimed at undermining their cause.
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"Divide-And-Rule": Mamata Banerjee Slams Assam's Draft Citizens' List
The final draft of citizens in Assam, which leaves out over 40 lakh people, provoked political anger with opposition parties targeting the government in parliament today. Among them was the Trinamool Congress of Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who accused the ruling BJP of trying to identify and isolate people who don't vote for the party. "...
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Thousands March In Australian Cities To Protest Refugee Detention Policy
Thousands of people marched across major Australian cities Saturday calling for an end to Canberra's offshore detention of asylum-seekers.
