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More US Citizens Applying For Refugee Status In Canada, Shows Data
More Americans applied for refugee status in Canada in the first half of 2025 than in all of 2024, and more than in any full year since 2019, according to data published on Thursday by Canada's Immigration and Refugee Board.
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How Luck Often Trumps Justice In US Immigration System
The US asylum process is meant to offer a fair shot at safe haven. But new reporting from Bloomberg uncovers how the difference between those who are granted asylum and those who are denied often boils down to chance.
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US Southern Border Becomes Global Entry Point For Asylum Seekers
As rich countries struggle to adjust to an era of mass migration, authorities there often focus on lethal sea routes out of Africa to Europe and the long-standing flow north from impoverished Latin American countries.
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Migrant Families, Struggling With US Asylum App, Split At Border
Dozens of migrant families are splitting up at Mexico's northern border as they struggle to secure US asylum appointments on a government app beset by high demand and persistent glitches, migrants and advocates say.
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"Gangs Will Go After Him": El Salvador Bishop Urges US To Not Deport Son
The top Anglican bishop of El Salvador has urged the United States not to deport his son back to the troubled Central American nation, fearing brutal gangs who have threatened to murder the 34-year-old for refusing to work for them.
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Over 22,000 Indians Have Sought Asylum In US Since 2014: Official Data
Over 22,000 Indians, including nearly 7,000 women, have applied for asylum in the US since 2014, according to the latest official figures.
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Trump's New Asylum Border Rule Clears Initial Legal Hurdle
The Trump administration on Wednesday turned back an initial legal challenge to a new rule that bars almost all immigrants from applying for asylum at the U.S.-Mexican border when a federal judge in Washington rejected a request to block it.
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US To Send Migrants Back To Mexico To Wait Out Asylum Requests
The US Department of Homeland Security on Thursday announced a major change in immigration policy, saying it would send non-Mexican migrants back south of the border while their US asylum requests are processed.
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Migrant Family Who Fled Tear Gas At US Border Seeks Asylum
Members of a group of Honduran migrants, which included a mother who had been photographed running with her daughters from tear gas several weeks ago, began seeking asylum at the U.S. border with Mexico on Monday, according to a Reuters witness and lawyers for the group.
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Trump's Order Denying Immigrants Asylum Will Not Be Restored By US Court
A U.S. appeals court handed President Donald Trump a defeat on Friday when it refused to allow his order barring asylum for immigrants who enter the country illegally to take effect, while a court challenge proceeds.
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More Than 20,000 Indians Have Sought Political Asylum In US Since 2014
More than 20,000 Indian nationals, mostly men, have sought asylum in the US since 2014, according to latest figures.
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Domestic, Gang Violence No Longer Grounds For US Asylum
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions declared Monday that victims of domestic and gang violence will no longer qualify for asylum, in an effort to stem a flow of illegal immigrant families from Central America.
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China Lawyer's Wife's Dramatic Escape, With Help From US Officials
Chen Guiqiu fled China on foot with her two daughters, only to end up in a Thai prison until US officials helped them sneak out dramatically through a back door.
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No Asylum for Afghan Soldier Who Fled Training: US Judge
A US immigration judge has denied asylum for one of three Afghan military officers who fled a training exercise in Massachusetts to avoid returning to his homeland.
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More US Citizens Applying For Refugee Status In Canada, Shows Data
More Americans applied for refugee status in Canada in the first half of 2025 than in all of 2024, and more than in any full year since 2019, according to data published on Thursday by Canada's Immigration and Refugee Board.
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How Luck Often Trumps Justice In US Immigration System
The US asylum process is meant to offer a fair shot at safe haven. But new reporting from Bloomberg uncovers how the difference between those who are granted asylum and those who are denied often boils down to chance.
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US Southern Border Becomes Global Entry Point For Asylum Seekers
As rich countries struggle to adjust to an era of mass migration, authorities there often focus on lethal sea routes out of Africa to Europe and the long-standing flow north from impoverished Latin American countries.
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Migrant Families, Struggling With US Asylum App, Split At Border
Dozens of migrant families are splitting up at Mexico's northern border as they struggle to secure US asylum appointments on a government app beset by high demand and persistent glitches, migrants and advocates say.
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"Gangs Will Go After Him": El Salvador Bishop Urges US To Not Deport Son
The top Anglican bishop of El Salvador has urged the United States not to deport his son back to the troubled Central American nation, fearing brutal gangs who have threatened to murder the 34-year-old for refusing to work for them.
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Over 22,000 Indians Have Sought Asylum In US Since 2014: Official Data
Over 22,000 Indians, including nearly 7,000 women, have applied for asylum in the US since 2014, according to the latest official figures.
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Trump's New Asylum Border Rule Clears Initial Legal Hurdle
The Trump administration on Wednesday turned back an initial legal challenge to a new rule that bars almost all immigrants from applying for asylum at the U.S.-Mexican border when a federal judge in Washington rejected a request to block it.
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US To Send Migrants Back To Mexico To Wait Out Asylum Requests
The US Department of Homeland Security on Thursday announced a major change in immigration policy, saying it would send non-Mexican migrants back south of the border while their US asylum requests are processed.
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Migrant Family Who Fled Tear Gas At US Border Seeks Asylum
Members of a group of Honduran migrants, which included a mother who had been photographed running with her daughters from tear gas several weeks ago, began seeking asylum at the U.S. border with Mexico on Monday, according to a Reuters witness and lawyers for the group.
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Trump's Order Denying Immigrants Asylum Will Not Be Restored By US Court
A U.S. appeals court handed President Donald Trump a defeat on Friday when it refused to allow his order barring asylum for immigrants who enter the country illegally to take effect, while a court challenge proceeds.
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More Than 20,000 Indians Have Sought Political Asylum In US Since 2014
More than 20,000 Indian nationals, mostly men, have sought asylum in the US since 2014, according to latest figures.
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Domestic, Gang Violence No Longer Grounds For US Asylum
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions declared Monday that victims of domestic and gang violence will no longer qualify for asylum, in an effort to stem a flow of illegal immigrant families from Central America.
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China Lawyer's Wife's Dramatic Escape, With Help From US Officials
Chen Guiqiu fled China on foot with her two daughters, only to end up in a Thai prison until US officials helped them sneak out dramatically through a back door.
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No Asylum for Afghan Soldier Who Fled Training: US Judge
A US immigration judge has denied asylum for one of three Afghan military officers who fled a training exercise in Massachusetts to avoid returning to his homeland.
