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US Cuts Down Work Permit Validity For Refugees, Asylum Seekers To 18 Months
US President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday cut to 18 months from five years the period of time work permits are valid for refugees, asylum seekers and other migrants.
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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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Republicans Seek To Give Trump Power To Charge Asylum Seekers $1,000
Republican lawmakers are seeking to give President Donald Trump broad powers to charge onerous fees to migrants seeking asylum in the United States -- suggesting a minimum cost of $1,000 per application.
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Undeterred By Crackdown, 3,000 Migrants Travel In Caravans To US Border
About 3,000 people carrying bags, water and small children trod through intense heat along a highway in southern Mexico on Tuesday, traveling in two groups aiming to reach the US border.
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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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New York's Mayor Says Migrant Influx "Will Destroy" The City
Eric Adams, the Democratic mayor of New York, sounded the alarm this week over the financial strain his city faces as thousands of asylum seekers arrive each month -- many sent by Republican governors after crossing the southern US border.
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US Justice Department Sues SpaceX Over Hiring Practices
The US Justice Department filed a lawsuit against SpaceX on Thursday over its hiring practices, accusing Elon Musk's rocket company of discriminating against asylum seekers and refugees.
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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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New US Migrant Processing Centres Become Waiting Rooms For Asylum Seekers
The opening of US migrant processing centers in Colombia, Costa Rica and Guatemala ensures that more than ever these countries will become waiting rooms for asylum seekers wanting American visas.
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New York's Historic Roosevelt Hotel Turns Into Migrant Shelter Home As Thousands Seek Asylum
Not just Roosevelt, many other hotels are also being transformed into emergency shelters, many of them in prime locations.
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US Cuts Down Work Permit Validity For Refugees, Asylum Seekers To 18 Months
US President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday cut to 18 months from five years the period of time work permits are valid for refugees, asylum seekers and other migrants.
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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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Republicans Seek To Give Trump Power To Charge Asylum Seekers $1,000
Republican lawmakers are seeking to give President Donald Trump broad powers to charge onerous fees to migrants seeking asylum in the United States -- suggesting a minimum cost of $1,000 per application.
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Undeterred By Crackdown, 3,000 Migrants Travel In Caravans To US Border
About 3,000 people carrying bags, water and small children trod through intense heat along a highway in southern Mexico on Tuesday, traveling in two groups aiming to reach the US border.
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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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New York's Mayor Says Migrant Influx "Will Destroy" The City
Eric Adams, the Democratic mayor of New York, sounded the alarm this week over the financial strain his city faces as thousands of asylum seekers arrive each month -- many sent by Republican governors after crossing the southern US border.
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US Justice Department Sues SpaceX Over Hiring Practices
The US Justice Department filed a lawsuit against SpaceX on Thursday over its hiring practices, accusing Elon Musk's rocket company of discriminating against asylum seekers and refugees.
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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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New US Migrant Processing Centres Become Waiting Rooms For Asylum Seekers
The opening of US migrant processing centers in Colombia, Costa Rica and Guatemala ensures that more than ever these countries will become waiting rooms for asylum seekers wanting American visas.
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New York's Historic Roosevelt Hotel Turns Into Migrant Shelter Home As Thousands Seek Asylum
Not just Roosevelt, many other hotels are also being transformed into emergency shelters, many of them in prime locations.
