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2.5 Million Refugees Face Uncertainty As Global Resettlement Access Shrinks
An estimated 2.5 million refugees worldwide will need to be resettled next year, the UN said Tuesday, at a time when the United States but also other nations are shrinking resettlement access.
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Fresh Blow To Trump Administration, Judge Orders To Admit 12,000 Refugees
US District Judge Jamal Whitehead orders Trump to admit 12,000 refugees into US; unraveling the limits imposed by an appeals court ruling which allowed the Trump administration to suspend the refugee admissions system.
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US To Use AI To Train Immigration Officers On Talking To Refugees
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is piloting artificial intelligence to train officers who review applicants for refugee status in the United States, Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters on Tuesday.
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Joe Biden Raises US Refugee Limit To 62,500 After Criticism
President Joe Biden announced Monday, after coming under fierce criticism, that he was raising the maximum number of refugees allowed into the United States this year to 62,500 -- up from the 15,000 cap imposed by his predecessor Donald Trump.
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Texas Becomes First US State To Refuse Refugees Under Trump Order
Governor Greg Abbott of Texas on Friday became the first governor in the country to refuse to accept refugees after President Donald Trump signed an executive order empowering local jurisdictions to consent to the federal programme.
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US Brings Down Refugee Limit To All-Time Low Of 18,000 For Next Year
The Trump administration said on Thursday it plans to allow only 18,000 refugees to resettle in the United States in the 2020 fiscal year, the lowest number in the history of the modern refugee program.
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US Slashes Refugee Admissions To 30,000 For 2019
The Trump administration slashed its annual cap on refugee acceptances Monday for the second year in a row, saying it would take a maximum of just 30,000 in the fiscal year to come.
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The Difficult Choice That Reunited Immigrant Families Face In The US
Escaping gruesome violence at the hands of police and gangs in Honduras, a mother and her daughter arrived in the U.S. on June 8 near McAllen, Texas, and turned themselves in to federal agents. They were then separated and held in custody 1,555 miles apart, according to court filings.
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US President Trump Expected To Set US Refugee Cap At 45,000: Sources
The Trump administration plans to cap the number of refugees admitted to the United States in the coming year at 45,000, two people with knowledge of the decision said on Tuesday, and advocates said this historically low level is insufficient in the face of growing humanitarian crises worldwide.
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Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi Asks Trump To Revise Refugee Policy
Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi today asked US President Donald Trump to reconsider his decision to put a ban on entry of refugees from some countries saying all hearts, doors and borders should be open for children everywhere in the world.
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US Cooperation Needed As Asylum Seekers Flow Into Canada: Minister
As greater numbers of refugees flow from the United States into Canada by land, US-pledged cooperation has become essential, Canada's public safety minister said Saturday.
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Canada PM Justin Trudeau Welcomes Refugees; US-Bound Passengers Turned Away
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed those fleeing war and persecution on Saturday even as Canadian airlines said they would turn back U.S.-bound passengers to comply with an immigration ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries.
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US Court Stays Order After Donald Trump's Ban On Refugees, Migrants Causes Outrage
Judge Ann Donnelly of the U.S. District Court in Brooklyn granted a request from the ACLU to stay deportations of those detained on entry to the United States following President Donald Trump's executive order.
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Donald Trump Order On Refugees, Muslims Sparks Confusion, Worry
Confusion, worry and outrage grew Saturday as President Donald Trump's crackdown on refugees and citizens from seven majority-Muslim countries took effect. Airlines blocked people traveling to the United States, legal challenges were underway and doubts abounded about whether the order would make America safer.
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Iraqis Detained At US Airport Challenge Donald Trump's Order Against Muslims
Refugees who were en route to the United States on Friday evening have been detained at U.S. airports and restricted from the country as a result of President Trump's executive order banning their entry.
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2.5 Million Refugees Face Uncertainty As Global Resettlement Access Shrinks
An estimated 2.5 million refugees worldwide will need to be resettled next year, the UN said Tuesday, at a time when the United States but also other nations are shrinking resettlement access.
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Fresh Blow To Trump Administration, Judge Orders To Admit 12,000 Refugees
US District Judge Jamal Whitehead orders Trump to admit 12,000 refugees into US; unraveling the limits imposed by an appeals court ruling which allowed the Trump administration to suspend the refugee admissions system.
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US To Use AI To Train Immigration Officers On Talking To Refugees
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is piloting artificial intelligence to train officers who review applicants for refugee status in the United States, Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters on Tuesday.
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Joe Biden Raises US Refugee Limit To 62,500 After Criticism
President Joe Biden announced Monday, after coming under fierce criticism, that he was raising the maximum number of refugees allowed into the United States this year to 62,500 -- up from the 15,000 cap imposed by his predecessor Donald Trump.
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Texas Becomes First US State To Refuse Refugees Under Trump Order
Governor Greg Abbott of Texas on Friday became the first governor in the country to refuse to accept refugees after President Donald Trump signed an executive order empowering local jurisdictions to consent to the federal programme.
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US Brings Down Refugee Limit To All-Time Low Of 18,000 For Next Year
The Trump administration said on Thursday it plans to allow only 18,000 refugees to resettle in the United States in the 2020 fiscal year, the lowest number in the history of the modern refugee program.
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US Slashes Refugee Admissions To 30,000 For 2019
The Trump administration slashed its annual cap on refugee acceptances Monday for the second year in a row, saying it would take a maximum of just 30,000 in the fiscal year to come.
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The Difficult Choice That Reunited Immigrant Families Face In The US
Escaping gruesome violence at the hands of police and gangs in Honduras, a mother and her daughter arrived in the U.S. on June 8 near McAllen, Texas, and turned themselves in to federal agents. They were then separated and held in custody 1,555 miles apart, according to court filings.
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US President Trump Expected To Set US Refugee Cap At 45,000: Sources
The Trump administration plans to cap the number of refugees admitted to the United States in the coming year at 45,000, two people with knowledge of the decision said on Tuesday, and advocates said this historically low level is insufficient in the face of growing humanitarian crises worldwide.
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Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi Asks Trump To Revise Refugee Policy
Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi today asked US President Donald Trump to reconsider his decision to put a ban on entry of refugees from some countries saying all hearts, doors and borders should be open for children everywhere in the world.
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US Cooperation Needed As Asylum Seekers Flow Into Canada: Minister
As greater numbers of refugees flow from the United States into Canada by land, US-pledged cooperation has become essential, Canada's public safety minister said Saturday.
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Canada PM Justin Trudeau Welcomes Refugees; US-Bound Passengers Turned Away
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed those fleeing war and persecution on Saturday even as Canadian airlines said they would turn back U.S.-bound passengers to comply with an immigration ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries.
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US Court Stays Order After Donald Trump's Ban On Refugees, Migrants Causes Outrage
Judge Ann Donnelly of the U.S. District Court in Brooklyn granted a request from the ACLU to stay deportations of those detained on entry to the United States following President Donald Trump's executive order.
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Donald Trump Order On Refugees, Muslims Sparks Confusion, Worry
Confusion, worry and outrage grew Saturday as President Donald Trump's crackdown on refugees and citizens from seven majority-Muslim countries took effect. Airlines blocked people traveling to the United States, legal challenges were underway and doubts abounded about whether the order would make America safer.
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Iraqis Detained At US Airport Challenge Donald Trump's Order Against Muslims
Refugees who were en route to the United States on Friday evening have been detained at U.S. airports and restricted from the country as a result of President Trump's executive order banning their entry.
