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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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India To Be Added To UK Safe States List: What It Means
The UK government has tabled plans to add India to an expanded list of safe states, which would speed up the process of returning Indians who travel from the country illegally and rule out their chance of seeking asylum in Britain.
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Asylum Seekers In Italy Told To Pay $5,259 To Avoid Detention
Asylum seekers in Italy will have to pay 4,938 euros ($5,259) to avoid detention while their request for protection is being processed, the government said on Friday.
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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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Firebombs Thrown At UK Immigration Office Handling Asylum Seekers
An attacker on Sunday threw firebombs at an immigration office used to process asylum seekers crossing the Channel in small boats and was later found dead.
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US Trump-Era "Remain In Mexico" Policy To Resume: Officials
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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US Appeals Court Blocks Trump's "Remain In Mexico" Asylum Policy
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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Gay Saudi Journalists Released From Australian Detention Centre
Two gay Saudi journalists who were detained in Australia as they sought permanent refuge have been released while their asylum claims are processed, their lawyer told AFP on Tuesday.
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US Judge Blocks Donald Trump Policy Of Returning Asylum Seekers To Mexico
A US federal judge on Monday blocked President Donald Trump's policy of returning asylum seekers to Mexico to wait out the processing of their cases, saying the Department of Homeland Security had overstepped its authority.
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Saudi Teen Fleeing Family Granted Asylum In Canada
A Saudi woman who fled her family, claiming fear for her life, and used social media to amplify her calls for safe haven was granted asylum by Canada on Friday, an official in Thailand said.
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No Judicial Process For Illegal Immigrants, Deport Them: Donald Trump
President Donald Trump said on Sunday that people who enter the United States illegally should be sent back to where they came from immediately without any judicial process.
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Germany Runs Massive Backlog On Asylum Applications
German authorities are struggling to process hundreds of thousands of asylum applications, the head of the country's refugee office admitted today,even though a record influx of migrants was finally slowing.
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Australian Asylum Policies Under Fire at UN Rights Review
Australia was criticised on Monday at the United Nations for its offshore processing of asylum claims, detention of child migrants and reports it had sent back legitimate refugees.
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Names Matter as Germany Grapples With Migrant Crisis
Both Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and their Social Democrat coalition partners back the idea of setting up centres to process asylum seekers, but can't agree on where to put them or even what to call them.
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German Chancellor Merkel Says European Union's Asylum Rules 'Obsolete'
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday described as "obsolete" European Union (EU) asylum rules that put the onus on EU states where migrants first arrive to process their refugee claims.
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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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India To Be Added To UK Safe States List: What It Means
The UK government has tabled plans to add India to an expanded list of safe states, which would speed up the process of returning Indians who travel from the country illegally and rule out their chance of seeking asylum in Britain.
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Asylum Seekers In Italy Told To Pay $5,259 To Avoid Detention
Asylum seekers in Italy will have to pay 4,938 euros ($5,259) to avoid detention while their request for protection is being processed, the government said on Friday.
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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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Firebombs Thrown At UK Immigration Office Handling Asylum Seekers
An attacker on Sunday threw firebombs at an immigration office used to process asylum seekers crossing the Channel in small boats and was later found dead.
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US Trump-Era "Remain In Mexico" Policy To Resume: Officials
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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US Appeals Court Blocks Trump's "Remain In Mexico" Asylum Policy
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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Gay Saudi Journalists Released From Australian Detention Centre
Two gay Saudi journalists who were detained in Australia as they sought permanent refuge have been released while their asylum claims are processed, their lawyer told AFP on Tuesday.
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US Judge Blocks Donald Trump Policy Of Returning Asylum Seekers To Mexico
A US federal judge on Monday blocked President Donald Trump's policy of returning asylum seekers to Mexico to wait out the processing of their cases, saying the Department of Homeland Security had overstepped its authority.
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Saudi Teen Fleeing Family Granted Asylum In Canada
A Saudi woman who fled her family, claiming fear for her life, and used social media to amplify her calls for safe haven was granted asylum by Canada on Friday, an official in Thailand said.
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No Judicial Process For Illegal Immigrants, Deport Them: Donald Trump
President Donald Trump said on Sunday that people who enter the United States illegally should be sent back to where they came from immediately without any judicial process.
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Germany Runs Massive Backlog On Asylum Applications
German authorities are struggling to process hundreds of thousands of asylum applications, the head of the country's refugee office admitted today,even though a record influx of migrants was finally slowing.
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Australian Asylum Policies Under Fire at UN Rights Review
Australia was criticised on Monday at the United Nations for its offshore processing of asylum claims, detention of child migrants and reports it had sent back legitimate refugees.
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Names Matter as Germany Grapples With Migrant Crisis
Both Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and their Social Democrat coalition partners back the idea of setting up centres to process asylum seekers, but can't agree on where to put them or even what to call them.
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German Chancellor Merkel Says European Union's Asylum Rules 'Obsolete'
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday described as "obsolete" European Union (EU) asylum rules that put the onus on EU states where migrants first arrive to process their refugee claims.
