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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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New UK Government To Stop Housing Migrants On Accommodation Barge
Britain's new Labour government announced Tuesday that it will stop housing migrants on a controversial accommodation barge from next year as it tries to clear a backlog of asylum requests.
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Rwanda Government Says UK Migrant Deal Did Not Stipulate Return Of Funds
The Rwandan government said Tuesday that its controversial migrant deal with the UK did not stipulate the return of funds, following the decision by Britain's new government to scrap the scheme.
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Migrant Arrests Drop At US-Mexico Border As Biden Asylum Ban Rolls Out
The number of migrants caught illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border dropped on Friday, a senior U.S. border official told Reuters, saying it signaled a restrictive new Biden administration policy was deterring some illegal immigration.
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UK Says Flights Deporting Asylum Seekers To Rwanda To Start On July 23
The British government says it intends to begin deporting asylum seekers on July 23, court documents showed on Monday, although the controversial scheme is dependent on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative parties winning the upcoming election.
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15 EU States Demand Plan To Send Asylum Seekers To Third Countries
Fifteen EU states have demanded a further tightening of the bloc's asylum policy, making it easier to transfer undocumented migrants to third countries, including when they are rescued at sea.
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UK Confirms First Migrants Held For Rwanda Deportation Flights
British authorities have started to detain migrants in preparation for them to be sent to Rwanda in the next nine to 11 weeks, the government said on Wednesday, laying the groundwork for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's flagship immigration policy.
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UK Sends First Asylum Seeker To Rwanda: Report
Britain has sent a first asylum seeker to Rwanda as part of a controversial but voluntary scheme for irregular migrants whose applications have been rejected, British media reported on Tuesday.
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"I'd Rather Die": Asylum Seekers Fear UK's Rwanda Deportation Law
Asylum seekers housed on an accommodation barge on the coast of southern England say they are afraid of being sent to Rwanda, after a controversial proposal for deportation was approved.
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"Prefer To Die": UK Rwanda Law Sparks Fear Among Migrants Hoping To Cross Channel
Britain's new law allowing the deportation of undocumented asylum seekers to Rwanda is sparking fear among migrants who have come to France in the hope of crossing the Channel to England.
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5 Migrants Drown In English Channel, Rishi Sunak Says Nothing Will Stop Rwanda Policy
At least five people, including a child, died in an attempt to cross the English Channel from France, hours after Britain passed a bill to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda to try to deter the dangerous crossings.
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UN Urges UK To Reconsider Rwanda Deportation Plan
The UN called Tuesday on Britain to reconsider plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, warning it threatened the rule of law and set "a perilous precedent globally".
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Rishi Sunak's Controversial Rwanda Migrant Bill Passed After UK Parliament Marathon
Controversial UK government plans for deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda cleared their final hurdle on Monday, after a marathon tussle between the upper and lower chambers of parliament lasting late into the night.
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First Migrant Flight To Rwanda Will Leave In 10-12 Weeks, Says UK PM Rishi Sunak
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday the first flight carrying asylum seekers to Rwanda would leave in 10-12 weeks, as he set out plans for for his flagship policy to tackle illegal migration.
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'Historic": Greece Hails Landmark Overhaul Of EU Asylum, Migration Rules
The migration minister for Greece, one of the countries worst affected by arrivals of growing numbers of undocumented migrants, on Wednesday hailed a landmark overhaul of EU asylum and migration rules as a "historic day".
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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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New UK Government To Stop Housing Migrants On Accommodation Barge
Britain's new Labour government announced Tuesday that it will stop housing migrants on a controversial accommodation barge from next year as it tries to clear a backlog of asylum requests.
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Rwanda Government Says UK Migrant Deal Did Not Stipulate Return Of Funds
The Rwandan government said Tuesday that its controversial migrant deal with the UK did not stipulate the return of funds, following the decision by Britain's new government to scrap the scheme.
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Migrant Arrests Drop At US-Mexico Border As Biden Asylum Ban Rolls Out
The number of migrants caught illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border dropped on Friday, a senior U.S. border official told Reuters, saying it signaled a restrictive new Biden administration policy was deterring some illegal immigration.
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UK Says Flights Deporting Asylum Seekers To Rwanda To Start On July 23
The British government says it intends to begin deporting asylum seekers on July 23, court documents showed on Monday, although the controversial scheme is dependent on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative parties winning the upcoming election.
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15 EU States Demand Plan To Send Asylum Seekers To Third Countries
Fifteen EU states have demanded a further tightening of the bloc's asylum policy, making it easier to transfer undocumented migrants to third countries, including when they are rescued at sea.
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UK Confirms First Migrants Held For Rwanda Deportation Flights
British authorities have started to detain migrants in preparation for them to be sent to Rwanda in the next nine to 11 weeks, the government said on Wednesday, laying the groundwork for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's flagship immigration policy.
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UK Sends First Asylum Seeker To Rwanda: Report
Britain has sent a first asylum seeker to Rwanda as part of a controversial but voluntary scheme for irregular migrants whose applications have been rejected, British media reported on Tuesday.
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"I'd Rather Die": Asylum Seekers Fear UK's Rwanda Deportation Law
Asylum seekers housed on an accommodation barge on the coast of southern England say they are afraid of being sent to Rwanda, after a controversial proposal for deportation was approved.
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"Prefer To Die": UK Rwanda Law Sparks Fear Among Migrants Hoping To Cross Channel
Britain's new law allowing the deportation of undocumented asylum seekers to Rwanda is sparking fear among migrants who have come to France in the hope of crossing the Channel to England.
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5 Migrants Drown In English Channel, Rishi Sunak Says Nothing Will Stop Rwanda Policy
At least five people, including a child, died in an attempt to cross the English Channel from France, hours after Britain passed a bill to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda to try to deter the dangerous crossings.
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UN Urges UK To Reconsider Rwanda Deportation Plan
The UN called Tuesday on Britain to reconsider plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, warning it threatened the rule of law and set "a perilous precedent globally".
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Rishi Sunak's Controversial Rwanda Migrant Bill Passed After UK Parliament Marathon
Controversial UK government plans for deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda cleared their final hurdle on Monday, after a marathon tussle between the upper and lower chambers of parliament lasting late into the night.
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First Migrant Flight To Rwanda Will Leave In 10-12 Weeks, Says UK PM Rishi Sunak
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday the first flight carrying asylum seekers to Rwanda would leave in 10-12 weeks, as he set out plans for for his flagship policy to tackle illegal migration.
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'Historic": Greece Hails Landmark Overhaul Of EU Asylum, Migration Rules
The migration minister for Greece, one of the countries worst affected by arrivals of growing numbers of undocumented migrants, on Wednesday hailed a landmark overhaul of EU asylum and migration rules as a "historic day".
