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Oscar-Winner Blasts Trump's "Mean, Inhumane" Treatment Of Migrant Children
Film legend Errol Morris said the separation of thousands of migrant children from their parents by Donald Trump's US administration was "inhumane and cruel" as his new documentary about the policy premiered at the Venice Film Festival Thursday.
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Ex-German Chancellor Wins UN Award For Resettling Syrian Refugees
Pointing to the more than 1.2 million asylum seekers welcomed by Germany in 2015 and 2016, the UNHCR selection committee hailed former Chancellor Angela Merkel's "leadership, courage and compassion."
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UK Owes "Immense Debt" To Afghan Refugees, Says Boris Johnson
Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday said Britain owed "an immense debt" to Afghans who worked with NATO forces as he announced "vital support" for those resettling in the UK.
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Taliban Killed My Brother For Working For US Troops: Afghan Man In Delhi
Members of the Afghan community entered 8th day of their protest at Delhi's UNHCR office, demanding refugee status and resettlement in the backdrop of the Taliban taking over Afghanistan.
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UK To Take 20,000 Afghans Refugees Under Resettlement Scheme
Britain on Tuesday announced a resettlement scheme for Afghans fleeing the Taliban after their return to power, offering an initial 5,000 places in the first year, rising to up to 20,000 in the long term.
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"Share Everything": Biplab Deb's Message At Resettlement Village For Brus
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Thursday visited Hadukuluk, a small village in Dhalai district, where the Bru Refugees are being resettled to end over-two-decade-old impasse. The Brus fled Mizoram amid ethnic tension in 1997.
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12-Hour Shutdown Observed In Tripura Town Over Bru Refugees Resettlement
A dawn to dusk 12-hour shutdown was observed today in North Tripura's Kanchanpur sub-division to protest against the resettlement of the Reang or Bru refugees.
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Will Help 25 Pak Hindu Refugees Resettle In Muzaffarnagar: BJP Leader
A BJP MLA has said he would facilitate the resettlement of 25 Hindu Pakistani refugees in Kawal village and has given financial assistance to five of them
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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 To Slash Refugee Resettlement Program By 40%
The Trump administration plans to drastically lower the ceiling of a decades-old refugee resettlement program to 18,000 people from its current level of 30,000, the State Department said Thursday.
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Need "Serious Dialogues" For Repatriation Of Sri Lankan Refugees: Envoy
Sri Lanka is seeking "serious dialogues" with India for repatriation of Lankan refugees living in Tamil Nadu, its envoy on Friday said while asserting that his country wants them to be resettled back home with provision of housing and livelihood.
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"A Death Sentence": Donald Trump's Security Restrictions Leave Sick Refugees At Risk
The doctors told Timiro Hassan that her daughter could survive. The kidney cancer could be treated. Even though the United Nations couldn't pay for it, even though the chemotherapy wasn't available here, there was one option that for decades had saved the lives of Somali refugees in need of medical care. Five-year-old Nimo Salan could be resettled ...
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Donald Trump Administration Defends Interpretation Of Travel Ban Ruling
The administration of US President Donald Trump opposed opening the door to grandparents from six Muslim-majority countries on Monday, arguing in a court filing that the government's interpretation of how to implement its temporary travel ban is based on US immigration law.
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United Nations Criticises Myanmar Plan To Resettle Rohingya In 'Camp-Like' Villages
The United Nations' refugee agency has criticised a Myanmar government plan to resettle Rohingya Muslims displaced by recent violence in "camp-like" villages, saying it risks stoking tensions, according to a document seen by news agency Reuters.
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After Hawaii, Maryland Judge Now Puts A Nationwide Hold On Travel Ban
Early on Thursday, US District Judge Theodore Chuang issued a nationwide preliminary injunction in a similar case in Maryland brought by refugee resettlement agencies represented by the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Immigration Law Center.
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Oscar-Winner Blasts Trump's "Mean, Inhumane" Treatment Of Migrant Children
Film legend Errol Morris said the separation of thousands of migrant children from their parents by Donald Trump's US administration was "inhumane and cruel" as his new documentary about the policy premiered at the Venice Film Festival Thursday.
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Ex-German Chancellor Wins UN Award For Resettling Syrian Refugees
Pointing to the more than 1.2 million asylum seekers welcomed by Germany in 2015 and 2016, the UNHCR selection committee hailed former Chancellor Angela Merkel's "leadership, courage and compassion."
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UK Owes "Immense Debt" To Afghan Refugees, Says Boris Johnson
Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday said Britain owed "an immense debt" to Afghans who worked with NATO forces as he announced "vital support" for those resettling in the UK.
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Taliban Killed My Brother For Working For US Troops: Afghan Man In Delhi
Members of the Afghan community entered 8th day of their protest at Delhi's UNHCR office, demanding refugee status and resettlement in the backdrop of the Taliban taking over Afghanistan.
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UK To Take 20,000 Afghans Refugees Under Resettlement Scheme
Britain on Tuesday announced a resettlement scheme for Afghans fleeing the Taliban after their return to power, offering an initial 5,000 places in the first year, rising to up to 20,000 in the long term.
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"Share Everything": Biplab Deb's Message At Resettlement Village For Brus
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Thursday visited Hadukuluk, a small village in Dhalai district, where the Bru Refugees are being resettled to end over-two-decade-old impasse. The Brus fled Mizoram amid ethnic tension in 1997.
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12-Hour Shutdown Observed In Tripura Town Over Bru Refugees Resettlement
A dawn to dusk 12-hour shutdown was observed today in North Tripura's Kanchanpur sub-division to protest against the resettlement of the Reang or Bru refugees.
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Will Help 25 Pak Hindu Refugees Resettle In Muzaffarnagar: BJP Leader
A BJP MLA has said he would facilitate the resettlement of 25 Hindu Pakistani refugees in Kawal village and has given financial assistance to five of them
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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 To Slash Refugee Resettlement Program By 40%
The Trump administration plans to drastically lower the ceiling of a decades-old refugee resettlement program to 18,000 people from its current level of 30,000, the State Department said Thursday.
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Need "Serious Dialogues" For Repatriation Of Sri Lankan Refugees: Envoy
Sri Lanka is seeking "serious dialogues" with India for repatriation of Lankan refugees living in Tamil Nadu, its envoy on Friday said while asserting that his country wants them to be resettled back home with provision of housing and livelihood.
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"A Death Sentence": Donald Trump's Security Restrictions Leave Sick Refugees At Risk
The doctors told Timiro Hassan that her daughter could survive. The kidney cancer could be treated. Even though the United Nations couldn't pay for it, even though the chemotherapy wasn't available here, there was one option that for decades had saved the lives of Somali refugees in need of medical care. Five-year-old Nimo Salan could be resettled ...
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Donald Trump Administration Defends Interpretation Of Travel Ban Ruling
The administration of US President Donald Trump opposed opening the door to grandparents from six Muslim-majority countries on Monday, arguing in a court filing that the government's interpretation of how to implement its temporary travel ban is based on US immigration law.
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United Nations Criticises Myanmar Plan To Resettle Rohingya In 'Camp-Like' Villages
The United Nations' refugee agency has criticised a Myanmar government plan to resettle Rohingya Muslims displaced by recent violence in "camp-like" villages, saying it risks stoking tensions, according to a document seen by news agency Reuters.
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After Hawaii, Maryland Judge Now Puts A Nationwide Hold On Travel Ban
Early on Thursday, US District Judge Theodore Chuang issued a nationwide preliminary injunction in a similar case in Maryland brought by refugee resettlement agencies represented by the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Immigration Law Center.
