More than 60 asylum seekers feared dead after boat capsizes off Cape Verde
More than 60 people are feared dead after a boat carrying mostly Senegalese asylum seekers capsized off the coast of Cape Verde in the Atlantic Ocean.Key…
Britain delays plan to hold asylum seekers on barge amid ‘final checks’ for safety
The transfer of about 50 asylum seekers onto an accommodation barge docked on Britain's south coast was delayed at the last minute Tuesday, reportedly due…
UK scheme to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda falls over after court challenge
The UK government's plan to resettle asylum seekers in Rwanda has been deemed unlawful, after advocates challenged the policy in the courts.Key points:The court ruled that 'deficiencies'…
U.S. rejects asylum seekers at much higher rates under new Biden policy
A new Biden administration policy has dramatically lowered the percentage of migrants at the southern border who enter the United States and are allowed to…
Amnesty urges end to ‘racist’ treatment of Haitian asylum seekers | Migration News
Haitians face ‘racism, xenophobia, systemic violence’ in search for protection across Americas, rights group says. Amnesty International has urged countries across the Americas to stop…
Canada’s top court upholds STCA that sends asylum seekers to US | Refugees News
The Safe Third Country Agreement allows Canada to turn back most asylum seekers who come from the US. Canada’s Supreme Court has upheld an agreement…
Boat carrying 500 asylum seekers disappears in Mediterranean Sea | Migration News
Two humanitarian ships fail to find vessel in distress after rescue groups lose contact with those onboard. A boat carrying about 500 asylum seekers, including…
LGBTQ+ asylum seekers face extreme violence in Kenyan refugee camp
LGBTQ+ asylum seekers living in one of Kenya’s largest refugee camps routinely face extreme violence and human rights abuses, Amnesty International and the National Gay…
As Title 42 ends in US, asylum seekers wait for relief on border | Migration News
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico – “No, there is no difference today,” Jerson said as he peered through the gaps of the Mexican border wall on…
Asylum seekers will be urged to voluntarily return to Mexico
Beginning Friday morning, the Biden administration plans to offer some migrants the chance to voluntarily return to Mexico. DHS officials are planning to inform some…
South Africa evicts asylum seekers camped outside UN office | Migration News
Africa’s most industrialised country is a magnet for economic migrants and refugees but sees sporadic episodes of xenophobic violence. South African police have evicted more…
British government leases barge to house 500 asylum seekers | Migration News
The barge, docked in Portland Port, is to accommodate single adult men while their asylum claims are processed. The United Kingdom government announced it had…
UK home secretary says Rwanda is safe for asylum seekers | Migration News
Suella Braverman declines to set any deadline for the first deportations to the East African country. Britain’s interior minister, Suella Braverman, says she is convinced…
Another boat sinks off Tunisia, killing 19 African asylum seekers | Refugees News
Latest deaths come as Italian media report that a record 2,000 refugees and migrants had arrived in Lampedusa within 24 hours. At least 19 refugees…
What the new US-Canada border deal means for asylum seekers | Migration News
Montreal, Quebec – Canada and the United States have announced an agreement that expands their authority to expel asylum seekers who cross the nations’ shared…
U.S., Canada strike agreement to divert asylum seekers ahead of Biden-Trudeau talks
1/2 U.S. President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, walk on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One to depart to…
U.S. strikes deal with Canada over northern border, asylum seekers
OTTAWA — The U.S. and Canada have struck an agreement that allows each country to turn back asylum seekers who cross the northern border without authorization,…
Rape as a weapon of war against asylum seekers | Opinions
The first time I spoke with survivors of the Darién Gap – the notoriously deadly stretch of jungle on the border between Colombia and Panama…
Can asylum seekers in Europe survive the cost-of-living crisis? | Refugees
Towards the end of 2021, governments across Europe had scarcely eased their COVID-19 restrictions when the continent was gripped by a new problem: a cost-of-living…
Luke Pollard MP urges UK government to protect LGBTQ+ asylum seekers
Luke Pollard has called on the UK government to not turn its back on LGBTQ+ asylum seekers fleeing persecution in its new Illegal Migration Bill.…