Asylum

UK leader tells Interpol meeting world must ‘wake up’ to threat from people-smugglers

LONDON -- People-smuggling gangs sending migrants across the English Channel in small boats are a serious threat to global security…

3 weeks ago

Switzerland to close 9 centers for asylum-seekers as fewer people arrive than expected

GENEVA -- Swiss authorities said Tuesday they will shut nine temporary centers for asylum-seekers because the number of people seeking…

1 month ago

Leaders of Hungary, Serbia and Slovakia propose setting up migrant ‘hotspots’ outside the EU

BUDAPEST, Hungary -- The leaders of Hungary, Serbia and Slovakia on Tuesday proposed setting up facilities for hosting asylum-seekers outside…

1 month ago

Poland’s leader plans to suspend the right to asylum as country faces pressure on Belarus border

WARSAW, Poland -- Poland's leader said Saturday that he plans to temporarily suspend the right to asylum as part of…

1 month ago

Biden shores up asylum limits, likely extending border crackdown indefinitely

President Biden's administration on Monday announced new regulations to shore up the partial asylum ban it enacted at the U.S.…

2 months ago

Harris walks fence at US-Mexico border as she works to project tougher stance on migration

DOUGLAS, Ariz. -- Vice President Kamala Harris walked a scrubby stretch along the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday and called for…

2 months ago

Hungary refuses to pay fines for breaking EU asylum rules. Brussels is taking the money anyway.

BRUSSELS -- The European Union on Wednesday began the process of clawing back hundreds of millions of euros in funds…

2 months ago

Hungary signals it’s serious about sending buses of asylum seekers to EU headquarters

BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Hungary's anti-immigrant government signaled Friday that it is serious about implementing a plan to provide asylum seekers…

3 months ago

Border arrests are expected to rise slightly in August but are hovering near 4-year lows

SAN DIEGO -- Arrests for illegal border crossings from Mexico during August are expected to rise slightly from July, officials…

3 months ago

These six House races are ones to watch in this year’s election

WASHINGTON -- Resources are pouring into the few truly competitive congressional races expected to help determine the balance of power…

3 months ago

‘No provision for temporary … ‘: UK authorities on ex-Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina’s asylum plan | India News

NEW DELHI: Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who had on Monday sought approval to come to India "for the…

4 months ago

Far-right rioters attack asylum seeker hotels in UK’s Rotherham, Tamworth | Protests News

2024-08-05 15:55:02 Far-right demonstrators have attacked at least two hotels housing asylum seekers as the United Kingdom grapples with its…

4 months ago

UK riots today: Groups attack hotels used to house asylum seekers as disinformation about Southport stabbing suspect spreads

2024-08-05 15:45:01 Rioters set fire and broke into hotels used to shelter asylum seekers in northern England on Sunday, as…

4 months ago

UK: Rioters attack hotels used to house asylum seekers amid country’s worst disorder in years

2024-08-05 10:25:01 CNN  —  Rioters set fire and broke into hotels used to shelter asylum seekers in northern England on…

4 months ago

Migrant raft crashes into rocks and sinks off Turkish coast, killing 7. Nineteen others are rescued

ANKARA, Turkey -- A life raft carrying migrants crashed into rocks off Turkey’s Aegean coastal town of Cesme on Tuesday,…

5 months ago