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(CNN) The US and Canada have struck a deal on changes to a decades-old asylum agreement that would restrict certain migrants from seeking protections in Canada, two Canadian officials told CNN, marking a significant change in how Canada accepts asylum seekers. While discussions have been ongoing for years, the sharp increase of people crossing into […]
WOLA submits official objection to the Biden Administration’s proposed rule. On February 21, the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice introduced a draft rule (“Notice of Proposed Rulemaking”) that would deny the legal right to seek asylum to many migrants who passed through other countries on their way to the U.S.-Mexico border and did not […]
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(CNN) Mexico is rethinking its approach toward asylum seekers after the Biden administration unveiled a controversial new proposal to limit asylum eligibility in the United States. Mexico’s refugee assistance agency, known as COMAR, launched a pilot program in southern Mexico on Monday to explore expediting asylum denials to those it deems likely to travel onward […]
“Trump’s cruel playbook is now Biden’s legacy” #WelcomeWithDignity has humane solutions instead of deadly bans WASHINGTON – The Biden administration just announced a proposed federal rule to implement a near-total asylum ban at the U.S. southern border. The rule will be officially published on February 23, and comments from the public will be accepted for […]
The administration of United States President Joe Biden has unveiled a new rule that could tighten restrictions for tens of thousands of asylum seekers arriving at the country’s southern border with Mexico. The proposed rule, announced on Tuesday, would give border officials the power to turn away asylum seekers who “circumvent available, established pathways to […]
More Russian Migrants Enter U.S. as Exceptions for Asylum Seekers Expand The Wall Street Journal Source link
The lawmakers emphasized that immigration actions should not come at the expense of fulfilling our commitment to restore and protect the rights of asylum seekers and refugees Washington (January 26, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.-14), alongside Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Ben […]
The criminal case held last week in Lesbos against 24 humanitarians for helping migrants sounded like a joke, but not a funny one. In court were volunteers with a small Greek NGO, Emergency Response Centre International, a search-and-rescue organisation that has since disbanded, including Seán Binder, a Kerry man and rescue diver. Also charged was […]
HOUSTON (AP) — Abdul Wasi Safi kept documents detailing his time as an Afghan soldier who worked with the U.S. military close to him as he made the monthslong, treacherous journey from Brazil to the U.S.-Mexico border. He fled Afghanistan fearing retribution from the Taliban following the August 2021 American withdrawal, and hoped the paperwork […]