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Sanctuary cities: Compassion on other people’s dime
In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond…
Chagossians urge UK to complete islands’ handover to Mauritius
Chagos Refugees delegation says issue ‘hijacked within the halls’ of politics on visit to UK A Chagossian delegation visiting the UK has urged parliamentarians to complete stalled …
Rubio says white South Africans 'assimilate' easier when questioned about program
The Trump Administration stopped admitting refugees and created a new program for white South Africans. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers this week that they "assimilat…
MP uses parliament to reveal threats to NZYQ deportees in Nauru
A cohort of refugees deported to Nauru by the federal government have faced threats of violence and verbal abuse, independent MP Andrew Wilkie has revealed under parliamentary priv…
An Angel Watching Over Me: On Exile, Estrangement and Placelessness in Paris
1. The International Refugee Organization (IRO) put the three women up in Paris. My eighteen-year-old mother, Ursula; her sister, Traute; and my grandmother, Gertrud. It was suppos…
‘Reverse Okies’ and Blue State Refugees — Another Wave Appears To Be Building
Following the declaration of the COVID national emergency in March 2020, blue states rapidly embraced the new command-and-control authority granted them under the pandemic’s “emerg…
Fortress Europe: The Fight for Refugees in Greece
Human rights defenders face growing pressure from the government of Greece as they try to support asylum seekers reaching Europe.…
22 killed as truck carrying refugees overturns in Afghanistan
22 people have been killed and 36 others injured when a truck carrying recently returned Afghan refugees overturned…
Truck carrying Afghan returnees from Pakistan flips on highway, killing 18
At least 10 children among the dead as a packed truck carrying families returning from Pakistan flips on major highway.…
Palestinian refugees forced to flee the southern Lebanon: 'All my life, I have only known displacement'
Evacuation orders from the Israeli army, which signal incoming bombardments, now include for the first time all three Palestinian camps in the Tyre region. Issued on Wednesday and …
Truck carrying returning refugees crashes in eastern Afghanistan, killing 22
The passengers were among thousands of Afghans who recently returned from Pakistan, which is pursuing a crackdown on migrants from the country.…
Truck carrying Afghan refugees from Pakistan overturns, killing 22
At least 22 people, including 10 children and five women, were killed and around 36 others injured after a truck carrying Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan overturned on a hi…
A Lebanese Christian fled from Hezbollah - and found refuge in Israel
On May 24-25, we marked the anniversary of Israel’s hasty withdrawal from Lebanon in 2000, and with it, bringing thousands of Lebanese Christians to Israel. Here is the story of on…
Afghan refugee truck crash kills 18, injures 35 in eastern Afghanistan
Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesperson for the Taliban government, expressed deep sorrow over the tragedy, which took place at the conclusion of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, an…
Truck carrying Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan crashes in eastern Afghanistan, killing 18
An Afghan Taliban official says a truck carrying Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan has overturned on a highway in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 18 people, most of the…
18 killed as truck carrying returning refugees crashes in eastern Afghanistan
A truck crash in eastern Afghanistan kills 18 Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan, injuring 35 others, mostly women and children.…
Eighteen people killed in Afghanistan truck crash, including 10 children
Truck was carrying Afghan families returning Pakistan when it overturned, official says A truck overturned in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing 18 people on board including …
Lone children held at UK-run detention centres in France 284 times last year
Refugee charities say the numbers revealed in freedom of information data are ‘shocking’ Lone children were held at UK-run detention centres in France on nearly 300 occasions last …
Refugee who tried to flee the Taliban 15 times finally safe to play cricket
After the Taliban banned women's sport in Afghanistan, most of the women's cricket team ended up relocating to Australia. Now, they're on tour in the Northern Territory — "a happy …
City commission demands emergency declaration over LGBTQ refugees fleeing to Seattle from GOP states
The mayor called for greater cooperation but did not issue the emergency order.…
Ghana welcomes first group fleeing South African anti-immigration protests
The repatriation came following a wave of anti-immigration protests in recent weeks.…
Anti-immigration protest held in Norfolk after seven refugees charged with child sexual offences
The demonstration came after Norfolk Police said on Friday that seven men had been charged as part of an investigation into group-based child sexual exploitation in Norwich…
South Africa and Afrikaners reject US claims of humanitarian crisis for white people
Around 6,000 South Africans have moved to the US since the Afrikaner programme started last year, according to the US government.…
German police arrest Syrian suspected of helping attack at Holocaust memorial
The arrest of the suspect, identified as Khalaf A., in line with German privacy laws, follows the sentencing of a Syrian refugee, Wassim Al M., in March to 13 years behind bars for…
Chinese dissident flees by rubber boat to South Korea as he seeks family reunion in Canada
Dong Guangping was accepted by Canada for resettlement in 2015, and has been trying to escape China ever since…
Tens of thousands of Ukrainians and Hong Kongers seeking safety in the UK granted extended stay
Migration minister Mike Tapp said the UK would ‘offer sanctuary to those in need’ while ‘restoring control at the border’…
Trump raises refugee ceiling by 10,000 to bring in more white South Africans
A signed presidential determination said white South Africans of Afrikaner ethnicity face an emergency situation due to the 'incitement of racially motivated violence.'…
Group of women and children with alleged ISIL ties returns to Australia
Australian Federal Police have not made any arrests but say inquiries are ongoing.…
Thousands of failed refugee claimants may be eligible to keep federal health benefits, new report finds
Health professionals warn that refugee claimants may not be able to afford to share some health-care costs…
Trump raises refugee ceiling by 10,000 to bring in more white South Africans, White House document says
WASHINGTON, May 26 - U.S. President Donald Trump increased the refugee admissions ceiling by 10,000 for this year to allow more white South Africans to come into the country, a sig…
In Beirut, refugee girls and women learn more than self-defense in martial arts class
In the male-dominated world of Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, a martial arts teacher offers women a way to empowerment.…
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‘Canada is handing people over to ICE’: refugees rejected at border face US detention
As Canada tightens asylum rules, refugees reuniting with family say they were turned over to ICE and jailed for months after failed border claims As each day in US detention passes…
‘I don’t have a life’: man sent to France in ‘one in, one out’ refugee scheme tells of return to UK
Exclusive: ‘Desperate’ man, in hiding after returning in a lorry, says he knows of 18 others from scheme who live in Britain covertly An asylum seeker sent from the UK back to Fran…
Kemi Badenoch claims many migrants crossing the Channel are not ‘refugees’ – what do the figures actually show?
Kemi Badenoch has claimed that ”a lot” people arriving in the UK illegally are “not refugees” and instead choose Britain because they see it as a “soft touch." Speaking to LBC, the…
Shipping a Laptop to a Refugee Camp in Uganda
For the last few years, while finally earning my belated Bachelor's Degree in the University of London's World Class program, I've met some amazing people from all across the world…
US tells foreigners seeking green cards: Return to your countries to apply
Critics say the move could hurt groups of people such as trafficking victims. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.…
‘People tried to burn down our office’: When Marianella’s career took off, she wasn’t expecting the backlash
Marianella and Ana Claudia Casmon came to Australia in 2018 after they received threats when they launched a charity supporting young LGBTQ Peruvians.…
'Live-streamed genocide': Palestinian poet writes from Gaza's frontline
The month he turned 30, Mosab Abu Toha was blindfolded, beaten and detained by the Israel Defense Forces. The essay he wrote about it won a Pulitzer Prize.…
US tells foreigners seeking green cards: Return to your countries to apply
WASHINGTON — Foreigners seeking to adjust their immigration status in the United States to secure green cards will have to do so from outside the c...…
Frequent power cuts in SL Mandapam Rehabilitation centre, complain refugees
Frequent power cuts in SL Mandapam Rehabilitation centre, complain refugees…
Lebanon opens seafront tent camp in Beirut as Israeli strikes displace 1 million
Video. Lebanon has opened a large tent camp on the seafront in Beirut to shelter civilians displaced by Israeli bombardment and fighting linked to Hezbollah, as more than one milli…
6,000 refugees entered the U.S. since October. All but 3 are South African.
America’s refugee program has undergone a radical transformation. Now nearly all those arriving under the program are White South Africans.…
Australian IS-linked families arrive in Damascus
After leaving the al-Roj refugee camp on Thursday, a group of seven Australian women and 14 children has arrived in the Syrian capital, Damascus.…
War in Ukraine: Kherson and Oleshky, two worlds face to face just 10 kilometers apart
On the front line, the small town of Oleshky in the south has been occupied by the Russian military since the invasion began. Residents try to reach Kherson at great personal risk.…
Forced out by Taliban, Afghanistan refugee women’s cricket team to tour England next month
Afghanistan’s displaced women cricketers will tour England next month in a major step in their effort to rebuild their cricket careers after the return of the Taliban to power forc…
Afghan women’s refugee team returns to world cricket post Taliban exclusion
Afghanistan women's refugee team will tour United Kingdom in June and be guests at July's World Cup final at Lord's.…
A displaced Lebanese grandmother feeds thousands of compatriots who fled war
Soubhiye Zeiter started baking outside her tent in Beirut to feed herself and her family, displaced by war…
Some Ukrainian refugees head home – for dental work
Ukraine was a dental tourism destination before Russia invaded the nation. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.…
Two of Us with Ana and Marianella
How two Peruvian refugees rebuilt their lives in Australia…
Walter Benjamin's Would-Be Rescuers
To understand Walter Benjamin’s life, it is best to begin with his death. Attempting to flee Nazi-occupied France, he...…
From death threats to business success
How two Peruvian refugees rebuilt their lives in Australia…
How Australia changed everything for Marianella and Ana
Marianella and Ana Claudia Casmon, two Peruvian refugees, built a life in Australia around respect, patience – and teardrop trailers.…
UK ‘preventing escape’ of Afghans promised sanctuary in Britain after ending evacuations
Ministers told nearly 9,000 Afghans eligible to come to the UK that they need to flee Afghanistan themselves…
Trump plans to boost number of South African refugees by 10,000
The Trump administration reportedly plans to increase the number of South African refugees allowed into the United States by 10,000 in the coming months. In a Monday report submitt…
US claims ‘emergency refugee situation’ as it admits 10,000 more white South Africans
Trump has repeatedly made false claims that white Afrikaners facing genocide with costs of resettling them at $100m The US government has said it will increase the number of white …
Trump administration plans to admit more white South Africans as refugees this year
The Trump administration plans to admit up to 10,000 more white South African refugees into the United States, citing discrimination against Afrikaners…
‘Huge milestone’ as Libyan militia commander accused of torture to appear at ICC
Prosecution is seen as landmark step towards justice over abuses of refugees trying to reach Europe from Africa A former militia commander accused of overseeing murder, rape, ensla…
From death threats to business success
How two Peruvian refugees rebuilt their lives in Australia…
Trump admin. proposes admitting thousands more Afrikaners to U.S. as refugees
The Trump administration is doubling down on efforts to resettle White Afrikaners from South Africa as refugees, proposing to increase the government's refugee cap to welcome thous…