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Supreme Court Justice Kagan rejects appeal from family facing deportation
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan denied an emergency appeal to temporarily block the deportation of the family of four Mexican nationals,…
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The EU moves to fast-track asylum claims by migrants from 7 countries to speed deportation
BRUSSELS (AP) — Migrants from Bangladesh, Colombia, Morocco and Tunisia are unlikely to be granted asylum in Europe and should have their…
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With hopes for asylum in U.S. dashed, migrants in Tijuana ponder next moves
TIJUANA — When the Russian man arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border on March 1, he knew he was too late. Still, he held on to hope that even…
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Italy to deport rejected asylum seekers to Albanian camps as plan B
Italy plans to deport rejected asylum seekers to its centres in Albania, after its initial plan to process asylum claims in the offshore…
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Polish president signs tough law restricting asylum rights
Polish President Andrzej Duda has signed a law that allows for authorities to temporarily suspend the right of migrants to apply for…
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Venezuelan couple arrested and charged with illegal entry — two years after crossing into the U.S.
WASHINGTON — A couple from Venezuela were arrested by federal immigration agents this week and charged with misdemeanor illegal entry,…
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Asylum requests surge in Mexico amid U.S. border crackdown
NAUCALPAN DE JUÁREZ, Mexico — It wasn’t long ago that record numbers of migrants were claiming asylum at the U.S. southern border,…
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Justice Dept. to Drop Discrimination Case Against Elon Musk’s SpaceX
The U.S. Justice Department said Thursday that it would dismiss a case against Elon Musk’s SpaceX, in which the rocket company had been…
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Migrants welcomed under Biden fearful as Trump targets legal immigration programs
WASHINGTON — Maria Eugenia Torres Ramirez never sought to reside in the United States illegally. A political activist from Venezuela who…
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ACLU sues Trump administration for shutting down asylum process at southern border
The ACLU sued the Trump administration for shutting down most avenues to asylum, a move that has thrown the immigration system into chaos,…
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Italian court refers asylum seekers’ case to ECJ in challenge to Meloni’s migrant deal with Albania
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting…
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Italy denies asylum for 43 migrants relocated to Albania, and observers say they were denied lawyers
MILAN (AP) — Italian authorities on Thursday rejected the asylum requests of 43 asylum-seekers transferred to Albania in a speedy…
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Trump’s orders have upended U.S. immigration. What legal routes remain?
Promising the largest deportation effort in U.S. history, President Trump, in his first days in office, has released a dramatic series of…
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EU countries may limit right to asylum, European Commission says
The European Commission said on Wednesday that EU countries may suspend the right of asylum in certain circumstances when a major security…
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Man used Jackie Robinson contracts to steal millions from investors. Then he fled to Russia seeking asylum
The first contract Jackie Robinson signed along with Brooklyn Dodgers president Branch Rickey on Oct. 23, 1945, was an agreement to play…
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Italy joins other European nations, suspends Syrians' asylum claims
Italy announced on Monday that it too is temporarily suspending its asylum procedures for Syrians, following the overthrow of Bashar…
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Syrian asylum seekers in limbo as countries stop applications
A number of European countries, including the UK, have suspended the processing of asylum applications for Syrians, after the downfall of…
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Bashar al-Assad and Family Arrive in Moscow after Russia Grants Them Asylum Amid Rumor He Died in Plane Crash
Syria's Bashar al-Assad and his family have arrived in Russia, where they have been granted asylum, according to Russian news outlets…
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German Protestant Church council chairwoman criticizes asylum debate
Germany should stop seeing refugees as a general threat, the council chairwoman of the Protestant Church in Germany (EKD) said on Sunday,…
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German Cabinet approves laws to implement EU asylum reform
The German Cabinet has approved two amendments needed to implement the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) in Germany, translating the…
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Polish Cabinet to discuss plans to suspend right to asylum
The Polish Cabinet is to discuss a temporary suspension of the right to asylum, along with a strategy for controlling irregular migration,…
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Polish government's decision to suspend asylum law triggers concerns from civil society
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Human rights and civil society groups voiced concerns Monday after Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced a…
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Poland's leader plans to suspend the right to asylum as country faces pressure on Belarus border
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's leader said Saturday that he plans to temporarily suspend the right to asylum as part of a new migration…
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Poland May Suspend Asylum Rights to Fight Undocumented Migration
(Bloomberg) -- Poland plans to temporarily suspend asylum rights as part of a new policy that aims to reduce undocumented migration to a…