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    Former Bolivian president Morales heads to Mexico for asylum

    12 Nov 2019

    Bolivia’s former president, Evo Morales, was flying to Mexico on Tuesday after fleeing his South American homeland, seeking refuge under a leftist government that has supported the veteran socialist in the wake of a disputed election.

    Arab man in court for forging passport

    31 Oct 2019

    The Dubai Criminal Court on Thursday started hearing a case in which an Arab visitor, 41, was accused of forging a passport and attempting to use it for leaving for a European country to seek asylum.

    From asylum seeker to a beacon of hope to others

    08 Jan 2021

    When Carmen Kcomt learned that she’d finally won asylum, it wasn’t relief that washed over her — it was anger. She’d been rejected every step of the way — by an asylum officer, an immigration judge and the Board of Immigration Appeals — until her

    UN expresses concern as new asylum rule comes into effect

    13 Sep 2019

    With a go-ahead from the US Supreme Court, the Trump administration on Thursday began enforcing a radical new rule that would deny asylum to nearly all migrants arriving at the southern border

    UK govt slammed over move to house differently-abled asylum seekers, torture victims in controversial barge

    08 Aug 2023

    The charity Migrants Organise has sent a pre-action letter to the Home Office calling for it to stop transfers “until and unless all concerns regarding the safety and suitability of the barge Bibby Stockholm have been adequately addressed, including the necessary fire safety checks”.

    US ends asylum restrictions for children traveling alone

    12 Mar 2022

    The change was announced shortly before a court order was to take effect that would have allowed the Biden administration to expel unaccompanied children seeking asylum under Title 42 authority, which was introduced in March 2020 to prevent spread of COVID-19.

    Judge blocks Trump asylum restriction

    03 Aug 2019

    Federal judge Randolph Moss, sitting in Washington, ruled that the policy was “in excess of statutory... authority”.

    Uganda says would 'consider' granting Bashir asylum

    16 Apr 2019

    Uganda would consider granting asylum to ousted Sudanese president Omar Al Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), a state minister said on Tuesday.

    Asylum applicants to EU down to pre-crisis levels

    24 Jun 2019

    The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) recorded 664,480 applications for international protection in 2018, down for the third year running and 10 percent lower than in 2017.

    Australian minister in Sri Lanka to lay out stance on asylum seekers

    04 Jun 2019

    Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton will meet Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to discuss Australia's policy of returning boats carrying asylum seekers to their origin point, the minister's spokeswoman said.

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