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asylum seeker news

Haitian asylum seeker death in Pittsburgh after ICE monitoring release: 5 things

Michel had been detained for nearly six months at Washington County Jail on misdemeanor charges of harassment and threats.
Updated on Mar 15, 2026 07:43 am IST

Trump's blanket decision on visa, asylum after '3rd World' jab over DC shooting

White House Guard killing sparks Trump’s sweeping visa and asylum clampdown. Washington DC shooting suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal (R).
Updated on Nov 30, 2025 09:00 am IST

Immigrants scramble for clarity after Supreme Court birthright ruling

Immigrants scramble for clarity after Supreme Court birthright ruling
Updated on Oct 07, 2025 12:29 am IST

Germany mulls expulsions to Afghanistan after knife attack

Germany mulls expulsions to Afghanistan after knife attack
Published on Jun 04, 2024 09:10 pm IST

Britain sends first voluntary asylum seeker to Rwanda: Report

As part of the voluntary scheme the government has said it would pay asylum seekers up to 3,000 pounds ($3,747.60) each to move to Rwanda. (Reuters)
Published on May 01, 2024 11:50 am IST

Mexican migrants need protection while they wait: Doctors without borders' head

(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 02, 2020 rescued migrants are greeted by crew members of the Sea-Watch 4 rescue boat and Doctors without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres, MSF) as they leave the Sea-Watch 4 to board a ferry on which some 350 migrants will be under quarantine, off the coast of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. - The UN voiced alarm on January 28, 2021 at increasingly frequent pushbacks and expulsions of refugees at Europe's borders, warning that the very idea of asylum itself was under attack on the continent. (Photo by Thomas Lohnes / AFP)
Published on Feb 27, 2021 12:50 pm IST

Donald Trump says will suspend immigrations to save Covid-19 jobs losses

US President Donald Trump answers a question during the daily coronavirus task force briefing at the White House in Washington.
Updated on Apr 21, 2020 10:15 pm IST

5 Indian asylum seekers on hunger strike in US

US Customs and Border Protection agents at the port of entry for migrants.
Updated on Jan 31, 2020 01:22 pm IST

In Mexico Tijuana’s bus serves as school for children of asylum seekers

Tijuana’s bus serves as school for children of asylum seekers.
Published on Dec 25, 2019 02:51 pm IST

Indian asylum seeker released by US after 70-day hunger strike

Ajay Kumar greets reporters and supporters after being released on bond from Immigrations and Customs Enforcement in El.
Published on Sept 27, 2019 11:56 am IST

US Supreme Court allows Trump’s order to curb asylum seekers

US President Donald Trump
Published on Sept 12, 2019 09:39 pm IST

Indian asylum seeker faces charges over attempted suicide

Singh is one of roughly 500 refugees and asylum seekers stuck in Papua New Guinea, having been stopped from reaching Australia. Image used for representational purpose only.
Published on Jun 24, 2019 03:45 pm IST

Trump says asylum seekers should have to pay a fee to apply

U.S. President Donald Trump is directing officials to begin charging a fee to process asylum and employment authorization applications, which do not currently require payment.
Updated on May 02, 2019 07:00 am IST

US judge blocks Donald Trump policy of returning asylum seekers to Mexico

The ruling by US District Judge Richard Seeborg in San Francisco marked a rebuke for the Trump administration’s efforts to stop the flow of migrants seeking asylum through the US border with Mexico.
Updated on Apr 09, 2019 09:46 am IST

US Homeland Security chief Kirstjen Nielsen leaving her position: Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump on Sunday announced Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, the front-line defender of the administration’s controversial immigration policies, would leave her position.
Updated on Apr 08, 2019 05:09 am IST

No sign of terrorism in Munich shooting that left two dead: German police

No sign of terrorism in Munich shooting that left two dead: German police. (Representative Image)
Updated on Feb 21, 2019 07:05 pm IST

Saudi teen flying to Canada, Justin Trudeau says ‘pleased’ to offer asylum

Saudi teen Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun is seen before departing from Thailand at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand on January 11.
Updated on Jan 12, 2019 07:32 am IST

US president Donald Trump may end birthright citizenship for US-born babies of immigrants

US President Donald Trump said White House lawyers are reviewing his proposal.
Updated on Oct 31, 2018 12:07 am IST

Anti-immigration party set for election gains as Sweden swings right

People vote in polling booths during election day in Stochholm, Sweden September 9, 2018.
Updated on Sept 11, 2018 09:25 am IST

Sikh detainees in Oregon move US court to seek religious rights

Asylum seekers kept at the Oregon prison say they are not allowed to wear turban and are not given religiously appropriate food.
Updated on Aug 08, 2018 09:07 am IST

Over 7,000 people from India filed applications for asylum in US in 2017: UN report

A two-year-old Honduran asylum seeker cries as her mother is searched and detained near the US-Mexico border on June 12, 2018 in McAllen, Texas.
Updated on Jun 20, 2018 10:24 am IST