#asylum seekers
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UK threatens Eritrea with visa ban over asylum returns
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood threatens to block all Eritreans from entering the UK unless the government agrees to take back rejected asylum seekers and criminals.
the Guardian · 2m
South Africa Protests After Immigration Ruling
Anti-immigration protests in South Africa after constitutional court eased asylum rules.
euronews · 1m
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Court ruling twisted into anti-foreigner rage
A narrow asylum judgment was distorted online into false claims about citizenship and jobs, fuelling anti-foreigner mobilisation in Durban.
Daily Maverick · 2m
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Home Affairs' asylum chaos of its own making
A court ruling on asylum procedures sparked xenophobic riots, but the real failure lies in years of closed offices and rejected applications.
Daily Maverick · 2m
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Court ruling on asylum seekers sparks violent protests
A Constitutional Court decision on refugee processing triggered riots in Durban and Soweto, fuelled by misinformation about what the ruling actually does.
Daily Maverick · 3m
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Anti-immigrant mob threatens to burn women and children in Pretoria
Violent protests force Home Affairs to reverse its decision to reopen asylum offices after a Constitutional Court ruling.
Daily Maverick · 2m
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Anti-immigrant mob fuels attack on South Africa's constitution
Xenophobic activists are using immigration anger to undermine constitutional democracy and judicial independence, echoing tactics from the Zuma era.
Daily Maverick · 2m
Anti-Immigration Groups Disrupt Home Affairs in Durban
Anti-immigrant groups disrupt South Africa's Home Affairs Centre as asylum seekers face protests.
Allafrica · 1m
Australia's Migrant Policy Lessons for EU and US
Australia's offshore migrant processing faces human rights criticism as EU and US consider similar schemes.
Dw · 1m
Judge orders Trump administration to return deported asylum-seeker
A federal judge found the Trump administration in contempt for twice deporting a man to El Salvador in violation of court orders protecting asylum seekers.
ABC News · 1m
Tory minister hits back at Labour over women's safety row
Joy Morrissey defends linking violence against women to immigration, citing her work with rape victims in Kosovo.
The Independent · 2m
US Deportees Beat in Equatorial Guinea
Two men deported to Equatorial Guinea were arrested and beaten by police after being held at gunpoint in a hotel.
Seattletimes · 1m
Banished to alien lands: Trump's secret deportation deals
The Trump administration has deported over 25,000 people to countries not their own, including those deemed too at-risk to send home. An investigation reveals the scale and human cost of the policy.
the Guardian · 5m
Trump's Mass Detention Machine in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's largest immigration center holds 1,600 immigrants daily while local officials defend it as a job provider.
Mother Jones · 2m
Piddington's independence vote splits village over asylum plans
A symbolic secession vote masks growing tensions as far-right activists arrive and residents face online abuse for opposing the movement.
the Guardian · 3m
Liam Tomsett: Father turns anti-migrant protest leader after asylum camp near home
Father of two becomes key anti-migrant protester after asylum seekers moved to military base near his home in Crowborough, UK
Dailymail · 2m
Piddington's rebellion signals Middle England's immigration fury
A tiny Oxfordshire village votes to secede over asylum housing plans, sparking what one councillor calls a national movement.
Dailymail · 2m
English village votes to leave U.K. over asylum plan
Piddington residents hold symbolic referendum against government plans to house 1,200+ asylum seekers nearby.
CBS News · 2m
Burke defends immigration cuts against farm lobby warnings
Australia's agriculture sector warns of food shortages and higher prices, but the government insists its new migration rules won't damage the economy.
the Guardian · 2m
English village votes to leave UK over asylum plan
Piddington's symbolic secession referendum highlights growing tensions over government plans to house migrants near small communities.
Malay Mail · 2m
The Northern Passage
As ICE intensifies deportations, Haitians are fleeing through the woods to Canada, testing a border once celebrated for its openness.
The Atlantic · 4m
Pregnant women miscarrying in ICE detention
Immigration authorities recorded 18 miscarriages in nine months but stopped tracking the data, obscuring a health crisis.
Futurism · 1m
English village votes to 'leave UK' over asylum camp plan
Piddington residents staged a symbolic independence referendum to protest plans for 1,250 asylum seekers at a nearby former military base.
Dailymail · 3m
Piddington votes to 'leave UK' over asylum camp plan
A 350-person Oxfordshire village held a symbolic independence referendum to protest government plans for 1,256 asylum seekers on their doorstep.
Dailymail · 3m