NYC closes 7 more migrant shelters as influx slows but 56K asylum seekers still in city system
New York City has closed seven more emergency shelters in recent days, bringing the total to 11 last month due to a sharp decline in the flow of migrants, the Post reported. That's 1,800 rooms removed from the emergency shelter system, but a staggering 56,600 migrants still remain in city custody, according to city data. […]
Stowaway that evaded JFK Airport security denied asylum in Paris: sources
The sneaky stowaway, who bypassed multiple checkpoints at JFK Airport to board a flight to Paris, begged for asylum after arriving in France but was denied, officials told The Post on Friday. Instead, the tricky woman will be packed and sent back to the United States on a one-way ticket, where she will face numerous […]
We ‘Need a Law to be Able to Fix the Asylum Loophole’
Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) said Sunday on CNN's “State of the Union” that Congress needs to pass legislation to fix the “asylum loophole.” Host Dana Bash said, “I want to ask you about immigration, which of course is a top priority for Donald Trump and a top priority for you. You negotiated an important bipartisan […]
Home Office pressed on EU citizens removed while awaiting approval to stay | Immigration and asylum
People facing expulsion from the UK while waiting to apply to remain after leaving the EU came after statutory bodies wrote to the Home Office calling for clarity on their legal rights to holidays and family visits. Expectations are rising for EU citizens. abroad. The move comes after a number of cases were revealed involving […]
Record Asylum Requests Approved for Migrants Claiming to Be Gay
The number of asylum seekers who claim to be gay and have been granted permission to stay in the UK under European human rights law has hit a record high. Last year, a record 2,133 migrants were granted asylum in the UK under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) provisions regarding sexual orientation. This […]
Reality Star-Turned-Fugitive Makes Desperate Plea For Asylum Status
Prominent anti-whaling activist Paul Watson has applied for asylum in France to avoid extradition to Japan on an arrest warrant filed 10 years ago. The environmentalist Captain Paul Watson Foundation on Wednesday appealed to French President Emmanuel Macron for political asylum. According to to Reuters. Watson was arrested in Greenland in July and could face […]
Poland to Suspend Asylum as Warsaw Squares Off Against EU
Poland will enact a temporary ban on asylum applications to “take back control and ensure security” in the country, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Saturday. “States must regain 100 percent control over who visits and enters Poland,” Prime Minister Tusk said at a convention in Warsaw, the capital of Poland. He said he plans […]
Children being traumatised at Gatwick deportation centre, finds watchdog | Immigration and asylum
Young children are being traumatized while being held at Gatwick Airport's deportation center, which should be closed, a watchdog group has found. The Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) also said the children's parents were being subjected to “callous treatment and unnecessary suffering” due to the Home Office's lengthy decision-making process on deportations. The investigation follows an […]
Biden-Harris’ toothless asylum rules too strict, UN agency says
This was announced by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, a United Nations agency. statement The agency on Monday criticized the Biden-Harris administration's decision to extend so-called asylum restrictions, saying the administration “drastically limits access to protection for people fleeing conflict, persecution and violence, leaving many refugee and asylum seekers without […]
Biden Tightens Executive Order On Asylum Claims Further As Border Numbers Trickle Down
President Joe Biden announced Monday that he will further strengthen an earlier executive order that capped the number of asylum applications to curb illegal border crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border. Mr. Biden launched an initiative in June aimed at curbing the number of daily illegal border crossings as the number of illegal border encounters peaked […]