Asylum, Refugees & Humanitarian

2+ hour, 30+ min ago   (1075+ words) An Iranian couple seeking refuge in the United States faces a cruel new form of family separation. An Iranian couple seeking refuge in the U.S. has been separated for nearly two years after separate immigration judges issued sharply diverging rulings on…...

5+ hour, 3+ min ago   (650+ words) Migrant dinghy arrives in Britain undetected before GB alerted authorities A man has been jailed for three years and nine months after admitting to helping five Iranian nationals enter the UK using false details and documents. Under the name "Benjamin…...

1+ hour, 46+ min ago   (299+ words) The event included a barrio walk in response to ICE presence a few days ago in the neighborhood around Fletcher and Nebraska Avenues. The patrons at Nuestra Tienda, where the lunch rush was underway, were appreciative of Tampa IRC tabling…...

7+ hour, 6+ min ago   (259+ words) Following new Egyptian government measures to streamline residency permit procedures for refugees and asylum seekers, the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) is calling on the authorities to formally recognize documentation issued by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) as valid…...

6+ hour, 59+ min ago   (185+ words) Solicitors Journal The First-tier Tribunal has dismissed the asylum appeals of two Turkish Kurdish brothers, finding that detentions, political activity and alleged PKK accusations, now central to their claims, were absent from their screening interviews. In MU & Anor v Secretary…...

8+ hour, 21+ min ago   (632+ words) How private equity and alternative ownership models are reshaping the legal industry 1st Circuit rejects policy allowing swift deportations to third countries The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected a policy adopted by the Trump administration that allows authorities to rapidly…...

9+ hour, 3+ min ago   (73+ words) Private legal practitioner Oliver Barker-Vormawor has urged embassies in Ghana to provide sheltered waiting areas for visa applicants. - You are only allowed to submit content which you have created yourself. - No nudity, pornography and any unlawful content is permitted. - You…...

9+ hour, 25+ min ago   (84+ words) Shannonside.ie Over 120 people from the Shannonside region have been granted Irish citizenship at the Convention Centre in Dublin. 40 received citizenship from Longford, 39 in Roscommon and in Leitrim, the total was 21. Approximately 5,600 people were granted Irish citizenship at the Convention…...

14+ hour, 6+ min ago   (1590+ words) ICE agents detain a driver in August in Springfield. Cornelius Frolik / Staff Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones has taken a hard stance on immigration since taking office more than two decades ago. He had multiple deputies credentialed to serve as…...

13+ hour, 38+ min ago   (297+ words) The FPÖ wants years spent with recognised refugee status to no longer count toward the residence period required for Austrian citizenship. But the committee postponed the motion, and the law has not changed. The motion, put forward by the far-right…...