Egypt’s new asylum law violates international refugee rights: HRW – JURIST
Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the Egyptian government on Tuesday to revise the draft of the new asylum bill, known as the Law Regarding the Asylum of Foreigners (LRAF),…
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Italy court rules against first asylum seeker transfer to Albania – JURIST
An Italian court on Friday ruled against the detention of asylum seekers sent from Italy to Albania for processing, stating that the refugees’ home countries are not considered safe enough…
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Poland prime minister announces country will suspend right to asylum – JURIST
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated at a political convention Saturday that the country will temporarily suspend the right to apply for asylum. The measure comes as a part of…
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Germany parliament votes to ease dual citizenship restrictions and reform deportation and asylum processes – JURIST
JURIST Assistant Editor Fiona Tsamny | U. Ottawa Faculty of Law, CA also contributed to this report. Germany’s parliament, the Bundestag, voted 382 to 234 to approve legislation Friday aimed…
Read More »Here’s How a Border Deal Could Affect People Seeking Asylum in the U.S.
Bipartisan talks have zeroed in on who can claim asylum, how it should be defined and what should happen to migrants while they await a decision on their claim. Source…
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UK asylum seeker dies aboard residential barge – JURIST
UK police and UK Home Secretary James Cleverly announced Tuesday the death of an asylum seeker on board the Bibby Stockholm, a barge housing asylum seekers on the south coast…
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UK-Rwanda asylum bill passes second reading in Commons – JURIST
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak won a pivotal vote on his Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill in Parliament on Tuesday as he tries to push through his plan…
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Efforts Continue to Legalize Work, Other Pathways for Undocumented Students, Asylum Seekers
Undocumented students are waiting for University of California (UC) leadership to issue a plan that would remove hiring restrictions for all UC students, regardless of immigration status. The proposed plan,…
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UK Home Secretary signs treaty to send asylum seekers to Rwanda – JURIST
UK Home Secretary James Cleverly signed an asylum treaty Tuesday with Rwanda, in an attempt to overcome a recent ruling by the UK Supreme Court which blocked the government’s policy…
Read More »They Fled Climate Chaos. Asylum Law Made Decades Ago Might Not Help
“We need protection,” one migrant at the U.S. border said. But the legal system for refugees never envisioned the millions displaced by global warming. Source link
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US federal appeals court hears arguments over Biden administration asylum policy – JURIST
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard arguments Tuesday over President Joe Biden’s asylum policy that adds restrictions to migrants seeking asylum. The Biden policy presumes that migrants…
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UK announces new rules for asylum seekers who refuse housing on residential barge – JURIST
On Thursday the UK Home Office announced new procedures for asylum seekers who refuse to be housed on the Bibby Stockholm barge after the UK High Court upheld the Home…
Read More » UK High Court upholds Home Office plan to house asylum seekers on residential barge – JURIST
The UK Home Office announced plans Monday to return asylum seekers to the Bibby Stockholm barge next week following an August evacuation of the barge over legionella bacteria being found…
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Texas sends three more buses of asylum seekers to Los Angeles
Three buses carrying dozens of migrants arrived in Los Angeles from Texas on Friday — the largest single-day group seen to date. The buses reportedly held as many as 109…
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Germany says 90 military-age Russian men granted asylum since Ukraine invasion – JURIST
The German interior ministry said that 90 Russian men of military age have been granted asylum in the country since Russia’s 2023 invasion of Ukraine, according to a Friday report…
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Over 9,000 asylum seekers have crossed from Mexico to Eagle Pass, Texas
Over 9,000 asylum seekers and counting have crossed this week from Mexico to Eagle Pass, Texas, where the mayor declared a state of emergency and Border Patrol agents have become…
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Eighth bus of asylum seekers from Texas arrives in L.A.
A bus carrying 40 asylum seekers arrived in Los Angeles on Thursday, marking the eighth bus of migrants transported to California from Texas. The bus arrived at Union Station in…
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Preparing Our Client For His Asylum Interview – Mills Legal Clinic of Stanford Law School
Catherine Seita, JD ‘23, and her clinic partner represented G, a native and citizen of Afghanistan seeking asylum after he and his family fled when the Taliban seized control of…
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