Hundreds more asylum-seekers near Crete
Greece鈥檚 coastguard on Monday said it had rescued around 230 asylum seekers near the island of Crete, after hundreds more landed over the weekend...
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400 asylum seekers reach Greece island
Over 400 asylum seekers have landed at the small island of Gavdos near Crete, a new entry point increasingly used by migrant smugglers in past months, the Greek coastguard said Friday.
UK set to restrict visas for nationalities most likely to claim asylum
Britain鈥檚 Labour government plans to restrict visa applications from nationalities considered most likely to overstay and claim asylum, a government official said Tuesday, as it faces pressure from hard-right populists.
Republicans propose charging US asylum seekers $1,000
Republican lawmakers are seeking to give president Donald Trump broad powers to charge onerous fees to migrants seeking asylum in the United States 鈥� suggesting a minimum cost of $1,000 per application.
European countries suspend Syrian asylum decisions after Assad鈥檚 fall
Britain, Germany, France, Italy and several other European countries said ON Monday they would freeze all pending asylum requests from Syrians, a day after the ouster of president Bashar al-Assad...
12 asylum seekers from Bangladesh, Egypt leave Albania for Italy after court rule
Twelve Bangladeshi and Egyptian men left Albania for Italy on Saturday after judges ruled against their detention in the non-EU nation under a controversial deal between Rome and Tirana.
First migrants including Bangladeshi arrive in Albania
A ship carrying migrants intercepted in Italian waters docked Wednesday in Albania, nearly a year after Rome and Tirana reached a controversial deal to process asylum seekers trying...
Spain to grant asylum to Venezuelan opposition leader
Madrid on Sunday said it would grant political asylum to Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who was heading into exile in Spain after a month in hiding in the...
UK bolsters fight against migrant crossings
The UK government on Wednesday announced new measures to curb the arrival of migrants on boats from France and to step up the removal of failed asylum seekers...
Hasina鈥檚 stay in India to prolong
Sheikh Hasina was set to spend few more days in India awaiting the United Kingdom to accept her asylum request after the country initially rejected it, Indian media reported.
Biden unveils sweeping Mexico border curbs as election looms
The United States will temporarily close its Mexico border to asylum seekers from Wednesday, as President Joe Biden tries to neutralise his political weakness on migration ahead of November's election battle with Donald Trump.
10,000 Bangladesh nationals staying illegally in Britain likely to be deported soon
The United Kingdom is set to deport around 10,000 Bangladesh nationals who were unsuccessful in their asylum claims last year, according to a report by The Telegraph.
Moroccan jailed for life in UK for murder over Gaza war
A Moroccan asylum seeker was on Friday sentenced to life in prison for randomly stabbing a British man to death in revenge for Israel鈥檚 response to the...
15 EU states push to send asylum seekers to third countries
Fifteen EU states want 鈥榥ew ways鈥� to handle irregular migrants, including sending some to third countries, in a demand made as the bloc plots out how to implement a recently adopted overhaul of its asylum rules...
UK Rwanda deportation law leaves asylum seekers fearful
Asylum seekers housed on an accommodation barge on the coast of southern England say they are afraid of being sent to Rwanda, after a controversial proposal for deportation was approved...
Britain passes law to send asylum seekers to Rwanda amid criticism
The UK readied on Tuesday to start detaining migrants within days for deportation to Rwanda after the controversial plan got parliament's approval, sparking outrage from the UN and rights groups.