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In Germany, countering the growing influence of anti-immigrant policies
For the past five years, the European Union has been strengthening its defenses against asylum-seekers who have flooded into the region fleeing war and poverty. But in some parts of Germany, there is a push against the growing influence of…
Federal judge blocks new criminal disqualifiers to asylum
A judge has blocked a Trump administration rule that would have put up new roadblocks for asylum-seekers convicted of a variety of crimes. It was set to take effect Friday.
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Record migrant English Channel crossings drive right-wing backlash in UK
The United Kingdom is planning tough new legislation to facilitate the deportation of undocumented migrants. Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised the action after more than 6,000 asylum seekers crossed the English Channel this summer from the French port of Calais.
Trump restricts immigration amid the pandemic. Critics see it as an excuse to push his own agenda
The administration says the measures are meant to maintain public health during the pandemic and reserve jobs for American workers amid the economic crisis.
The Trump administration is detaining immigrant children as young as 1 in hotels, sometimes for weeks, before deporting them to their home countries under policies that have effectively shut down the nation’s asylum system.
The Supreme Court on Thursday strengthened the Trump administration's ability to deport people seeking asylum without allowing them to make their case to a federal judge.
Hungary's government says it is shutting down the transit zones on its southern border with Serbia where asylum-seekers are being held while their asylum requests are decided…
The Trump administration has suspended immigration court hearings for asylum-seekers waiting in Mexico through June 1, bowing to coronavirus concerns.
Hungary built transit zones with shipping containers in the wake of the 2015 migration crisis, when some 400,000 people passed through the country on their way to Western Europe.
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