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Europe Offers Little Hope for People in Iran Trying to Flee US and Israeli Bombs
The growth of far right parties like Nigel Farage’s Reform may further keep refugees from reaching European shores.
With New Policy, DHS Sets Its Sights on Incarcerating Up to 100,000 Refugees
“This is probably one of the most unprecedented memos — introduced to impose trauma on refugees,” an organizer said.
After HRW Blocks Report on Right of Return, Group’s Israel-Palestine Team Quits
“We have once again run into Human Rights Watch’s systemic ‘Israel Exception,’” said a former HRW employee.
US Is Legally Obligated to Provide Asylum. SCOTUS May Help Trump End It Anyway.
The federal government is appealing a case from Trump’s first term to reinstate an asylum ban at the southern border.
Report: Trump Administration Seeking to “Decimate” Asylum Seekers’ Rights at UN
Officials reportedly propose only allowing asylum seekers to seek protection in the first country they enter.
Israel Reportedly Discussing Expelling Palestinians to War-Torn South Sudan
South Sudan’s government refuted reports of the talks, though they shine a light on Israel’s approach.
“Our First Country Is Palestine,” Say Refugees in Syria’s Yarmouk Camp
“It’s not possible to stay for hundreds of years as refugees; we need a just solution,” says a Palestinian from Yarmouk.
For Families Sheltering in Nylon Tents, Gaza’s Scorching Summer Is Unbearable
The intense heat is compounded as swarms of flies and mosquitoes infest the tents due to an absence of sewage services.
Wealthy Countries Are Outsourcing Border Operations to Restrict Immigration
A migrant detention deal between Italy and Albania is part of a global trend that tramples on the right to asylum.
New Report Condemns Trump Admin’s Deportations of Non-Costa Ricans to Costa Rica
Almost all of those interviewed for the report said officials ignored their repeated attempts to request asylum.