asylum

We will detain and remove you: UK tells boat migrants

UK has set out details of a new law barring the entry of asylum seekers… Read More

Britain scraps interviews for 12,000 asylum seekers

Britain will scrap the requirement for around 12,000 asylum seekers to undergo face-to-face interviews and… Read More

EU wants to send more people back to Africa, Middle East, Asia

European Union (EU) migration ministers meet on Thursday to discuss visa restrictions and better coordination… Read More

UK to propose asylum ban on some migrants

British interior minister Suella Braverman will set out plans on Tuesday for new powers which… Read More

‘Nawaz Sharif’s passport to expire in February, could apply for asylum in UK’

We want Britain to deport the former prime minister because his visa for 185 days… Read More

US Supreme Court authorises Trump to deny asylum to Central Americans

The court’s ruling handed a victory to Trump at a time when much of his… Read More

U.S. appeals court deals partial setback to Trump rule to curtail asylum

A U.S. appeals court on Friday dealt a setback to the Trump administration attempt to… Read More

Saudi sisters who fled to Georgia say granted ‘new home’

The women, who identified themselves as 28-year-old Maha Alsubaie and 25-year-old Wafa Alsubaie, wrote on… Read More

Wife of Chinese ex-Interpol chief seeks asylum in France

LYON: The wife of the former Chinese Interpol chief being held in his home country… Read More

Trump signs immigration order on asylum

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Friday he has signed an immigration proclamation, an… Read More

US to reconsider asylum for separated immigrant families

US President Donald Trump’s administration has agreed to reconsider the asylum claims of some 1,000… Read More

Afghans need asylum, all should not bear blame for few crimes in Europe: UN

GENEVA: European countries must not rush to repatriate Afghan refugees to their increasingly insecure homeland… Read More

Missing Commonwealth Games athletes resurface, want asylum in Australia

SYDNEY: A number of African athletes who went missing from the Commonwealth Games last month… Read More

Trump’s revised travel ban dealt first court setback

WASHINGTON: A federal judge in Wisconsin dealt the first legal blow to President Donald Trump's… Read More

Canada has seen jump in asylum seekers from US: officials

OTTAWA: The number of migrants applying for refugee status in Canada after crossing the border… Read More

Syrian president’s wife rejected offer of asylum

DAMASCUS: The wife of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview her husband's foes… Read More

Brahamdagh Bugti holds Afghan passport, Indian visa: Asif

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Friday claimed that Baloch rebel Brahamdagh Bugti holds an… Read More

Chinese tourist mistakenly ends up as refugee in Germany

BERLIN: A Chinese tourist who tried to report a stolen wallet during a visit to Germany unwittingly… Read More

Turkish envoy urges swift return of coup asylum seekers from Greece

ATHENS: Turkey's ambassador urged Greece to swiftly return eight military officers who fled across the… Read More

Greece charges Turkish coup asylum seekers with illegal entry

ALEXANDROUPOLI, GREECE: Eight Turkish military officers who fled to Greece by helicopter after a failed coup… Read More