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UK will fund scheme to get refugees to move to Asia and Latin America
Theresa May announces £30m spending including on UN scheme to see richer countries help poorer ones take refugees<p>A new scheme that hopes to encourage refugees from Syria and other nations to start new lives in Asia and Latin America is to be funded by the British government, Theresa May has …
RefugeesThousands of refugees being left 'penniless' after they arrive in the UK
Thousands of refugees and asylum seekers are being left penniless after they arrive in the UK, according to a new report from the Red Cross, which …
RefugeesWoman faces deportation after 27 years
<b>A woman who has been married to a British man for 27 years is being held in a Scottish detention centre prior to deportation.</b><p>Irene Clennel is originally from Singapore and has two British sons and a granddaughter.<p>She lives with her husband John in County Durham and was detained at a routine …
United KingdomTrump's refugee order triggers protests across Australia
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters rallied across Australia on Saturday condemning U.S. President Donald Trump's order temporarily barring refugees and nationals from seven countries and demanding an end to Australia's offshore detention of asylum seekers.<p>U.S. ties with Australia became …
World NewsDungavel House immigration removal centre to stay open
<b>The Home Office has abandoned plans to replace the immigration removal centre at Dungavel House.</b><p>It had submitted plans for a new short-term holding facility near Glasgow Airport, which would have replaced the Lanarkshire detention centre.<p>But Renfrewshire Council rejected the planning application …
ImmigrationProtecting Central American Families
<b>by Maggie Morgan and Deborah Anker</b><p>All Maribel had wanted was to work in a beauty salon in her home country of Honduras, maybe one day doing well …
HarvardEXPOSED: Age tests prove TWO THIRDS of child asylum seekers in Finland are ADULTS
GETTYAsylum seekers arrive in Finland<p>Officials carried out tests on 630 people last year and found more than 400 applicants claiming to be teenagers …
ImmigrationEU tries to allay rights' fears over plan to block migrants
VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — European Union leaders insisted on Friday their strategy to stem a relentless flow of smuggled migrants from Libya toward the continent will save lives, even as U.N. and refugee advocates decried horrible camp conditions in the largely lawless north African country.<p>Buoyed by …
RefugeesFrench camp where migrants wait to get into UK 'run by Mafia' claims 'left-wing softie'
Di Hammill and Lee Wood travelled to the Dunkirk Refugee camp in Grande-Synthe to supply it with donations from their customers, after failimng to …
RefugeesManus Island refugee charged after Fiji deportation
A former Manus Island refugee who had intended to seek asylum in Fiji is charged with falsifying passport documents after being deported and returned …
Australian NewsArgentina sees migration ban and border wall proposals in immigration row
President Mauricio Macri triggers backlash from Bolivia after banning entry for foreign citizens with criminal convictions – as senator proposes border wall<p>Amid a racially charged national debate on immigration, a real estate tycoon-turned-president signs an executive order to stop foreign migrants …
ImmigrationTrump asylum policy could upend US-Mexico relations
<b>Washington (CNN) —</b> Tens of thousands of migrants traveling through Mexico and seeking asylum in the United States could be sent back to Mexico, thanks to a little-noticed provision in President Donald Trump's recent border security executive order.<p>The language tucked into Trump's order on building …
ImmigrationG4S accused of 'culture of intimidation' against asylum seekers
Security service G4S has been accused of inciting a culture of intimidation against asylum seekers who complain about poor housing conditions.<p>Asylum …
Asylum SeekersSwitzerland toughens up rules for Eritrean asylum seekers
In announcing its decision on Thursday, the Swiss federal administrative court in St Gallen said the lax policy was unjustified. It had also been …
ImmigrationThousands of young Central Americans at risk as refugee ban halts key program
The Central American Minors in-country refugee processing scheme, focused on helping victims of gang violence, suspended after Trump executive order<p>The lives of thousands of young Central Americans are in danger after a rescue programme targeting victims of gang violence was suspended under Donald …
RefugeesMSF Response to European Council's "Malta Declaration" on Migration
Following the "Malta Declaration" on migration by members of the European Council today, Arjan Hehenkamp, general director of Doctors Without …
Refugees'Migrants should have some level of English before entering UK' -...
Boston residents have told a meeting of MPs that migrants should have some level of English before coming to the country. The argument was made as …
BrexitFall in seasonal EU workers is main fear at first immigration inquiry hearing
At meeting in Bedford, local agricultural business leaders, residents and politicians spoke to home affairs committee MPs about immigration in the area<p>Next week Andy Coaten, managing director of horticultural business Butters Group, will need to hire an extra 100 workers to harvest and package …
UK NewsFrench police find 12 Britain-bound migrants hidden inside refrigerated truck in Dunkirk
GETTYFrench police found a group of Britain-bound migrants at a ferry terminal in Loon-Plage<p>The group, which included seven men, three women and two …
FranceMigration from Africa to Europe likely to rise in spring: EU sources
BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Union is increasing aid to train the Libyan coast guard and construct better camps in Africa, among other measures, as it prepares for more migrants from Africa with the approach of spring, EU sources said.<p>But continuing chaos in Libya following the 2011 overthrow of …
ImmigrationFailed asylum seeker caught trying to sell almost 10,000 cigarettes
A failed asylum seeker has appeared in court after selling a large quantity of unmarked cigarettes in a store.<p>Aram Khder, originally from Iraq, …
ImmigrationMigration conundrum: India is on the move for work, but why is that still not reducing inequality?
The acceleration of the rate of migration is particularly high for females.<p>While presenting the Economic Survey, an annual report on the economy, on …
DemographicsThe Copenhagen Post - Danish News in English
A record number of asylum-seekers have left Denmark voluntarily and returned to their countries of origin, according to the UN’s Danish office for …
European NewsANOTHER MERKEL U-TURN: Germany starts PAYING asylum-seekers up to £1,000 to go home
GETTYGermany is offering asylum-seekers £1,000 to go home voluntarily<p>Berlin plans to allocate nearly £34million for people willing to take part in …
Immigration'Hundreds' of migrants back in Calais weeks after "Jungle" camp torn down
Weeks after Calais' notorious "Jungle" migrant clamp was dismantled, hundreds of migrants have returned to the northern port town hoping to make it to the UK, aid groups say.<p>Three months ago, authorities ordered the migrant camp on Calais' outskirts to be torn down with up to 8,000 migrants from …
TraumaThe Latest: US halts refugee resettlement program with Malta
VALLETTA, Malta – The Latest on Europe's migration influx (all times local):<p>2:20 p.m.<p>A decade-old program to resettle a fixed quota of refugees arriving in the small, southern EU nation of Malta to the United States is another casualty of President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration.<p>U.S. …
RefugeesEU extends emergency border controls to tackle migration
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union envoys agreed on Wednesday to extend emergency border controls inside the bloc's free-travel zone for another three months to mid-May, as immigration and security continued to dominate the political agenda.<p>The so-called Schengen zone of open borders collapsed as …
EuropeHome Office asked former NHS Digital boss to share data to trace immigration offenders
Kingsley Manning says Theresa May’s Home Office put him under pressure to hand over non-clinical patient data<p>The former head of NHS Digital repeatedly clashed with Theresa May’s Home Office over requests to hand over confidential patient data to help trace immigration offenders, he has …
UK NewsTrump's 'sanctuary city' order splits red and blue states
Donald Trump's promised crackdown on "sanctuary cities" has revealed the deep divide on immigration in liberal and conservative states, with some …
MiamiBritain deports gay man to country where he will be persecuted
The British Government deported up to 100 people to Nigeria and Ghana last night, including at least one bisexual man who activists say will be …
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