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UK announces controversial plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda
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UK announces controversial plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda

(CNN) – People seeking asylum in the UK could now be relocated to Rwanda under a controversial new scheme blasted…
In Iraq, family mourns daughter who drowned crossing to UK
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In Iraq, family mourns daughter who drowned crossing to UK

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Snow globes, teddy bears and makeup brushes — these were the trinkets left behind in northern…
Trump quietly shuts down asylum at US borders to fight virus
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Trump quietly shuts down asylum at US borders to fight virus

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A US Border Patrol agent wouldn’t let Jackeline Reyes explain why she and her 15-year-old daughter…
Greece denies report of secret ‘black site’ for migrants near Turkish border
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Greece denies report of secret ‘black site’ for migrants near Turkish border

ATHENS (Reuters) — The Greek government dismissed on Wednesday a report in The New York Times newspaper that it was…
Some see end to caravans as Mexican guardsmen stop migrants
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Some see end to caravans as Mexican guardsmen stop migrants

FRONTERA HIDALGO, Mexico (AP) — From the roadside stand where his family sells mole, barbecue and chicken stew, Miguel Ángel…
Stuck in Greek snow, refugees already miss dismal camps
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Stuck in Greek snow, refugees already miss dismal camps

Sitting in the lobby of a disused ski lodge on a northern Greek mountain, Congolese asylum-seeker Sylva Caumba blankly stares…
Turkey must ‘take responsibility’ for migrants, says Greece
Middle East

Turkey must ‘take responsibility’ for migrants, says Greece

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday called on Turkey to “take responsibility” for a renewed wave of migrants to…
Palestinian refugees in Lebanon want asylum in Canada
Middle East

Palestinian refugees in Lebanon want asylum in Canada

BEIRUT (AP) — Waving Palestinian and Canadian flags, hundreds of Palestinian refugees gathered outside the Canadian Embassy in Beirut on…
New Zealand lawmakers urged to drop restrictions on Africa, Middle East refugees
Middle East

New Zealand lawmakers urged to drop restrictions on Africa, Middle East refugees

WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Human rights advocates urged New Zealand lawmakers on Wednesday to drop restrictions on the intake of Middle…
UN urges reluctant EU nations to help stranded migrants
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UN urges reluctant EU nations to help stranded migrants

BRUSSELS (AP) — The United Nations refugee agency urgently appealed to European governments Tuesday to let two migrant rescue ships…
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