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US authorities reverse course, allows Ukrainian family to seek asylum

US authorities allowed a Ukrainian woman and her three children to seek asylum Thursday, a reversal from a day earlier when she was denied entry under the Biden administration's sweeping restrictions for seeking humanitarian protection. The 34-year-old woman and her children ages 14, 12 and 6 entered San Diego for processing after authorities blocked her path hours earlier, triggering sharp criticism from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and other Democrats. Blaine Bookey, legal director of the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, was returning to San Diego Wednesday from Tijuana, where she was helping Haitian migrants. She saw the Ukrainian woman crying with her children, looking "very uncomfortable" with a reporter "in her face". Bookey's tweets and media coverage sparked renewed criticism of a Trump-era order to deny people a chance to seek asylum under an order to prevent spread of COVID-19 known as Title 42 authority. Schumer raised the Ukrainian woman's case as he ...

In Russia's invasion of Ukraine, here are the good, bad and ideal refugees

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has already caused two million refugees to flee the country. The UNHCR predicts that another four million will be displaced if the conflict continues

Ukraine refugee count reaches 1.45 million: UN migration agency

The International Organisation for Migration says the number of people who have left Ukraine since fighting began has now reached 1.45 million

Possible Afghan refugee crisis could cost Pak $500 mn annually, says IMF

IMF has said that a possible refugee crisis in Afghanistan is likely to increase the burden of Pakistan and other countries and Islamabad will have to bear a burden of 500 million dollars annually

California governor seeks $16.7 million in aid for Afghan refugees

California's governor and legislative leaders on Friday requested USD 16.7 million in state money to help resettle Afghan refugees in the state.

Europe fears Afghan refugee crisis after Taliban's takeover

Haunted by a 2015 migration crisis fuelled by the Syrian war, European leaders desperately want to avoid another large-scale influx of migrants and refugees from Afghanistan

After outcry, White House says Biden will lift refugee cap in May

Facing swift blowback from allies and aid groups, the White House on Friday said President Joe Biden plans to lift in the next month his predecessor's historically low cap on refugees

UN agencies urge European Union to give asylum policy a 'fresh start'

The arrival in Europe of well over 1 million migrants, most of them refugees fleeing the war in Syria, in 2015 sparked one of the EU''s biggest political crises

World Refugee Day 2020: Importance, images, rights of refugees and more

World Refugee Day 2020 theme is "Every Action Counts", All Lives Matter

US judge blocks Trump's order allowing states to shut doors on refugees

The Trump order required agencies to get written consent from state and local officials before resettling refugees in their jurisdictions

Can low-wage industries in the US survive without immigrants and refugees?

Business leaders fear President Trump's policies will create a labor shortage

22 migrants flee US, brave bone-chilling cold to claim refuge in Canada

Twenty-two migrants fled the United States and braved bone-chilling cold to walk across the border into Canada in order to make refugee claims over the weekend, police said. Many of them -- mostly from Somalia -- had already made long and dangerous journeys to get to the United States, after fleeing violence back home. But they told local media they felt apprehensive about the United States after President Donald Trump ordered a stop to refugees, as well as nationals from seven Muslim-majority nations, including Somalia, from entering. Seeing images of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcoming Syrian refugees last year and his appointment of Somali-born Ahmed Husse as immigration minister last month reportedly gave them hope. Once in Canada the group called federal police for help, and were taken to a border outpost in Emerson, Manitoba. "They usually call us if they're cold or lost, and we find them on the side of the highway," RCMP Corporal Paul Manaigre told AFP ...

Trump's travel ban: If the US won't take refugees, where would they go?

Refugees have limited rights to education, welfare and employment

Angelina Jolie: Refugee policy should be based on facts, not fear

Angelina Jolie talks about refugee crisis

Barack Obama calls for more efforts to help refugees

More than 21 million of these people have crossed international borders in search of safety and are assessed as refugees

World's wealthiest countries host less than 9% refugees: Report

According to the UN, number of displaced people is currently at the highest ever recorded, surpassing even WW II numbers

Some 2,000 migrants rescued off Libyan coast: Italian coastguard

Italian navy vessels and ships from the European Union's Frontex border agency and its Sophia military operation helped with the efforts

France to welcome 400 refugees per month from Greece

The French minister Cazeneuve also reiterated determination to honour commitment to help handling migration crisis

Another 3,000 migrants rescued off Libya, says Italy

The total number of migrants saved by the Italian coastguard has risen to 5,600 in a 48 hour period

Evacuation of unofficial refugee camp begins at Macedonia border

Greek authorities began an operation to evacuate the country's largest informal refugee camp of Idomeni