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Biden admin. defends controversial Trump-era migration policy
Jan 20, 2022 04:02The administration of US President Joe Biden has defended the use of a controversial migration policy that led to the expulsion of more than 1 million migrants during the era of former President Donald Trump.
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A year in, Biden hasn’t fulfilled promise to repair refugee resettlement program
Dec 30, 2021 17:14On June 20, 2020, World Refugee Day, then-presidential candidate Joe Biden made his most sweeping statement to date on how his administration would differ from his predecessor’s on the rights of migrants.
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US appeals court rules against Biden administration's bid to terminate 'remain in Mexico' policy
Dec 14, 2021 09:42A US appeals court has ruled against a renewed effort by President Joe Biden’s administration to terminate the Trump-era "remain in Mexico" policy, which forced tens of thousands of migrants to stay in Mexico while their asylum requests were processed by US courts.
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Biden rebuked for plan to implement 'even worse' version of Trump's 'remain in Mexico' policy
Dec 05, 2021 14:20After the U.S. government announced that it has reached an agreement with Mexico to restart the Trump-era "Remain in Mexico" program, immigrant rights advocates criticized the Biden administration for "hiding behind a flawed court order to justify" reviving a policy that forces asylum seekers to wait in makeshift camps along the southern border pending legal review of their cases.
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France rebuffs UK’s proposals for resolving migrant crisis as violation of sovereignty
Dec 03, 2021 10:54France has firmly rejected Britain’s proposals for fighting illegal migration through joint patrols across the English Channel, saying the United Kingdom’s ideas encroach upon the country’s sovereignty amid rising tensions between the two sides over the migrant crisis.
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Belarus blasts West over fresh sanctions, vows retaliation
Dec 03, 2021 07:04The Belarusian foreign ministry blasts the West for bringing the country under fresh sanctions after accusing Minsk of stoking a migrant crisis.
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US to restart controversial Trump-era 'Remain in Mexico' policy
Dec 03, 2021 07:03The administration of US President Joe Biden plans to restart the controversial Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” policy next week.
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EU agrees on more sanctions against Belarus over migrant crisis
Dec 02, 2021 08:10Diplomats of the European Union (EU) have agreed to add 28 individuals and bodies to a list of sanctions against Belarus, repeating claims that Minsk is luring migrants to the border with Poland in retaliation for existing EU sanctions.
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Belarus to halt Russian energy flow to Europe amid tensions with Poland
Dec 01, 2021 08:41Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko says his government will suspend Russian energy flows to Europe in response to Poland's closure of the border with his country amid a migrant crisis.