refugees

Supreme Court orders Biden to revive Trump's 'remain in Mexico' immigration policy

Aug 25, 2021 03:34

The US Supreme Court has denied President Joe Biden’s effort to rescind an immigration policy implemented by his predecessor that forces people to wait in Mexico while seeking asylum in the United States.
Erdogan says Turkey not ‘Europe's migrant storage unit’ as EU guards against Afghan refugees

Aug 20, 2021 10:40

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has called on European governments to take responsibility for refugees coming from Afghanistan, insisting that his country has no intention of becoming "Europe's migrant storage unit" after the Taliban’s takeover triggered a new wave of refugee outflow.
Biden under fire for deportation of vulnerable migrants at southern border

Aug 12, 2021 04:21

The administration of US President Joe Biden is ramping up deportations and prosecutions of migrants crossing the southern border, under a Trump-era order, that left vulnerable asylum-seekers subjected to sexual abuse and murder at the he hands of drug cartels and human traffickers, right organizations warn.
US begins expelling migrants to south Mexico under Trump-era policy: Report

Aug 06, 2021 07:52

The US government has begun expulsion of Central American and Mexican families to southern Mexico to prevent migration by bolstering an ‘inhumane’ eviction policy championed by Trump administration.
Biden administration to keep using public health rule to turn away migrants

Aug 04, 2021 12:18

With the number of migrants crossing the southern border surging and the pandemic proving to be far from over, the Biden administration has decided to leave in place for now the public health rule that has allowed it to turn away hundreds of thousands of migrants, officials said. Citing new concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, the Biden administration will continue to rely for now on a Trump-era policy.
Biden is expediting deportations of migrant families

Aug 01, 2021 05:00

On the campaign trail, Biden promised humane immigration policies, seeking to win votes from all those people horrified by the concentration camps at the border and the draconian immigration policies of Donald Trump. But as president, Biden is a continuation of, not a break with, Trump.
Migrant children at military bases: What is Biden doing?

Jul 28, 2021 14:11

US President Joe Biden has been housing unaccompanied alien children from the southern border at temporary facilities at military bases, and reports from child advocates and people who’ve worked at the facilities are harrowing.
Canada installs first indigenous governor general, highlights reconciliation

Jul 28, 2021 09:42

Canada installed an indigenous woman as its governor general recently, the first such person to hold the post, in an elaborate ceremony that spotlighted the country's effort to reconcile with its colonial past.
Refugee boat sinks off Turkey with 45 on board

Jul 23, 2021 09:03

A migrant boat carrying 45 people sank off southwest Turkey, prompting the coast guard to launch a search and rescue mission, the Turkish defense ministry said Friday.
At least 17 refugees drown off Tunisia in shipwreck: Red Crescent

Jul 22, 2021 05:01

At least 17 Bengali migrants drowned in a shipwreck off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy from Libya, while more than 380 were rescued by the coastguard, the Tunisian Red Crescent said.