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US cannot account for 1,500 immigrant children, denies responsibility
May 27, 2018 09:42The US government cannot account for nearly 1,500 unaccompanied immigrant children it had placed in the homes of sponsors, but denies responsibility, according to a report.
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Over 100 refugees escape from Libya trafficking camp
May 26, 2018 13:56More than 100 East African refugees have escaped from a camp in the Libyan town of Bani Walid where they were being held hostage and tortured, international agencies and local sources say.
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US border agents physically, sexually abuse migrant children in custody: Report
May 26, 2018 03:29US border agents have neglected and physically and sexually abused more than 100 migrant children who were in their custody, according to a scathing new report.
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US to detain child refugees as Trump calls immigrants “animals”
May 25, 2018 14:13US authorities are surveying American military bases for sites for concentration camps to house thousands of children that the government intends to seize from their parents at the US border under a draconian new policy announced by the Trump administration.
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Refugee girl fatally shot during Belgian police chase
May 18, 2018 12:43Belgian prosecutors say a two-year-old Kurdish girl, who died after police chased a van carrying illegal refugees in southern Belgium, was found with a fatal “bullet” wound.
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African refugees keep suffering in southern Yemen: IOM
May 08, 2018 12:12The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says many refugees arriving in Yemen from Africa continue to suffer from rampant abuse in the southern areas controlled by the Arab country’s ousted government.
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Contentious refugee bill passes lower house of French parliament
Apr 23, 2018 07:56The lower house of France’s parliament has approved a controversial immigration bill, which critics say will worsen the conditions for miserable refugees by tightening the country’s asylum rules.
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Refugees evicted as Italian authorities level Ventimiglia camp
Apr 18, 2018 10:27A makeshift refugee camp under a bridge in the border town of Ventimiglia was dismantled by the authorities on Wednesday, resulting in eviction of its residents.
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Caravan of immigrants in Mexico protest Trump’s policies
Apr 13, 2018 09:02A group of Central American immigrants moving in a caravan through Mexico toward the United States have gathered in front of the US Embassy in the Mexican capital to protest against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.
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UNHCR concerned about safety of 56 Rohingya refugees in stormy seas
Apr 02, 2018 23:59The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says it is worried about the fate of 56 Rohingya refugees sailing on a Malaysia-bound boat in stormy waters off Thailand, as indications suggest that overcrowded refugee camps in Bangladesh may prompt more Rohingya Muslims to embark on similar journeys across the Andaman Sea.