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New Zealand lawmakers urged to drop restrictions on Africa, Middle East refugees
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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…
Judge blocks Trump asylum restriction: reports
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Judge blocks Trump asylum restriction: reports

A judge on Friday blocked a move by US President Donald Trump’s administration to stop migrants from claiming asylum unless…
Syrians fleeing war allowed to stay longer in the United States
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Syrians fleeing war allowed to stay longer in the United States

(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration will allow about 7,000 Syrians who have fled war in their country to…
Saudi Arabia easing male guardianship law: True reform or symbolic PR?
Middle East

Saudi Arabia easing male guardianship law: True reform or symbolic PR?

The Saudi government is reportedly planning this year to lift a restriction on women traveling without the consent of male…
US to send asylum seekers back to dangerous part of Mexico
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US to send asylum seekers back to dangerous part of Mexico

HOUSTON (AP) — The US government on Friday expanded its requirement that asylum seekers wait outside the country to a…
Trump delays mass deportation raids, seeks deal with Democrats
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Trump delays mass deportation raids, seeks deal with Democrats

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would postpone mass deportation raids for two weeks as…
Painting and scraping: An Afghan refugee’s hopes for German residence
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Painting and scraping: An Afghan refugee’s hopes for German residence

BERLIN (Reuters) – When Afghan asylum seeker Yar Mohammad Haiqar found a job as a painter in a small Bavarian…
From El Salvador to Texas, navigating the US asylum maze
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From El Salvador to Texas, navigating the US asylum maze

Exactly 146 days after leaving home in El Salvador, a petite, soft-spoken woman named Yolanda sat in a Texas courtroom…
In Lebanon, Syrian refugees face new pressure to go home
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In Lebanon, Syrian refugees face new pressure to go home

ARSAL, Lebanon (AP) — Lebanese authorities are making their most aggressive campaign yet for Syrian refugees to return home and…
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