"With this pilot program, we want to pick 550 orderlies because the needs are urgent," said Immigration Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette.

Community groups and politicians are pushing the provincial and federal governments to recognize asylum seekers working on the COVID-19 front lines.

Some of Montreal's most disadvantaged neighbourhoods appear to be bearing the brunt of the city's COVID-19 numbers,

Last month, detainees at the Laval immigration centre started a hunger strike after asking to be released over fears of contracting COVID-19.

The crisis is the first big policy test for Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who was elected in July and promised a tougher stance on immigration.

The unit was launched in 1984 in response to rioting at immigration detention facilities.

Gender-based violence experts are deeply disturbed by a recent decision that said a woman's explanation for keeping her child 'does not make sense.'

Lawyers calling for change say the case highlights long-standing concerns about the competence and professionalism of some judges.

Women cradling small children or holding kids’ hands wept as they walked toward the buses.

About 30 asylum seekers were sent to Nogales, Mexico, on Thursday, said Gilda Loureiro, director of the San Juan Bosco migrant shelter in Nogales, Sonora.