Meanwhile, the Greek government’s decision to transfer migrants from the overcrowded eastern Aegean islands to the mainland was met with some resistance. Continue reading →

Since February 2017, about 45,000 people have requested asylum in Canada after entering the country between formal border crossings. Continue reading →

The group offered shelter and other help for a few weeks to Snowden in 2013, who is wanted in the United States for leaking classified documents from the National Security Agency that exposed the scope of massive American government surveillance operations. Continue reading →

Mexico has offered refugees the possibility of obtaining work and residency permits to stay in southern Mexico, far from the U.S. border. But those asylum permits are slow-coming. Continue reading →

Mexico’s asylum agency has been overwhelmed with applicants after many abandoned plans to migrate to the United States. Continue reading →

The Canadian government has announced it will provide $250 million to Quebec to help with costs related to help resettle and provide support to refugees and asylum seekers. Continue reading →

Costs associated with asylum seekers who have crossed the border irregularly have been a point of contention between Ontario and Ottawa. Continue reading →

Immigrants who fear persecution because of their family ties will no longer be eligible for asylum under a new rule issued by U.S. Attorney General William Barr. Continue reading →

Human rights groups say China has detained up to a million people in camps set up throughout Xinjiang, a region where Muslim Uighurs are the biggest ethnic group. Continue reading →

The policy went into effect Tuesday but drew two swift lawsuits from immigrant advocacy groups in federal courts, one in San Francisco and one in Washington, D.C. Continue reading →