20,000 open their doors to Ukrainians within hours of sponsor scheme launch

MORE than 20,000 people and groups have offered to sponsor Ukrainians fleeing the war since a new scheme launched just two hours ago. The Homes for Ukraine scheme, which will see members of the public and communities offer a safe … Read More

More Russians, Ukrainians seek asylum at U.S.-Mexico border

(Reuters) – A growing number of Russians and Ukrainians are traveling to Mexico, buying throwaway cars and driving across the border into the United States to seek asylum, a trend that could accelerate as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has forced … Read More

1,971 migrants died or disappeared in the Mediterranean in 2021

On ‘CommemorAction Day’ 36 NGOs gather in Senglea to remember migrants that died, went missing or faced prosecution whilst crossing borders 1,971 migrants died or disappeared in the Mediterranean in 2021, and at least 23,000 over the past decade, according … Read More

‘Remain in Mexico’ is back under Biden, with little resemblance to the Trump version

EL PASO — The immigration courts on the seventh floor of a downtown federal building here were jampacked in the summer of 2019 when the Trump administration ramped up its “Remain in Mexico” program. On an average day, more than … Read More

The Nationality and Borders Bill will only cause more suffering and death

Despite being touted by the UK government as a way to fix the current asylum system, the proposed Nationality and Borders Bill will only further endanger and criminalize those that are most in need of our solidarity, writes Sophie McCann. … Read More

Lawyers for Egyptian asylum-seeker facing deportation say oversight of CBSA needed

“That’s problematic,” Mithoowani said in an interview. “This is a refugee claimant who is seeking Canada’s protection from the Egyptian authorities, and usually those matters are private, and we would not communicate with a government that someone is alleging is … Read More

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