Asylum
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VideoCOVID-19: Border town mayor has had enough of Republican governors blaming the Delta surge on asylum seekers
As COVID deaths across the United States continue to surge this summer, doctors from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention point to the low vaccination rates in many Southern states as the main cause. However, some prominent Republicans, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, have claimed that asylum seekers on the U.S.-Mexico border share some of the blame. Gerardo Sanchez, mayor of San Luis, Ariz., one of the busiest stretches along th
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VideoFilm documents Honduran family’s struggle to find asylum in U.S.
In "Towards the North," viewers get an intimate look into the daily battles of asylum seekers from Central America through the eyes of Nelly and her daughter, Joseline.
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VideoDriven from Central America by gangs and finding refuge in Kentucky: One woman's story
Driven from Central America by gangs and finding refuge in Kentucky: One woman's story
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Attorney general's ruling expands indefinite detention for asylum seekers
The order would hinder immigration judges’ ability to release detained migrants by limiting their ability to post bail.
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U.S. sends first Central American asylum seeker to Mexico under new policy
The United States sent the first Central American asylum seeker back to Mexico through a crossing at the border city of Tijuana on Tuesday.
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Where's Conservative compassion for Afghan asylum seekers?
This week, amid coughs and pitying ovations and disintegrating stage furniture, Theresa May used part of her conference speech to speak about the Conservative party’s compassion. “Let us never allow the left to pretend they have a monopoly on compassion,” she told delegates. A version that doesn’t extend to some of the most vulnerable people living in Britain today: Afghan asylum seekers.
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VideoBacklash to Muslim asylum seekers in wake of Berlin attack
As the investigation into the Berlin Christmas market attack continues, Yahoo Finance Anchor Alexis Christoforous speaks to Julie Lenarz, executive director of the Human Security Centre, about the backlash in Germany and throughout Europe to an influx of asylum seekers. They also break down how many asylum seekers have entered Europe in recent years.