Asylum Seekers

Reward for the Oppressor -- Injustice for the Oppressed?

Sandra A. Grossman, Esq. | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Asylum Seekers, Venezuelan Justice Eladio Aponte Aponte, Venezuela, Eladio Aponte Aponte, Chen Guancheng, Politcal Asylum, Asylum, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Immigration Reform, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DC News

Resolving the situation of deserving asylum applicants will strengthen the powerful message that our government stands with victims of persecution and that we are a safe haven for those who cannot find justice in their own countries.

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ICE Pledge on Immigration Detention Tested Today at Karnes Facility

Human Rights First | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Department of Homeland Security, Immigration Reform, Asylum Seekers, Human Rights, Karnes County, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Human Rights First, Asylum Reform, Immigration Detention, Refugees, Ice, Politics News

Karnes County, I hope, will provide a new model for more appropriate detention conditions -- a model that will mean little if it is not just a first step in transforming all facilities where ICE holds immigrants.

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Dear DHS: My Husband Is Not a Terrorist -- Can He Come Home?

Human Rights First | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Asylum Seekers, Terrorism Bars, Immigration Detention, Dhs, Human Rights First, Asylum, Refugee Protection Program, Impact News

When Arben's visa was denied, a staffer at one office told me that my only options were to divorce Arben or move to Kosovo. I don't think I should have to do either of those things. I married Arben for better or for worse. I take that vow seriously, and I want to make my life with him.

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Coptic Christian Asylum Seekers Celebrate Christmas In Bethlehem

Zachary A. Bennett | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Child of Bethlehem, Birth, Asylum Seekers, Ethiopia, African Refugees, Coptic Christmas, Jesus, Church of Nativity, Manger Square, Christmas Day, Christ, Copts, Bethlehem, Eritrea, Christmas, Slidepollajax, Religion News

Even though being denied entrance after their long journey, the Coptic Christians from Eritrea and Ethiopia sang louder, kept smiling and celebrated near to one of the holiest place in their religion.

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The ABCs of Asylum, Post-DSK

Human Rights First | Posted 09.07.2011

Read More: Asylum Seekers, Refugees, Refugee Protection, Human Rights, Refugee Protection Act, Human Rights First, Refugee Protection Program, Politics News

As revelations and speculations concerning the sexual assault case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former head of the International Monetary Fund...

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For Immigrants, Is the United States a Safe Haven or Prison Ward?

Michelle Brané | Posted 08.24.2011

Read More: Asylum Seekers, Immigration Reform, Immigration, Political Asylum, Immigration Debate, Asylum, Politics News

The Keep Our Communities Safe Act authorizes prolonged detention for those who applied for relief such as a trafficking visa or asylum, which could include a victim of severe domestic violence or torture.

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Immigration Court Reform Serves Everyone's Interests

Katy Welter | Posted 07.31.2011

Read More: Asylum Seekers, Immigration Reform, Judge Posner, Chicago Appleseed, Immigration Court System, Deportation, Chicago News

The immigration court system is an integral part of the American justice system. No matter your views on immigration policy, these courts need to be fair, efficient, and effective.

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Rioters Set Fire To Several Buildings At Australian Detention Center

AP | By KRISTEN GELINEAU | Posted 06.20.2011

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SYDNEY -- Asylum seekers and other detainees at an Australian immigration center set fire to several buildings, climbed onto rooftops and hurled tiles...

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Somalia to Libya to Malta: Nomadic Migration Part 1

Phillip Martin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: African Refugees, Somalia, Color Initiative, Phillip Martin, Africans, Nomadic Migration, Wgbh, Denver, Unhcr, Asylum Seekers, PRI's the World, Lifted Veils, Racism, Libya, Boat People, Migrants, Somalis, Malta, Tripoli, Iom, World News

With Libya's inevitable collapse, Europe will likely see a tsunami of black refugees sweeping across the Mediterranean. And Malta and Italy will be t...

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'Not Gay Enough' May Mean Deportation For Some Asylum Seekers

nytimes.com | DAN BILEFSKY | Posted 05.25.2011

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Romulo Castro considered attending his asylum interview in Rosedale, Queens, dressed as Fidela Castro, a towering drag queen in six-inch stilettos, a ...

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HORRIFYING: Australian Asylum Seekers Sew Their Own Lips Together

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ahmad Al Akabi Suicide, Asylum Seekers Protest, Asylum Seekers, Christmas Island Detention Center, Australian Detention Centers, Asylum Seekers Australia, Ahmad Al Akabi Asylum, Christmas Island, Ahmad Al Akabi, Asylum Seekers Sew Lips Shut, Asylum, Asylum Seekers Lips Sewn Closed, World News

A group of Iraqi, Kurdish and Iranian asylum seekers have sewn their own lips together at the Christmas Island detention camp in Australia, the BBC is...

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The Unforgiving Line between Persecution, Protection, and Limbo

Human Rights First | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Asylum Seekers, Human Rights, Refugee Protection, Human Rights First, Refugee Protection Act, Report, Asylum, FILING DEADLINE, Refugees, World News

by Annie Sovcik Advocacy Counsel, Human Rights First Deadlines are everywhere - income taxes must be filed by April 15th to avoid a penalty from the ...

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Qatar's Controversial Open-Door Policy has Helped in its Bid to Be Seen as an International Player

Shabina S. Khatri | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tiny, resource-rich and host to a US army base, Qatar has the necessary wealth and might -- and thus the security -- to welcome any guest whose home countries don't want them, whatever the reason.

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African Asylum Seekers in Israel

Yermi Brenner | Posted 06.14.2011

Read More: Asylum Seekers, Yermi Brenner, Holocaust, Darfur Genocide, Egypt, Political Asylum, Sudan, Genocide, Africa, Israel, Refugees, Eritrea, World News

In the past few years, Israel's border with Egypt has become an infiltration point for Africans who have escaped from war and persecution, mainly from Sudan and Eritrea.

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The Immigration Bill No One's Talking About

Josh Shahryar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Political Asylum, Immigrants, Asylum, Asylum Seekers, Arizona Immigration Bill, Undocumented Immigrants, Refugee Protection Act, Politics News

While it is paramount that the issue of undocumented immigrants in the US be addressed, refugee protection must not be ignored simply because it is not seen as an election issue.

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A System Designed to Fail Haitians

Human Rights First | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Asylum Seekers, Haiti Earthquake, Human Rights, Haiti, Home News

By Eleanor Acer, Director, Refugee Protection Program Earlier this week, the Associated Press reported that a boat carrying 62 Haitians was intercept...

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One of the Most Dangerous Bills Ever Presented

Mya Guarnieri | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Darfur, Asylum Seekers, World News, World, Ethnic Cleansing, Netanyahu, African Refugees, Sudan, Genocide, Israel, World News

Yesterday, the Israeli Knesset debated the "Infiltration Prevention Law" which Israeli human rights groups are calling "one of the most dangerous bills ever presented in the Knesset."

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Defiant Sri Lanken Asylum Seekers To Stay On Australian Ship

ABC News | Posted 05.25.2011

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The 78 Sri Lankans aboard the Oceanic Viking in port in Indonesia have declared that their "final decision" is to remain on the Australian ship. ...

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Stranded Asylum Seeker Speaks Out

Posted 05.25.2011

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A fishing boat full of Sri Lankan asylum seekers stranded on their way to Australia has a reluctant spokesman, CNN reports. The boat was intercepted ...

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Mass. an says Brazilian husband denied US asylum

AP | RUSSELL CONTRERAS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Asylum Seekers, Tim Coco, John Kerry, Attorney General, Obama Administration, Doma, Asylum, Justice Department, Defense of Marriage Act, Genesio Oliveira, Eric Holder, Politics News

BOSTON — A gay Brazilian man has been denied asylum by the Obama administration and won't be reunited with his Massachusetts husband in the U.S....

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Immigration: Emma Lazarus Redux

William Fisher | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Asylum Seekers, Immigration Reform, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Refugees, Politics News

The United States is a country that has been built on immigration and by immigrants. For more than two centuries, people have come from all over the world to become Americans.

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Necessary Reforms for Detained Asylum Seekers

Human Rights First | Posted 05.25.2011

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Two new Senate bills -- the Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act and the Protect Citizens and Residents from Unlawful Detention Act -- would provide safeguards to detained asylum seekers and immigrants.

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Good News on Immigration Detention But Keeping the Pressure On

Michelle Brané | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Preventive Detention, Asylum Seekers, Immigration Reform, Obama Immigration, Immigration Debate, Immigrant Detention, Immigration Detention Centers, Politics News

Some 440,000 immigrants and asylum-seekers are expected to be detained in the U.S. this year. We need to be realistic. We need immigration reform and that has to come from Congress.

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Darfur Asylum-Seeker Kicked Out Of UK, Then 'Murdered' In Sudan

The Independent | Robert Verkaik | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Darfur, Omar Al-Bashir, Asylum-Seekers, Khartoum, Asylum Program, Sudan, Asylum and Immigration Tribunal, Adam Osman Mohammed, Asylum, World News

Adam Osman Mohammed, 32, was gunned down in his home in front of his wife and four-year-old son just days after arriving in his village in south Darfu...

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