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11 Jun 2019

Mexico reveals border infrastructure plan, Trump vows migration deal details

Mexico must significantly improve border infrastructure on its southern frontier with Guatemala to succeed on its deal with the United States to reduce migration, Mexico`s foreign minister said on Tuesday.

Sri Lankan asylum seekers

11 Sep 2018

Sri Lankan asylum seekers forcibly deported from Australia

The Australian government has consistently defended its removal processes of asylum seekers, saying it adheres strictly to international law, the Guardian said.

18 May 2017

Australia to repatriate non-refugee asylum seekers

Australian authorities will repatriate asylum-seekers who are found not to be refugees in the Manus Island detention centre this year, Immigration Minister Peter Dutton confirmed on Thursday.

28 Aug 2016

Germany expects 300,000 asylum seekers this year: Official

Germany expects up to 300,000 asylum seekers to arrive this year, less than one-third of the total during 2015's record influx, the Federal Office for Migrants and Refugees (BAMF) said on Sunday.

23 Aug 2016

Greece says at least 41,000 asylum seekers on its territory

Greece has at least 41,000 refugees and migrants who are seeking asylum, mostly Syrians eligible to relocate within the EU, the migration minister said on Tuesday.

21 Jun 2016

Sweden clamps down on asylum seekers

Sweden toughened its rules for new asylum seekers on Tuesday as well as for refugees wanting to join their families in the country, after receiving 160,000 asylum claims last year.

03 Feb 2016

Churches offer sanctuary as UN criticises Australian asylum policy

The High Court on Wednesday rejected a legal test case brought by an unidentified Bangladeshi woman that challenged Australia`s right to deport detained asylum seekers to Nauru, about 3,000 km (1,800 miles) northeast of Australia.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel

09 Jan 2016

Germany's Merkel toughens tone on migrants as protesters gather

Earlier in the week, German federal police said they had identified 32 people who were suspected of playing a role in the attacks on women on Cologne, 22 of whom were in the process of seeking asylum in Germany.

30 Dec 2015

Germany took in 1.1 mn asylum seekers in 2015: Report

Germany took in almost 1.1 million asylum seekers this year, an all-time record and five times last year's total, a newspaper reported on Wednesday citing unpublished official figures.

04 Dec 2015

Sweden to deport thousands of asylum seekers

Swedish police are looking to deport thousands of asylum seekers who have had their applications denied, Xinhua reported on Thursday.

30 Nov 2015

EU to relocate Sweden asylum seekers

Overwhelmed by a stream of migrants, Sweden will soon benefit from a "relocation" programme for some of its asylum seekers, the European Commissioner of Migration Dimitris Avramopoulos has said.

20 Oct 2015

Austria transfers 485 asylum seekers to Slovakia

Austria has transferred 485 asylum seekers to quarters in the Slovakian town of Gabcikovo as part of an agreement between the two countries, the ministry of the interior stated.

01 Oct 2015

Asylum requests soar in Italy

Requests in Italy for asylum protection have soared by 74 percent in 2015 over the similar period in 2014, Interior Minister Angelino Alfano has said.

26 Sep 2015

Iraqi asylum seekers in Jordan hesitant to travel to Europe

Hanna Yussef dreams of following thousands of fellow Iraqi Christians to refuge in Europe, abandoning a precarious existence in Jordan, where he has lived since fleeing Islamist violence at home.

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