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An undated photo obtained from the Refugee Action Coalition in 2014 shows a man walking through an Australian processing centre on Manus Island

Offshore detention survivors decry UK's Rwanda scheme

Manus-detainee-turned-author Behrouz Boochani has urged the British public to resist plans "to copy the deeply dehumanising asylum policies of Australia".

UK could ditch European rights pact after Rwanda plan blocked

The last-gasp intervention by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) forced the government to cancel the first flight on Tuesday night.

UK court allows first migrant deportation flight to Rwanda

Protest against planned deportation of asylum seekers from Britain to Rwanda, Crawley

Judges in London have thrown out last-ditch bids by human rights groups and campaigners to stop Britain sending its first flight of asylum seekers to Rwanda on Tuesday, a plan the United Nations' refugee chief described as "catastrophic".

Protest as legal case is heard over halting deportation of asylum seekers, at the Royal Courts of Justice, London

UK's first flight taking migrants to Rwanda can go ahead, court rules

Britain's government overcame a legal challenge to its controversial policy to begin deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda as the High Court dismissed campaigners' attempts to win an injunction and said the first flight could leave next week.

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Millions of people in Somalia face starvation, warns UN.

As many as four million people in Somalia face the risk of starvation and the situation is only deteriorating as the country faced its third consecutive dry season, the United Nations' climate report has warned.

US reports nearly 2 mn migrant apprehensions at southern border in 2021

The Republican Party quickly accused Democratic President Joe Biden and his Vice President Kamala Harris of having created a "historic humanitarian crisis."

Biden win forces Mexico to rebuild complicated US ties

Even if Biden cancels Trump's planned construction of a border wall, strict restrictions against undocumented migration will continue.

The Australian government, effective next year 2013, will launch an online visa application program process to grant faster visas to applicants, most especially to the wealthy Chinese.

New Australian immigration law requires English proficiency test for Australian partner visas

The said requirement has fetched much controversy with critics calling the change to immigration policies "discriminatory"

Turkey, Greece agree to talks on Mediterranean tensions

Greece and Turkey have held talks on continental shelf disputes before -- the last were in 2016.

Calais major tells British PM to 'calm down' about migrants

Johnson on Monday said illegal migrant crossings of the Channel, which have hit record numbers, were "very bad and stupid and dangerous."

Kitties Delight Customers at London's First Cat Café

Hungry man kills and cooks cat in front of alarmed commuters

The homeless immigrant was confronted and recorded by locals before being arrested.

Trump to extend US work visa freeze to year-end: White House

Layoffs caused by the coronavirus pandemic in the US passed 45.7 million last week.

Heartbreaking video shows toddler trying to wake up dead mother

A viral video shared on Twitter shows a small child tugging at the sheet covering his mother's dead body on a railway platform in India.

Migrant boat crossings to UK surge during virus lockdown

In the Pas-de-Calais region of northern France, police have recorded 230 attempted crossings this year.

Trump says to ban immigration as US protestors demand lockdown end

In just four months, the virus has killed nearly 170,000 people around the world.

British man found hanged in Florida immigration detention centre

A British citizen who had been detained by US immigration was found dead in a detention centre in Florida.

Bethnal Green academy schoolgirls flee to Syria

Ex-British ISIS bride claims she is under risk of torture or death

A SIAC hearing has been arranged as Shamima Begum claims that her revoked citizenship puts her at risk of being attacked and killed in Syria.

'France can't host everyone,' says Macron in new toughening of migration stance

Macron thinks that there is not enough cooperation in Europe to effectively handle the migration crisis.

Italy permits charity boat with 182 migrants to dock at Sicily

The charity boat, Ocean Viking, has been permitted by Italy to dock in Sicily, bringing the wait of 182 migrants to an end.

It will be months before all immigrant children are reunited with their parents, says shelter chief

The chief of the largest shelters in the United States said the government has no process in place to speed up the return of more than 2,000 children separated from their parents.

Donald Trump flip-flops over caging migrant children

President Trump had claimed he could not reverse the policy of separating illegal immigrants from their children.

immigrant shelter for unaccompanied minors

Trump under pressure as Republicans split over 'cruel' migrant child separations

Former first lady Laura Bush called the policy "cruel" and "immoral" and even the president's wife, Melania, objects.

Philippine President Duterte kisses woman

Mouth gets Philippine President Duterte in trouble again, this time for kiss

Filipino President, Rodrigo Duterte requested a kiss on the lips from a young Filipino woman at an event in Seoul, South Korea.

European borders facing threat of female jihadis and their children returning from war zones

Men leaving Europe to join Isis used to be the primary concern, lately that concern has turned to women returning from war zones.

3 refugees stabbed by pensioner outside church in Denmark

Syrian, Afghan and Iraqi refugees injured by pensioner in knife attack outside church in Heilbronn, Denmark.

Government delays mean border officials are not prepared for Brexit

Delays and a lack of clarity are putting officials and EU citizens in an "impossible position" a new report on immigration after Brexit has said.

Erdogan's war on education: The exodus of Turkey's teachers

Turkish President Erdogan's crackdown on dissent and free speech after July 2016 coup attempt has led to Gülen and Hizmet supporters fleeing persecution across border to Greece.

Food rots in UK fields as Eastern European migrant workers stay home

British farmers counting the cost of 4,300 unfilled vacancies and vegetables rotting in the fields as Brexit worries bite.

Cutting immigration could cost Scotland up to £10bn

Scotland's external affairs secretary says cutting migration into UK would be catastrophic for Scottish economy.

Canada accepting asylum seekers at highest rate for three decades

Fast-track hearings of claims and better training for refugee processors leads to acceptance rate jumping to 70 per cent.

Israel gives African migrants a choice: Deportation plus cash, or jail

Netanyahu's government is offering 20,000 male migrants, most of whom are from Sudan and Eritrea, $3,500 (£2,500) and a plane ticket to what it says is a safe destination in Africa.

Donald Trump calls immigration plan without border wall 'a total waste of time'

US President Donald Trump has tweeted that any congressional immigration plan that does not include funding for his border wall is "a total waste of time".