Attorneys say new transfer agreements and court tactics allow the U.S. to sidestep asylum rulings, risking removals to countries where LGBTQ people face imprisonment, torture, or execution.

Immigration and Refugee Board can assess some claims without interviewing applicants, potentially removing important layer of scrutiny

The risk of injury charge was nolled Aug. 7, with the state declining to prosecute the case. The court’s action had nothing to do with her immigration status, Wylie said, adding Tentes-Pitiur had not been convicted of any crime.

Thousands of asylum claims remain unresolved after three years, damning new analysis of Home Office data shows, as the government grapples to get the backlog down. The National Audit Office (NAO) found that almost half - 56 per cent - of the 5,000 people ...

AN ASYLUM seeker from the US living in the UK is being handed thousands in benefits despite his claim being rejected. Olabode Shoniregun arrived at Gatwick Airport from Las Vegas on a US passport

GENEVA - The number of asylum seekers arriving in industrialized countries fell sharply for the third year in a row in 2004, reaching its lowest level for 16 years, according to annual figures released by the UN refugee agency on Tuesday. The total number ...

Eritrea’s football federation is reported to have withdrawn its men’s team from 2026 World Cup qualifying matches owing to concerns that players would attempt to seek asylum during trips abroad. The team’s matches were cancelled a few days before they had been due to travel to face Morocco in their first fixture.

Britain had the largest absolute increase in new asylum applications in Europe in 2024, not the biggest percentage increase across the continent, contrary to misleading online posts and articles. The Times, in an article entitled “Britain records Europe ...