000 people are still being held at the facility. Dutton has said any non-genuine refugees would be sent back to their homeland, in a major crackdown set to affect hundreds of asylum-seekers who illegally fled their countries in the hope of settling in Australia....
Several of those remaining told Reuters they would not move, setting the scene for a potential clash, which would further stoke international criticism of Australia. Australia has used the center, and a camp on the tiny Pacific island of Nauru, to detain asylum seekers who try...
Asylum seekers from Ecuador, who came to Minnesota for better lives, struggle to find work A section of Lake Street near the old K-mart has become a symbol of what experts say is an overwhelmed immigration system. Mar 20 More Ecuadorians seeking asylum in Minnesota ...
Swan said he did not know how many people were on board the boat, or where the asylum seekers were from. Australia is a prime destination for people from poor, often war-ravaged countries such as Afghanistan who want to start a new life. A series of photographs taken at the scene and ...
Asylum-seekers mainly from Angola, Congo and Venezuela have set up an encampment in a Seattle suburb.
Asylum Seekers Going blind, begging for painkillers: Manus medical neglect continues | Australia news | The Guardian Under Peter Dutton’s Watch Days after a coroner found “systemic failures” caused the death of Hamid Kehazaei on Manus Island, doctors say healthcare on the island is the worst...
For almost two decades, negative portrayals of asylum seekers arriving in Australia by boat have been dominant within political and media discourses. In particular, asylum seekers have been portrayed as a "dangerous other"—as an illegal group that the public ought to fear and from which they ...
Google Share on Facebook refugee (redirected fromAsylum-seekers) Thesaurus Medical Encyclopedia Related to Asylum-seekers:refugee status ref·u·gee (rĕf′yo͝o-jē′) n. One who flees, especially to another country, seeking refuge from war, political oppression, religious persecution, or a ...
Asylum-seekers as young as nine have attempted suicide in Australian immigration lock-ups, the top medical body said Monday, as it slammed detention of youngsters as akin to "child abuse". The Australian Medical Association (AMA) said it was worried about themental healthof detainees, and that...
VIENNA, July 13 (Xinhua) -- The recently passed new laws to restrict the movement of asylum seekers in Austria was designed for a fair distribution among the country's states, said the interior ministry on Thursday. The amendments to the existing laws, passed in parliament two weeks ago, st...