(Reuters) – Asylum applications in Europe fell to the lowest level in April for over a decade as borders closed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, European Union figures show, compounding the challenges of people fleeing conflict and persecution. … Read More
Fifteen federal courts that handle immigration cases have been shut down by the Justice Department due to protests and violence in major U.S. cities. The DOJ’s Executive Office for Immigration Review announced immigration courts in Chicago, Cleveland, Houston, Philadelphia, and … Read More
A construction worker’s gloved hand is seen through a portion of the 30-foot tall bollard fence on the U.S.-Mexico border. (Mamta Popat/Arizona Daily Star via AP) PHOENIX — A North Dakota construction company favored by President Donald Trump has received … Read More
Two detention officers are suing the Otay Mesa Detention Center, the U.S. government is lobbying to reopen Mexican factories and more in our biweekly roundup of border news. Health care workers with Family Health Centers of San Diego stand ready … Read More
File photo Cyprus is launching a multilingual SMS campaign to head off more migrant arrivals by dispelling the mistaken belief it is a gateway to the rest of the EU, interior minister Nicos Nouris told the Cyprus Mail on Monday. … Read More
Migrant boys play with a ball outside a hotel in Kranidi town about 170 kilometers (106 miles) southwest of Athens, Tuesday, April 21, 2020 – AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis Thousands of asylum seekers in Greece face the prospect of being left homeless … Read More
Laborers have not just stopped traveling in search of work. Many have also headed back to their home countries. Migrants at a bridge on the Mexico-United States border wait to reschedule their immigration hearings.Credit…Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters MEXICO CITY — A … Read More
TUNIS (Reuters) – Libya’s coastguard has stopped nearly 400 migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean in five boats in the past two days, the United Nations migration agency said on Monday. That brings to more than 1,000 the number of … Read More
Greece has a right to extend a fence at the border with Turkey in the northeastern region of Evros to avoid a repeat of the tensions last March when thousands of migrants attempted to scale the fence and enter into … Read More
For some survivors of sexual violence, the lockdown has brought on more trauma. Drazen Zigic via Shutterstock Coronavirus lockdowns are making the recovery of survivors of sexual and gender-based violence who have been forced to flee their homes even harder, … Read More