Tucker: Biden lashes out at Trump for not embracing open borders
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US immigration: Mexican asylum seekers could be deported to Guatemala
The plan is part of the Trump administration’s efforts to curb the flow of migrants. – Reuters Mexicans seeking asylum in the US could be sent to Guatemala as part of a deal signed by the Trump administration with the Central American country last year. Under the agreement, migrants from El Salvador and Honduras who…
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Arizona Republicans Push Bill Permitting Private Border Wall Construction
More than a dozen Arizona House Republicans introduced a bill on Thursday that would allow private entities to build walls along the U.S.-Mexico border without obtaining the requisite construction permits. The proposal follows a June pledge from State Representative Warren Petersen to back a bill benefiting We Build the Wall, a nonprofit that has vowed to…
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Belgium to send back ‘asylum shoppers’
Photo: Belga Minister of Asylum and Migration Maggie De Block announced on Saturday two new measures aimed to prevent Belgium from welcoming asylum seekers who have bypassed EU asylum rules. The goal, according to the minister, is to guarantee a welcome of “true newcomers” during the winter months. These measures are aimed at two specific…
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‘Looking back, I realize I was naive’: reporting on the refugee crisis
Raihan Mohammadi, five, Farzan Mohammadi, 11, and Ilyas Rezwani, five, in Moria on the Greek island of Lesbos. Photograph: Alice Aedy When photographer Alice Aedy first covered the refugee crisis in 2016 she believed Europe would respond with humanity to images of families seeking shelter and safety. As conditions on the Greek islands worsen, however, she reflects…
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“Remain in Mexico” policy: Migrant crisis continues at southern border
The U.S. policy implemented in January 2019, means asylum seekers arriving at ports of entry on the U.S.-Mexico border will be returned to Mexico to wait for the duration of their U.S. immigration proceedings, leaving hundreds of migrants detained along the border. Source: https://www.fox46charlotte.com/video/639462 [Disclaimer]
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Yuma, Arizona ends state of emergency as migrant crisis diminishes
The mayor of the border city of Yuma, Arizona has withdrawn his city’s state of emergency that was declared in response to this year’s migrant crisis at the southern border — saying that the crisis has diminished in recent months. “I am grateful to be able to withdraw the Proclamation of Emergency due to the Trump Administration’s policy changes that diminish…
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Turkey warns refugee crisis could return with a vengeance in 2020 as Greece struggles with overcrowded camps
A Syrian family flees fighting in the country’s northwestern Idlib region CREDIT: AFP Five years after Europe’s migrant crisis eased, Turkey is warning that it may no longer be able to handle a growing flood of refugees from Syria on its own. Tens of thousands of Syrians have moved towards the Turkish border in recent weeks because…
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Germany: Welfare payments to foreigners nearly double over 12 years
As the number of foreigners in Germany has risen, so have welfare payments dispensed to them over the past 12 years. Much of the money went to asylum-seekers from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. The amount in welfare that foreigners receive in Germany has almost doubled from 2007 to 2019, German daily Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung reported on Friday….
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Asylum crisis: “The answer is 100% ‘No’”
Belgian asylum minister Maggie De Block (Flemish liberal) has asked the seaside resort of Koksijde once again to welcome asylum seekers in a reception centre, but for the time being the request is being met by a firm rebuttal from the local authorities. The dossiers of asylum seekers staying at a reception centre in another…
