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Sixth Circuit: Passing Through Other Countries Undermines Asylum Seeker’s Credibility

Failing to seek protection in the first safe country an alien comes to clearly undermines the applicant’s claims of either persecution or torture, if for no other reason than it su...

US Court Upholds Right to Seek Asylum

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Asylum claims up 33% but overall immigration falls sharply

The number of people claiming asylum in the Netherlands rose by a third in the first quarter of 2026 compared...

Appeals panel strikes down Trump’s ban on asylum seekers at southern border

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order that disallowed immigrants claiming asylum at the southern border. A three-judge panel...

South Africa court bans repeat asylum applications

The Constitutional Court (ConCourt), South Africa’s highest court, ruled Tuesday that foreigners cannot reapply for asylum if their application has been rejected. The ruling came o...

Appeals panel strikes down Trump’s ban on asylum seekers at southern border

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order that disallowed immigrants claiming asylum at the southern border. A three-judge panel...

Why do some US citizens seek asylum in Germany?

The majority of refugees who come to Germany each year come from war zones, such as from Syria around 2015 or Ukraine since 2022. So why do a number of US citizens also submit appl...

Asylum-seekers could lose right to work under proposed Trump administration rules

Amal Khalifa “felt human” for the first time after she fled Egypt in 2019 for the United States and found kind treatment from police when she reported being a victim of domestic vi...

Asylum-seekers could lose right to work under proposed Trump administration rules

Amal Khalifa “felt human” for the first time after she fled Egypt in 2019 for the United States and found kind treatment from police when she reported being a victim of domestic vi...

Asylum-seekers could lose right to work under proposed Trump administration rules

Amal Khalifa “felt human” for the first time after she fled Egypt in 2019 for the United States and found kind treatment from police when she reported being a victim of domestic vi...

Appeals Court Says Trump’s Ban on Asylum Claims at Border Is Illegal

The ruling could require the Trump administration to begin processing new applications from asylum seekers at the southern border.

US appeals court rejects Trump’s ban on asylum seekers, teeing up appeal

Judges say Trump's order for swift removal at the border 'cast aside federal laws affording' right to seek asylum.

Reform pledges to review all asylum claims for past five years if it wins power

The current Labour government has already announced major crackdowns on immigration, including disrupting gangs.

Another Way to Game the UK Asylum System: Fake Domestic Abuse Claims

Asylum-seekers could lose right to work under proposed Trump administration rules

Amal Khalifa “felt human” for the first time after she fled Egypt in 2019 for the United States and found kind treatment from police when she reported being a victim of domestic vi...

DHS Directs ICE To Crack Down on Allegedly Fraudulent Asylum Claims

It's President Donald Trump's latest attempt to restrict a form of humanitarian relief sought by millions.

Asylum seeker who fled Iran tells immigration judges that life in Gateshead has left him with depression

The 20-year-old first came to the UK by small boat and claimed was an opponent of the regime in Tehran who faced violent retribution at home.

Asylum-seekers stuck in limbo as U.S. orders them to countries they've never been to

More than 13,000 immigrants who were living legally in the U.S., waiting for rulings on asylum claims, have faced so-called third-country deportation orders, destined for countries...

Upper Tribunal finds arguable Article 3 breach in Bulgarian removal challenge

The Upper Tribunal handed down judgment in R (FH and Ors) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (JR-2025-LON-000118 & Ors), a case challenging the certification of asylu...

Asylum system reform imminent after IP bill passed

The International Protection Bill 2026 has concluded its passage through the Oireachtas.

Unaccompanied minors exempted from Canada’s asylum ban

Canada’s one-year ban on asylum claims no longer applies to unaccompanied minors. On May 19, 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) instituted a new temporary pu...

Sudanese asylum seekers challenge Home Office rule changes for refugees

Shabana Mahmood has announced plan to cut leave to remain from five years to 30 months, to concern of UN refugee agencyTwo Sudanese asylum seekers are challenging a central element...

USCIS to Resume Processing Some Asylum Applications

The resumption of asylum processing does not signal a return to the status quo. The government has emphasized that stricter vetting will continue, and the broader immigration restr...

Appellate Board Puts Adjudicators on Notice in ‘Torture’ Case

Deferral of removal based on the Convention Against Torture is the only option for many dangerous aliens seeking to avoid removal, and in Matter of J-E-L-, the BIA made clear the s...