Tag: Asylum Seekers
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Canadian Police set for possible surge of asylum seekers as Trump set to become president
With Donald Trump’s U.S presidential election win and promises of a large-scale deportation push, Canadian police and migrant support groups are preparing for an increase in asylum seekers heading north. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has been devising contingency plans, particularly for Quebec, anticipating a possible rise in irregular migration, says RCMP Sergeant Charles…
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UK government passes controversial “illegal migration bill”
The UK government has successfully pushed through the “Illegal Migration Bill” despite opposition and concerns about its impact on human rights and refugees. The bill will become a law once it receives approval from the King, presenting major hurdles for migrants entering the UK, particularly those crossing the Channel in small boats. The upper house…
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UK threatens to block visas for countries refusing to take back rejected asylum seekers, citizens convicted of crimes
The United Kingdom will block visas for people from countries that refuse to accept the return of rejected asylum seekers or people convicted of crimes. Proposed new powers in the forthcoming nationality and borders bill would allow the Home Office to suspend applications from citizens of countries deemed to be uncooperative “in relation to the…
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U.S. increases cost of citizenship application by 81%, imposes fee for Asylum Seekers, others
The Department of Homeland Security said it would increase the fee to apply for U.S. citizenship by 81% to $1,160 and impose a fee for the first time to apply for asylum, according to a filing in the Federal Register on Friday. The fee increases, proposed last year, come as the government agency that handles…