Greece approves quicker migrant returns, aims to set up return hubsGreece has approved legislation to expedite the deportation of rejected asylum seekers, allowing their transfer to "return hubs" outside th...
10 Jun, 2026, 12.05 PM IST
EU paves way to allow migrant deportations to centres outside blocEuropean Union lawmakers and governments have agreed on new rules. These rules permit sending rejected asylum seekers to centers outside th...
02 Jun, 2026, 09.40 AM IST
Top cases on the United States Supreme Court's docketThe U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing significant cases. These cases cover voting rights, presidential authority, immigration policies, and g...
20 May, 2026, 05.09 PM IST
Europe seeks to increase deportations as some warn of Trump-like tacticsThe EU is expanding its powers to track, raid, and deport migrants to third countries, adopting tactics similar to the Trump administration...
29 Mar, 2026, 01.36 PM IST
Supreme Court considers letting Trump administration revive restrictive immigration asylum policyThe Supreme Court is reviewing a Trump-era immigration policy. This policy limited the number of migrants allowed to seek asylum at the US-...
25 Mar, 2026, 10.08 AM IST
Asylum cases in Europe fell 11% last year: Here's look at the numbersThe European Union's asylum agency reported over 1 million asylum applications in 2024, with Syrians, Afghans, and Venezuelans being the to...
03 Mar, 2025, 02.33 PM IST
Dutch government led by hard right asks for formal opt-out from EU migration rulesThe new Dutch government, led by Geert Wilders' far-right party, has requested an exemption from EU migration obligations. Dutch Migration ...
18 Sep, 2024, 08.15 PM IST
Europe no more in immigration denialImmigration and asylum are lightning rod issues in rich, developed countries where economic growth has slowed down. The absence of a system...
21 Dec, 2023, 10.56 PM IST
How the EU is reshaping its asylum systemThe EU reached a landmark preliminary agreement on Wednesday to reform its laws on asylum-seekers and irregular migrants. - Solidarity mech...
20 Dec, 2023, 05.52 PM IST
UK set for ruling on plan to deport migrants to RwandaIn a bid to deal with the unprecedented number of arrivals, former prime minister Boris Johnson's Conservative government in April announce...
19 Dec, 2022, 08.51 AM IST
Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa allowed entry on 'private visit': Singapore govtRajapaksa and his wife fled to the Maldives early Wednesday aboard an air force plane amid mass protests demanding he resign over his count...
14 Jul, 2022, 06.35 PM IST
Applications for asylum in EU plummet during pandemicThe number of asylum applications declined to 8,730 during April, an 86% drop from 61,421 in February, according to figures obtained by Reu...
10 Jun, 2020, 12.26 PM IST
Indians among top asylum-seekersIndia and China were the largest source countries of asylum-seekers (11% and 9%), followed by Fiji (8%), Iraq (7%) and Pakistan (6%). Refug...
18 Jul, 2017, 11.06 AM IST
Indians among top asylum-seekers, according to the International Migration Outlook 2017Indians have sought asylum in more than 40 countries for several years now, reveals data from the office of the United Nations High Commiss...
18 Jul, 2017, 07.04 AM IST
Germany, European Commission mull solidarity tax for refugeesThe money could be raised through a surcharge on petroleum tax or by increasing Value Added Tax (VAT), the Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported wi...
10 Oct, 2015, 02.55 PM IST
UK cracks down on illegal immigrants living as tenantsLandlords will be expected to evict tenants who lose the right to live in England under new UK government measures to crack down on illegal...
03 Aug, 2015, 04.06 PM IST
- Kidnapping, killing force Pak Hindus to seek political asylum in India
"As many as 27 Hindu families from Baluchistan have sent applications to the Indian embassy for asylum in India," he said.
27 Dec, 2010, 06.14 PM IST