Trump seeks to bring first group of white South Africans to US next week amid controversy: 10 pointsThe Trump administration planned to resettle 54 white Afrikaner South Africans in the US as refugees, potentially arriving in Washington D....
10 May, 2025, 01.18 PM IST
Refugee aid groups say Trump administration is trying to circumvent court orderRefugee aid groups claim the Trump administration is attempting to bypass a court ruling that blocked the suspension of the U.S. Refugee Ad...
28 Feb, 2025, 06.51 AM IST
US aid freeze spurs big job cuts at UN migration, refugee agenciesThe US decision to freeze foreign aid funding forces UN agencies like IOM and UNHCR to lay off thousands, affecting refugee resettlement. O...
13 Feb, 2025, 10.39 PM IST
Trump administration canceling flights for nearly 1,660 Afghan refugees, say US official, advocateNearly 1,660 Afghans, including U.S. military families and unaccompanied minors, have had their resettlement flights to the U.S. canceled d...
21 Jan, 2025, 02.54 PM IST
New program lets private citizens sponsor refugees in USThe State Department has traditionally worked with nonprofit groups that specialise in refugee issues to help people from around the world ...
19 Jan, 2023, 11.03 AM IST
Canada to welcome 500,000 immigrants per year by 2025The new plan envisions a flood of new arrivals that will see 465,000 people come in from outside the country in 2023, rising to 500,000 in ...
02 Nov, 2022, 07.13 AM IST
Last Afghan refugees leave New Jersey base after chaotic evacuationWith assistance from refugee resettlement organizations, Afghans evacuated after their country fell to the Taliban have been gradually leav...
20 Feb, 2022, 08.10 AM IST
Afghans wait and worry at US bases after frantic evacuationSaber has been at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in central New Jersey since Aug. 26 as has nearly everyone else at one of the three "vil...
08 Dec, 2021, 10.42 PM IST
There's a way to get refugees out of Afghanistan after this week's deadline — if the Taliban agreesWord-of-mouth and proof-of-concept build momentum. In Vietnam, the orderly departure program was secured by the UN refugee agency years aft...
30 Aug, 2021, 12.35 PM IST
Many out of the thousands Afghan refugees expected to resettle in US' state of Texas: OfficialAn anticipated at least 30,000 Afghans could be resettled in the US in the coming weeks as they desperately flee Taliban control. Many Afgh...
19 Aug, 2021, 03.15 PM IST
Donald Trump to cut 2021 refugee admission to 15,000President Donald Trump is planning to cut refugee admissions by 3,000 to 15,000 in 2021, submitting his proposal to Congress less than an h...
01 Oct, 2020, 10.00 AM IST
Trump administration considers postponing refugee admissions: US officialThe possible postponement - one of several options under discussion - would mean some or all refugee admissions could be frozen until a leg...
11 Sep, 2020, 12.16 AM IST
US drastically slashes refugee intake to 45,000The regional breakdown will be: Africa, 19,000; East Asia, 5,000; Europe and Central Asia, 2,000; Latin America and the Caribbean, 1,500; N...
28 Sep, 2017, 01.28 PM IST
Strongly hope US immigration ban is temporary: UN ChiefTrump's on Friday signed an executive order that, among things, suspends the US refugee programme for 120 days and bars entry of refugees f...
31 Jan, 2017, 01.54 PM IST
Donald Trump's immigration ban includes green card holders: DHSKeeping his election promise, Trump in an executive order signed Friday halted the arrival of foreign nationals from seven Muslim-majority ...
29 Jan, 2017, 07.12 PM IST
US will continue to welcome refugees at home: Barack ObamaObama also announced to convene a Leaders Summit on Refugees in September on the sidelines of the annual General Assembly session of the Un...
20 Jun, 2016, 11.03 PM IST
- International migration office bombed in Nepal
Two crude bombs exploded in the office compounds of the International Organization of Migration in eastern Nepal, causing panic but no inju...
01 Jul, 2008, 02.21 PM IST