EU asylum applications reach highest number since 2016
Official figures reveal that the EU received more than 1.14 million asylum applications in 2023, the highest number since 2016.…
Rishi Sunak reprimanded by statistics watchdog for late asylum claim
People may have felt misled by the Prime Minister’s claims to have cleared a backlog of claims, the watchdog says.
EU court rules gender-based violence ground for asylum
The European Court of Justice has ruled that women, as a whole, can be regarded as belonging to a social…
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is pleading with Texas Governor Greg Abbott to stop sending migrants as new census figures show 4,500 more asylum seekers arrived in Chicago than previously reported.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has pleaded with his Texas counterpart, Greg Abbott, to stop busing migrants to Chicago as inclement…
Greece rescues more than 100 asylum seekers off the island of Crete
NNA – The Greek Coast Guard announced on Sunday the rescue of 117 asylum seekers who sailed from Libya, and…
Government’s asylum figures show uncleared backlog
WhatsNew2Day - Latest News And Breaking Headlines Thousands of asylum applications submitted before June 2022 have yet to receive an…
EU countries, lawmakers agree major reform of asylum system
EU officials have hailed a "landmark" agreement and a "breakthrough" as the bloc moves to tighten asylum and migration rules.
Irish PM Varadkar ‘deeply concerned’ by fire at asylum home
Police are investigating a "criminal damage incident by fire" at a site earmarked to house asylum seekers. Leo Varadkar has…
British MPs vote in favor of contentious Rwanda asylum plan
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak survived a rebellion within his party over his signature immigration policy. The plan to send…
Heated late-night parliamentary session gives government power to track detained migrants released as high-risk terrorists after fourth newly released asylum seeker arrested
WhatsNew2Day - Latest News And Breaking Headlines Recently released detained migrants will soon be subject to measures similar to those…