WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has proposed making it tougher for asylum-seekers to obtain permission to work in the United States while their cases are pending, a move that immigrant advocates say would unfairly punish those who need humanitarian protection the most. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said Wednesday a proposed rule would double […]
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Nauru 19 pair seek asylum in Australia ahead of retrial that lawyers say is rigged
YAREN, 11 NOVEMBER 2019 (THE GUARDIAN) — Two members of the so-called Nauru 19 have sought asylum in Australia ahead of a retrial this week. Lawyers say is the trial has been rigged against the defendants, who have been denied any real legal representation. Squire Jeremiah and Rutherford Jeremiah arrived in Australia just days before […]
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Asylum seekers transferred from Manus to Port Moresby ‘forced into poverty’
PORT MORESBY, 03 OCTOBER 2019 (SBS)—Asylum seekers who were transferred from Manus Island to Port Moresby are being “forced into poverty”, according to an advocacy group. In recent months, dozens of asylum seekers on the island took up an offer from Papua New Guinea authorities to move to the capital, with the promise they would […]