The Tasmanian Refugee Legal Service (TRLS) is representing a growing number of LGBTQIA+ clients seeking asylum who fear persecution in their home country.

A federal judge delivered a major blow Wednesday to President Trump’s efforts to crack down on illegal immigration – blocking ...

In 2015, Germany was faced with a mass influx of about 890,000 asylum seekers. It too used the 1951 Refugee Convention definition as its primary criterion for protection.

What The Difference Is Between Refugees And Asylum Seekers More than 100 caravan migrants seeking asylum were allowed into the U.S. But what exactly is an asylum seeker? NPR's Audie Cornish speaks ...

An essentialist view assumes that the label "refugee" carries a fixed set of characteristics that are shared by all refugees, whereas a non-essentialist view focuses on both differences and shared ...

Unlike the refugee system, where individuals have to apply for admission outside of the country, under the asylum system individuals can only request asylum when they are physically present in the ...

Refugees, asylum seekers, and IDPs flee danger; migrants and immigrants move by choice. The IRC delivers humanitarian services where they’re needed most, helping families in crisis survive, recover ...

The refugee numbers include only those who are legally resettled in the United States; asylum seekers who cross the border from Mexico, for example, do not count toward the limit.

The judge wrote that neither the Constitution nor federal immigration law gave the president the authority to “adopt an ...

Society; April 21, 2020; Refugees in the Time of Covid-19 Refugees in the Time of Covid-19 Fleeing gangs and stalked by violence, thousands of asylum-seekers trapped in Mexico now face the pandemic.

Most nations that offer asylum and international organizations aiding migrants adhere to guidelines set at the 1951 Refugee Convention, which offers protection to only those who are fleeing ...

Austria, home to roughly 100,000 Syrians, has been among several European countries calling for the return of certain ...