Asylum seekers who do not have passports or valid visas are denied access to the asylum system and face arrest. Ongoing court action by the Scalabrini Centre aims to have this declared ...

MANILA, Philippines — Former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said he would seek political asylum in the Netherlands amid the human trafficking case he was facing in the Department of ...

Who is an ‘asylum-seeker’? An asylum-seeker is someone who is seeking international protection. Their request for refugee status, or complementary protection status, has yet to be processed, or they ...

The Trump administration has overhauled a cellphone app once used to let migrants apply for asylum The Trump administration has unveiled an overhauled cellphone app once used to let migrants apply ...

"She fled a partner who threatened to kill her and held her captive." A federal judge temporarily blocked the deportation of eight asylum-seekers on Thursday, but the move was too late for one ...

Hillingdon can today be named as Britain's asylum seeker hotspot. For every 10,000 residents in the West London borough, Government statistics show 97 are asylum seekers. The overwhelming majority ...

MANILA-A lawyer for Mr Rodrigo Duterte, who has been speaking for the family since the former Philippine president’s shock arrest and transfer to The Hague, has announced plans to file for ...

However, the Justice Department indicated Thursday that one of the prospective asylum seekers, identified only as N.S. in public court filings, may already be en route back to Ecuador, where she ...

Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Atty. Claire Castro denied Tuesday allegations of political persecution which allegedly prompted former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque to seek asylum in The ...

Asylum seekers without valid visas face arrest and deportation, even if they tried to apply for asylum. Immigration rights organisation Scalabrini argued this was unconstitutional and violates the ...

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