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Asylum seekers camp at Del Rio Bridge in Texas

Adrees Latif, Reuters
Updated as of Sep 19 05:09 PM

Thousands of migrants take shelter as they await to be processed near the Del Rio International Bridge after crossing the Rio Grande river into the U.S. from Ciudad Acuna in Del Rio, Texas, U.S., Saturday in this photo taken with a drone. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 17, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 11:55 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Migrants cross US-Mexico border to seek asylum

Go Nakamura, Reuters
Posted at Sep 17 12:00 PM

Migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. walk in the Rio Grande river near the International Bridge between Mexico and the U.S., as they wait to be processed, in Ciudad Acuna, Mexico Read more »

PH keeps pandemic in mind amid Afghan refugee crisis

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 02 10:22 AM

The Department of Justice is still waiting for the directive of the Office of the President before it can act on accepting refugees from Afghanistan. Read more »

A former Rohingya refugee speaks: ’It’s not enough to just say sorry’

Johanna Son, Reporting ASEAN
Posted at Aug 31 03:48 AM

A former Rohingya refugee shares what it is like to be part of a community whose rights have been denied, their identity erased and basic life tools - such as education - withheld too. Read more »

UNHCR lauds PH for welcoming refugees from Afghanistan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 19 09:26 PM

The international agency also expressed its readiness to assist asylum seekers for their protection. Read more »

Philippines says open to Afghan asylum seekers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 05:01 PM

The Philippines is willing to receive asylum seekers from Afghanistan, following its fall to the Taliban, Malacañang said on Tuesday. Read more »

Belarus sprinter 'safe' in Japan after removal from Olympics: IOC

Kyodo News
Posted at Aug 02 06:20 PM

A Belarusian sprinter who refused to board a flight home after saying her team forced her out of the Tokyo Olympics is "safe and secure" in Japan, the International Olympic Committee said Monday. Read more »

Olympics: Belarusian sprinter refuses to leave Tokyo

Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber, Reuters
Posted at Aug 02 09:02 AM

TOKYO - A Belarusian sprinter refused to get on a flight from Tokyo on Sunday after being taken to the airport against her wishes by her team following her complaints about national coaching staff at the Olympic Games. Read more »

Football: Myanmar footballer to seek asylum in Japan

Kyoko Hasegawa
Posted at Jun 17 06:42 PM

A goalkeeper from Myanmar's national team who raised an anti-coup salute during a match outside Tokyo has refused to fly home and will seek asylum in Japan, his lawyer told AFP Thursday.   Read more »

Britain grants asylum to Hong Kong activist after China's crackdown on dissent

Reuters
Posted at Apr 08 08:33 PM

Britain has granted Hong Kong democracy activist Nathan Law political asylum after Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law on his home city that has been heavily criticized by the West. Read more »

How Trump administration left indelible mark on U.S. immigration courts

Reade Levinson, Kristina Cooke and Mica Rosenberg, Reuters
Posted at Mar 08 10:48 PM

As U.S. President Joe Biden works to undo many of the restrictive immigration policies enacted by former President Donald Trump, he will confront one of his predecessor's indelible legacies: the legion of immigration judges Trump’s administration hired. Read more »

5 Hong Kong democracy protesters seek asylum in the US

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 18 09:56 PM

Five Hong Kong democracy protesters who reportedly fled to Taiwan have arrived in the United States intending to seek asylum, an activist group said on Saturday. Read more »

Hong Kong democracy activist seeking asylum in UK

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 22 12:15 PM

Hong Kong democracy activist Nathan Law on Monday said he has applied for asylum in Britain, after fleeing in the wake of China's new security legislation. Read more »

Malacañang: Asylum a strategy for Duterte critics to stay in US

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 10 10:32 PM

Rene Flores and his wife Joy, who were granted asylum, "opted for an easy way out at the expense of the Duterte Administration," Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo said.   Read more »

US to change migration rules in a bid to send asylum seekers elsewhere

Ted Hesson, Reuters
Posted at Nov 19 08:03 AM

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is set to harden the rules this week on those allowed to seek asylum in the United States, as it attempts to stem a wave of migration on its southern border with Mexico. Read more »

DFA mum on Iranian beauty queen's plea for asylum in PH

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 28 03:40 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs refused to comment on the application of an Iranian beauty queen for asylum in the Philippines.   Read more »

Russia sends anti-Putin shaman to psychiatric ward

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 20 06:26 PM

A Siberian shaman who was detained while on a trek across Russia to banish President Vladimir Putin from the Kremlin has been confined to a psychiatric ward, authorities said Friday. Read more »

In victory for Trump, top US court permits asylum restrictions

W.G. Dunlop, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 12 12:57 PM

WASHINGTON - The US Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed President Donald Trump's administration to implement asylum restrictions that prevent most Central American migrants from applying at the US border.   Read more »

US judge blocks Trump move on asylum-seekers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 10 06:47 AM

A federal judge on Monday blocked a move by President Donald Trump's administration that would have prevented most Central American migrants from seeking asylum at the US border.  Read more »