The management of a hotel in Co Cork have confirmed there are no plans to close to the public in order to accommodate international protection applicants. The Charleville Park Hotel had been the subject of rumours on social media, with various posts on X claiming staff were going to lose their jobs as the hotel […]
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Before Ecuadorian police broke into Mexican Embassy, governments were feuding over election, asylum
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A spat between Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador spiraled into a full-blown diplomatic crisis when Ecuadorian police raided Mexico’s embassy Friday night in an extremely rare show of force that legal experts, presidents and diplomats have deemed a violation of long-established international accords. With Noboa’s […]
Multnomah County funds temporary shelter for 80 asylum seekers in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Multnomah County is stepping in to help prevent 80 asylum seekers in Portland from winding up homeless on the street. The county will give money to a program that provides shelter for asylum seekers. The group Interfaith Movement for Immigrant Justice was paying for them to stay in a hotel in […]
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Churches warned of ‘potential damage’ over involvement in asylum cases
The reputation of Christian churches could be damaged if they are viewed as undermining the integrity of the asylum system, UK Home Office sources warned as further details emerged about alkali attack suspect Abdul Ezedi. He was granted asylum by a judge who accepted he was a Christian convert despite concerns the sex offender was […]
Number of asylum seekers in Germany drops significantly in February
The number of new asylum applications in Germany fell significantly in February. At 19,494 first-time applications, the number was 18.9% lower than in February 2023 and 26.1% lower than in January, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees announced in Nuremberg on Thursday. In January and February 2023, a total of 54,333 people applied for […]
Scholz does not see quick solution to number of asylum seekers
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the country’s state premiers believe that Germany is on the right track in terms of migration policy, but do not expect the number of asylum seekers to fall quickly. Fundamental changes have already been “initiated” in recent months, Scholz said on Wednesday following a meeting with the premiers in Berlin. […]
German government backs plans for asylum seeker benefits on card
Germany’s Cabinet has agreed to new nationwide regulations allowing states to use a payment card to supply social welfare benefits to asylum seekers, sources told dpa on Friday. Leaders of Germany’s federal states had already agreed to implement the card in an effort to prevent asylum seekers in Germany from transferring money back home or […]
UK to pay at least £370m to Rwanda for asylum deal, watchdog says
The UK will pay at least £370m to Rwanda as part of its plan to relocate asylum seekers there, the government’s spending watchdog has revealed. Up to £150,000 will also be paid for each person sent to the east African country over a five-year period. Labour said the new figures in the report by the […]
The EU is watching Albania’s deal to hold asylum seekers for Italy. Rights activists are worried
MILAN (AP) — Albania has agreed to host two migrant processing centers on its territory that will be fully run by Italy, under a deal that worries many human rights activists. The European Union, however, sees the agreement as a possible future template. Italy has long complained about not getting enough help from its EU […]
Mexico talks with Canada about high number of asylum requests
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday that his government is addressing a complaint from Canada over the high number of asylum requests from Mexicans. According to data from the Canadian Immigration and Refugee Commission, between January and September 2023, Mexicans made the most asylum requests, with 17,500, well […]
Concern over plans to turn Drogheda’s largest hotel into centre for asylum seekers
Politicians in Drogheda are concerned that plans to turn the town’s largest hotel into a centre for asylum seekers will devastate tourism. Local councillors in the Co Louth town will hold an emergency meeting on Thursday to discuss Government plans to convert the four-star D Hotel. Labour councillor Pio Smith expressed concern about the “lack […]