Canada outlines who qualifies for asylum and requirements for Ghanaians, other nationals

Canada shares asylum requirements for Nigerians, others seeking to escape danger

Canada outlined the asylum requirements, and who qualifies to be granted asylum including Nigerians and others depending on specific criteria that must be met.

MP asks 'how can you grant asylum to a man without knowing where he is from?'

An MP has questioned how it is possible for an asylum seeker to be granted asylum without be certain where they have come from.

Asylum seeker rights: Constitutional Court declares parts of the Refugee Act unconstitutional

Asylum seeker rights: Constitutional Court declares parts of the Refugee Act unconstitutional

Refugee with 39 convictions granted expanded community access despite 'public safety' concerns

A refugee with 39 criminal convictions in Canada who was found not criminally responsible after repeatedly stabbing a stranger with broken glass is being granted expanded access to the community

Canada releases guidelines for foreigners to stay legally in the country

Canada has outlined legal requirements for foreign nationals in Canada. Non-compliance leads to deportation and bans, affecting work permits and student status.

Suspected Ebola patient placed in Equatorial Guinea hotel with deportees from the US, lawyers say

Migrants deported from the U.S. and detained in a hotel in Equatorial Guinea say authorities have used the facility to quarantine a suspected Ebola patient

Ministry must reassess asylum even after fraud, court rules

The government may strip asylum seekers of their residence permits if it emerges they invented their reasons for seeking protection,...

Eswatini receives 11 US deportees as part of migration crackdown

The southern African kingdom of Eswatini has accepted a fourth group of people deported from the United States under a bilateral agreement to host third-country nationals, with 11 people arriving this week, the government said yesterday. Acting government spokesperson, Thabile Mdluli, said the group, predominantly from African countries, would remain in the kingdom temporarily while The post Eswatini receives 11 US deportees as part of migration crackdown appeared first on Ghanaian Times.

Australian asylum reject's bid to outrun Trump purge

A young refugee rebuffed by Australia now hopes he can outlast the Trump administration's bid to be rid of him while on a temporary study visa.

Displaced migrants face severe healthcare crisis amid xenophobic violence, warns MSF

Médecins Sans Frontières says thousands displaced by anti-migrant violence are struggling to access healthcare, shelter and medication, while the government insists conditions at repatriation centres remain humane. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is concerned that foreign nationals displaced by the xenophobic unrest are finding it harder to access healthcare, medication and shelter. The warning from MSF [] The post Displaced migrants face severe healthcare crisis amid xenophobic violence, warns MSF appeared first on The Namibian.

Fourth group of deportees from US arrive in Eswatini

A US immigration attorney says the group of 11 people includes at least two who have legal protection that should have shielded them from deportation.

Asylum Seekers and Refugees Camp Outside Durban Home Affairs Amid Anti-Immigration Protests

DURBAN, KWAZULU-NATAL — Asylum seekers and refugees continue to camp on the pavements outside the Department of Home Affairs in Durban following an unofficial June 30 deadline, having fled their communities amid escalating anti-immigration protests. The displaced foreign nationals are urgently calling on the eThekwini Municipality and the national government to provide temporary shelter, protection, and []

Council of State advises against passage of Dual Citizenship Amendment Bill

The Council of State has advised against the passage of the Constitution of Ghana (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which sought to allow persons holding dual citizenship to occupy a defined list of sensitive public offices. The Bill, if passed, would have opened positions including Member of Parliament, Ambassador or High Commissioner, Chief of Defence Staff or any military Service Chief, Inspector General of Police, Secretary to the Cabinet, and Director of the Immigration Service to dual citizens — roles currently restricted under Article 8(2) of the 1992 Constitution to persons without dual allegiance.

South Africa Protesters Go Door to Door as MSF Warns, Nigeria Counts Dead

Anti-immigrant protesters in Johannesburg entered homes door to door on Thursday as MSF warned of a healthcare crisis affecting tens of thousands displaced. Nigeria confirmed two citizens killed as over 60,000 Zimbabweans and 38,000 Malawians have been repatriated since the campaign began.

South Africans Rally to Protect Migrants Amid Xenophobic Protests

Following a wave of anti-migrant protests in South Africa, documented migrants are also becoming targets. TRT World's Thuso Khumalo reports from Johannesburg, where community groups and concerned citizens are working to protect vulnerable foreign nationals, oppose xenophobia and Afrophobia, and ensure immigration laws are enforced without violence.

UNHCR card does not shield holders from Malaysian laws, says Akmal Nasrullah

KUALA LUMPUR, July 13 — The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) card is not a citizenship docume...

Fury in Margaret Thatcher's home town as 70 properties are converted into homes for asylum seekers

Fury in Margaret Thatcher's home town as 70 properties are converted into homes for asylum seekers

Visas Schengen : l’Union européenne durcit les règles pour les Guinéens et met Conakry sous pression sur les expulsions de migrants

Bruxelles adopte une série de restrictions temporaires sur la délivrance des visas aux ressortissants guinéens, invoquant un manque de coopération des autorités de Conakry dans le rapatriement des migrants en situation irrégulière. L’Union européenne (UE) a décidé de durcir temporairement les conditions d’octroi des visas Schengen aux ressortissants guinéens. La mesure, arrêtée par le Conseil []

Feds Demand Virginia Hold Twice-Deported Suspect Linked To 1990s Crime Log

Federal immigration authorities are demanding that local officials in northern Virginia block the release of an undocumented immigrant facing charges of rape and kidnapping, pointing to a criminal record spanning nearly three decades. Juan Arevalo Mendez was arrested on June 30 in Prince William County, Virginia. Local police charged him with strong-arm rape and adult [] Feds Demand Virginia Hold Twice-Deported Suspect Linked To 1990s Crime Log

Ten Dutch municipalities summoned for failing to meet legal asylum shelter requirements

Ten municipalities have been summoned to the Ministry of Asylum and Migration for their failure to meet legally required targets for recieved asylum seekers under the

US publishes names of 124 Nigerians to be deported for crimes

The United States has released an updated deportation list containing 124 Nigerians for various offences. This is contained in a statement published on the website of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday. The statement read, “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is highlighting the worst of worst criminal aliens arrested by the U.S. The post US publishes names of 124 Nigerians to be deported for crimes appeared first on Dateline Nigeria.

Constitutional Court stops deportation of asylum seekers

Asylum seekers without transit visas may not be deported, apex court rules

Man Who Has Lived in UK 26 Years Faces Deportation to Jamaica

A Jamaican man who has lived in the UK for 26 years is being detained in a cell facing deportation, in one of the first such cases since new anti-immigration measures were announced last week. Mark Nelson, 46, came to the UK in 2000. In 2017 he received a four-year prison sentence for growing cannabis, []

Fine Gael MEP slams Government position on controversial migrant return hubs

Under the new pact, unsuccessful asylum seekers who cannot be immediately returned to their home country could be transferred to third countries outside the EU

General : UNHCR Card Does Not Grant Immunity From Malaysian Laws - Akmal Nasrullah

KUALA LUMPUR, July 13 (Bernama) -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) card is not a citizenship document and does not grant immunity from Malaysian laws, says Economy Minister Datuk Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir.

South Africa: Displaced Migrants Face Severe Healthcare Crisis Amid Xenophobic Violence, Warns MSF

[Daily Maverick] Médecins Sans Frontières says thousands displaced by anti-migrant violence are struggling to access healthcare, shelter and medication, while the government insists conditions at repatriation centres remain humane.

Actually, debating immigration law is good

The Constitution says that “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof” are automatically U.S. citizens. The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that this includes children of illegal immigrants, children of tourists, and children of people who took a wrong turn in Manitoba and gave birth in Minnesota. []

Why More Founders Are Pursuing a Second Citizenship

One passport is good. Two might be smarter.

News24 | Eswatini says 11 new US deportees ‘mostly African’

The Eswatini government said on Thursday a new group of US deportees it had received from the United States was made up of 11 people mostly from other African countries.

What Does the Supreme Court Ruling on Citizenship Mean?

The decision was made, but the battle continues.

US citizen tests positive for Ebola in Congo

US citizen tests positive for Ebola in Congo

How Trump's potential 2028 successor would have been affected by birthright citizenship order

Rubio was born in Miami, Florida to two Cuba migrants who had immigrated to the U.S. The 14th Amendment provides that any person born on U.S. soil is automatically a citizen, regardless of their parents' status

A Naturalized Citizen Reflects on the Declaration

A Naturalized Citizen Reflects on the Declaration

Suspected Ebola patient placed at hotel holding US deportees – lawyers

Rights groups have accused Equatorial Guinea of holding migrants deported from US at a facility where a suspected Ebola patient was placed Read Full Article at RT.com

House Republican introduces Birthright Citizenship Clarification Act to codify Trump executive order

Freshman House Rep. John McGuire (R-Va.) on Thursday introduced the Birthright Citizenship Clarification Act to codify President Trump’s executive order seeking to limit birthright citizenship by striking down the jus soli or “right of the soil” legal principle that grants citizenship to anyone born within a nation's territory. McGuire’s bill comes days after the Supreme Court ruled that...