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 right to apply for asylum, a type of protection granted to migrants fleeing persecution or other harm in their home countries, has been a central component of U.S. immigration law for decades.

The persecution of people because of their sexual orientation or gender identity is not a new phenomenon and there is a need for awareness among decision-makers of the specific experiences of LGBTIQ+ ...

The man lost the court case at the Court of Appeal on Tuesday An asylum seeker found to have "deliberately sought to mislead" about his age after arriving in the UK in a small boat has lost a ...

Let’s just get one thing clear: You do not want to end up in the Khia Asylum. Winding up in the Khia Asylum may actually be the only asylum you want to be in less than the one from American ...

After Trump’s headline-grabbing statements last week, interest from Afrikaners to take up US asylum in 2025 has quickly gained momentum. Many initially thought it was something of a joke ...

What is the ‘Fast Track’ visa system? Introduced by the former Coalition government in 2014, ‘Fast Track’ was a system designed to make it difficult to access protection and deter people seeking ...

A "very dangerous" asylum seeker who sexually assaulted a teenager cannot be jailed as it could breach his human rights due to the torture he experienced in Syria, a court has heard. Hassan Abou ...

The Iraqi man initially sought asylum in 2021, claiming he had been threatened, kidnapped and beaten by vehicle owners after being commissioned to repair their car. The attack was reported to Kurdish ...