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An asylum seeker is someone who has fled their home country and is seeking protection in another country due to persecution, violence, or other forms of harm. Asylum seekers may be at risk of imprisonment, torture, or death in their home country, and are seeking refuge and protection in another country. The process of seeking asylum can be complex and lengthy, and often involves navigating complex legal systems and bureaucratic processes.
Towards the end of 2022, our Data Analyst, Laura Schack, wrote a piece about “Overcoming Barriers to Preventing the Human Trafficking of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Greece”. Laura discusses the relationship between human trafficking, modern slavery, and the refugee movement and how STOP THE TRAFFIK Group’s Aman Safety team works to prevent the human…
CAIRO, Oct 30 (Reuters) – The European Union signed an agreement with Egypt on Sunday for the first phase of an 80 million-euro border management programme, a statement from the EU delegation in Cairo said, at a time when Egyptian migration to Europe has been rising. The project aims to help Egypt’s coast and border…
International Organization for Migration reports over 20,000 migrants rescued from Mediterranean Sea in 2022 and returned to Libya Over 20,000 migrants have been rescued from migration attempts via the Mediterranean Sea and returned to Libya so far in 2022, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported. According to figures presented in the report released on…
December 29, 2022 JAKARTA – The United Nations refugee agency UNHCR has commended Indonesia for rescuing hundreds of Rohingya refugees who were stranded at sea for weeks and called on other nations in the region to do their part to address the fresh boat crisis. “Indonesia has helped to save [more than 400] people in…
This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. Editor’s note: watch the episode here. AMY GOODMAN: Hundreds of migrants facing freezing cold temperatures in camps along the U.S.-Mexico border were among those closely watching a decision by the Supreme Court Tuesday on whether it would halt the Trump-era Title 42…
SAN ANTONIO, Tex. — Jose Gregorio Gonzalez Bastidas left his homeland of Venezuela with $2,500 in his pocket and a seemingly straightforward goal: meet up with his childhood friend in Florida and start a new life. His 33-day trek to the border, however, was anything but simple. Men he paid to help him traverse the…
Earlier this week, the Prime Minister made a statement in the House of Commons on immigration. It looked at many issues including a plan to clear the backlog of asylum seekers by the end of 2023, the setting up of a specialist team to handle claims from Albanians, a new unit to monitor small boats…
Tory backbench MPs have urged the government to get on top of spiralling illegal immigration and open up safe legal routes to deter people from handing over cash to human traffickers. Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s plan to break smuggling networks operating in northern France and stop the constant stream of small boats travelling across the…
Ministers should resist calls from employers to open new visa routes that could expose migrant workers to exploitation, the UK government’s Migration Advisory Committee said on Tuesday. Business leaders have been pressing the government to help them tackle labour shortages in sectors ranging from agriculture and food processing to construction and logistics by allowing them…
CINCINNATI – Federal agents arrested a former ICE deportation officer Wednesday evening on federal charges claiming he abused his position to coerce sex from victims under his supervision in the Alternatives to Detention (ATD) program. Andrew Golobic, 51, of Cincinnati and Mason, Ohio, is scheduled to appear in federal court at 1:30pm today in Cincinnati….
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