Asylum Seeker

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.

 

Human trafficking victims and a one-month-old: Florida and Texas migrant transports moved over a dozen kids (Editor’s note: this is NOT human trafficking.)
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Human trafficking victims and a one-month-old: Florida and Texas migrant transports moved over a dozen kids (Editor’s note: this is NOT human trafficking.)

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Editor’s note: this news topic is “hot” in America. Human trafficking requires Action, Means, and Purpose. “Purpose” has to be for a commercial benefit. Here is a set of articles to review:  Are DeSantis and Abbott Breaking Human Trafficking Laws by Sending Migrants to Blue States? (Spoiler: no.) No, Transporting Undocumented Migrants to Martha’s Vineyard…

Flying migrants to Martha’s Vineyard is ‘human trafficking,’ ‘unbelievably cruel,’ Mass. officials say
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Flying migrants to Martha’s Vineyard is ‘human trafficking,’ ‘unbelievably cruel,’ Mass. officials say

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Not long after nearly 50 asylum seekers from Venezuela landed in Martha’s Vineyard Wednesday night, many of them unaware of where they are after being transported there from out of state, Massachusetts elected officials and others took to social media to condemn Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ “cruel” immigrant transportation decision. “Transporting undocumented immigrants across state…

Israel not doing enough to fight human trafficking, U.S. says – Haaretz
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Israel not doing enough to fight human trafficking, U.S. says – Haaretz

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Israel is not doing enough to prevent human trafficking and ”does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking,” the annual U.S. State Department report on human trafficking stated for the second year in a row. Haaretz goes to Saudi Arabia: LISTEN to Ben Samuels and David Makovsky The report states that…

Human trafficking prevention campaign – STOP THE TRAFFIK’s work in Greece
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Human trafficking prevention campaign – STOP THE TRAFFIK’s work in Greece

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In June 2022, we launched an awareness raising leaflet campaign in Greece, which marks our first collaborative campaign with Western Union. In this phase leaflets were distributed in selected Western Union offices across the country, targeting four regions. As part of our Aman Safety project at STOP THE TRAFFIK, we aim to raise awareness about human […]

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United States Suddenly Keen to Extradite Guatemala’s Human Smugglers – InSight Crime
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United States Suddenly Keen to Extradite Guatemala’s Human Smugglers – InSight Crime

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An unusual US request has led Guatemalan authorities to dismantle a prolific ring that smuggled migrants to the United States, underscoring Washington’s focus on reducing irregular migration by arresting its facilitators. An operation in early August saw Guatemalan police detain 19 alleged members of a group known as Alfa Siete. The gang generated nearly $2…

Human trafficking victims grow in number as strategy falters – Mexico News Daily
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Human trafficking victims grow in number as strategy falters – Mexico News Daily

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On July 30, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Mexico launched the Corazón Azul 2022 campaign, which aims to increase visibility and raise awareness of the many contexts in which human trafficking can occur in order to improve preventative measures and timely reporting. “Our commitment as a country should not be reduced…

Addressing Human Trafficking: What’s Working And What’s Not – The Organization for World Peace – The Organization for World Peace
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Addressing Human Trafficking: What’s Working And What’s Not – The Organization for World Peace – The Organization for World Peace

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Following British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s recent announcement that the British government struck a 120-million-pound deal with the government of Rwanda to send asylum seekers there from the United Kingdom, discussions of how to effectively tackle the issue of human trafficking have sprung up around the world. Migrants are especially vulnerable to human trafficking, as…

‘They kill you, they kidnap you, they rape you’: Trafficking victims speak of the dangers they face – NBC News
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‘They kill you, they kidnap you, they rape you’: Trafficking victims speak of the dangers they face – NBC News

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The young woman, 15, left Tegucigalpa, Honduras in early March to come to the U.S. Her aunt, who lives in Florida, had paid a “coyote” $4,000 to cross her into U.S. territory. But after journeying several weeks, the smuggler left her lying on a street in the Mexican state of Puebla. There, what she thought…

Civil society in Mexico calls for more progress to address human trafficking
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Civil society in Mexico calls for more progress to address human trafficking

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The migration route from Central America through Mexico and into the U.S. can be fraught with danger for people on the move. Some end up trafficked into exploitative situations in Mexico, coerced by false job offers that promise a more stable life. “You don’t know if you’re going to arrive alive” One teenager shared her…

Supporting people displaced from Ukraine with safe employment: launch of new guidance
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Supporting people displaced from Ukraine with safe employment: launch of new guidance

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1 August 2022 At Anti-Slavery International we continue to be concerned about the risk of modern slavery to those who have fled Ukraine. That’s why we have been working collaboratively with the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) alongside businesses, other civil society actors and wider networks to develop guidelines for supporting the safe employment of people…