Asylum seekers

Ethiopian asylum seekers in Israel face deportation after years without permanent status

Asked whether any of this had left him bitter toward Israel, one Ethiopian asylum seeker, who asked not to be named for fear of deportation, rejected the premise. “I don’t hate,” he said.

Endalkew Yemani Tesma, shown here in Jerusalem on Aug. 14, 2023, faces the possibility of deportation.
The U.S. Supreme Court on the day the court issued a ruling that the government can restrict asylum claims processing at the U.S. border, in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 25, 2026.

Supreme Court backs Trump on asylum policy, ends TPS protections for Haitians, Syrians

Metropolitan Police officers stand on duty at Wembley Stadium in London on August 15, 2024.

Man convicted of terror plot allowed to stay in UK after wife banned for supporting Islamic State

Iranian players gesture from the bench during the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Group A match between South Korea and Iran at Robina Stadium on the Gold Coast, Australia, March 2, 2026.

Iranian women's soccer players 'were misled,' in Australia, Pezeshkian says in video address


SpaceX sued by US government over alleged asylee, refugee discrimination

Data from the company showed that in that period, 10,000 employees were hired. Of those 10,000, only one was an asylum seeker, allegedly hired months after the investigation began. 

 JEWISH UKRAINIAN refugees arrive at an IFCJ-JDC emergency shelter in Chisinau, Moldova, March 2022.

UK unlawfully housing unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in hotels

Judge Martin Chamberlain upheld a legal challenge brought by ECPAT over the accommodation of unaccompanied children seeking asylum.

 Immigration and police officers stand next to a car believed to have been used in a petrol bomb attack on the Border Force processing center in Dover, Britain, October 30, 2022.

'Nobody wants to be a refugee': Israel's asylum seekers speak out

In light of a new governmental plan to encourage asylum seekers to leave Israel, we speak to those affected, and those assisting them.

 USUMAIN BARAKA and friends from his high school in Yemin Orde.

Pilot program won’t desegregate South Tel Aviv schools, parents charge

There are fears that the Israeli Education Ministry’s motive to keep the schools segregated may be to prepare children of migrants for eventual deportation.

Children at a kindergarten for asylum seekers in south Tel Aviv.

Refugee Day 2023: Global trends and the situation in Israel

According to the Population and Immigration Authority, there are currently about 25,500 asylum seekers living in Israel, mainly from Eritrea and Sudan.

 SOME OF THE thousands of asylum seekers, mainly from Sudan and Eritrea, who are living in Tel Aviv.

Children of asylum seekers to be integrated into Tel Aviv schools

96 refugee children will be part of a pilot scheme to test whether their integration into the wider education system would be beneficial.

 SOME OF THE thousands of asylum seekers, mainly from Sudan and Eritrea, who are living in Tel Aviv.

Israel's Hotline for Refugees and Migrants to host World Refugee Day event

According to the Population and Immigration Authority, there are currently about 25,500 asylum seekers living in Israel, mainly from Eritrea and Sudan.

 SOME OF THE thousands of asylum seekers, mainly from Sudan and Eritrea, who are living in Tel Aviv.

US officials prepping legislation to revamp asylum system

US efforts to clean up the asylum process revolve around speeding up the process.

 UKRAINIAN REFUGEES arrive at Przemysl Glowny train station in Poland, after fleeing the Russian invasion.

Former Wagner commander: 'I am sorry for fighting in Ukraine'

Andrei Medvedev says he witnessed the killing and mistreatment of Russian prisoners taken to Ukraine to fight for Wagner.

 Andrei Medvedev, a former commander of Russia's Wagner mercenary group looks on during an interview in Oslo, Norway February 1, 2023.

Turkey may deport Iranian asylum seeker who is facing prison, son

Maryam Ramezanpour and her son escaped Iran when Ramezanpour ran away from her husband, an IRGC member, who beat her.

 Illustrative image of a woman stuck behind a fence.