Asylum seekers
Former hostages Aviva and Keith Siegel visit Kenyan refugee camp
Partnering with IsraAID, former hostages Aviva and Keith Siegel toured the camp's facilities as part of their recent entry into humanitarian work.
Fourteen migrants die off Greece after boat collides with coast guard
Second Iranian diplomat abandons post, seeks asylum for family in Switzerland - report
Migrants share tutorials for human smuggling on social media - report
Malaysia to hand 1,200 Myanmar detainees to country's navy
Malaysia is home to more than 154,000 asylum-seekers from Myanmar.
Review of security screening for immigrants to US awaits completion
President Joe Biden repealed the so-called Muslim ban on immigration, but has instructed a review of the immigrant vetting process, the stated reason for the Trump Administration’s policy.
Biden to raise current US refugee cap from historic lows
Biden said he plans to set the limit for fiscal year 2022, which begins on Oct. 1, 2021, at 125,000 refugees.
Judge blocks dramatic Trump administration overhaul of US asylum system
The injunction undermines the Trump administration's last-minute efforts to solidify its hardline immigration policies.
Asylum seekers' kindergarten broken into, vandalized, while kids present
The Unitef kindergarten is used primarily by asylum seekers and non-Hebrew speaking migrants in south Tel Aviv.
Sudanese nationals in Israel fear deportation after peace deal
Many in country illegally worry about their fate – which could include death.
Right to asylum, recognized after Holocaust, may be at its end
On June 15, the Trump administration proposed exhaustive new asylum regulations that, if implemented, could mark the end of asylum as we know it.
The Eritrean cooking course teaching Israelis about asylum seekers
Kitchen Talks is a social project that aims to connect different groups in Israeli society.
Struggling asylum seekers call on government to release withheld funds
"Most asylum seekers aren’t eligible for any of these things. The government must release our money now, to prevent a real humanitarian disaster."
140,000 refugees flee Turkey for Europe, despite coronavirus fears
Turkey sends flights to evacuate its own citizens while it denies health care to asylum seekers who flee to Greece amid unprecedented EU closures