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Trump official doubles down, says Statue of Liberty poem refers to Europeans
Acting director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services under fire for saying that Emma Lazarus poem only about migrants 'who can stand on their own two feet'
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A Guatemalan asylum seeker is being sheltered in a Washington state synagogue
Temple Beth Hatfiloh is providing sanctuary to Maria Pablo Matias and her son to protect them from arrest and deportation; ICE won't enter house of worship without permission
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Trump suggested shooting migrants in legs, alligator-filled border moat – report
NY Times says US president ordered the entire frontier with Mexico be sealed off by the next day, berated aides who pushed back
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Hungary shuts asylum-seeker camps after EU court ruling
Hungarian minister laments closure of so-called transit zones, where rights groups allege migrants were kept in inhumane conditions
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Migrant kids as young as 1 held in US hotels, then expelled
Lawyers, immigration activists decry detainment of children in hotels as part of Trump administration policy to immediately deport asylum seekers during pandemic
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After Beirut blast, foreign workers beg to go home
Explosion exacerbates plight of at least 250,000 migrants who were already stranded in Lebanon, amid dollar shortages and subsequent pandemic
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Foreign nationals, asylum seekers get COVID-19 vaccines in Tel Aviv
Initiative by city hall and hospital aims to help Israel 'vaccinate everybody within the nation’s borders'
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UN: Deaths at sea of Europe-bound migrants have nearly doubled
International Organization for Migration says the 1,146 fatalities recorded in January-June may be even higher due to unreported shipwrecks
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Greece inaugurates first ‘closed’ camp for asylum seekers awaiting deportation
EU-funded facility will house migrants whose claims have been rejected and who are to be sent back to Turkey; Greek government says new sites are an upgrade
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New Syrian migrants seek Europe, driven by post-war misery
Though horrors of war have abated, many have lost hope in a future at home amid poverty and corruption, while some still fear for their personal safety
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UK criticized for planning to send asylum seekers to Rwanda
The plan, referred to by the British government as an 'economic development partnership,' would see refugees arriving in UK flown to Rwanda while their asylum claims are processed
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Around 50 missing after migrant boat sinks near Greek island
Greek rescue effort hampered by strong winds; passengers were traveling from Turkey to Italy on shipwrecked vessel
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UK counterterror police takes over probe of migrant center firebombing
Top police official says attack on facility in Dover that processes migrants crossing Channel from northern Europe was targeted, but may not reach threshold of terrorism
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At mass funeral, furious Gazans blame Hamas for drowning of migrants
Mother of Palestinian who died at sea trying to reach Europe slams terror group's leaders for living luxuriously while youth make risky journey to flee hardship in Strip
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As young Gazans die at sea, anger rises over Hamas leaders’ extended sojourns...
In recent months, high-profile officials have quietly decamped to upscale hotels in Beirut, Doha and Istanbul, stirring resentment among residents of the impoverished Strip
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