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EU Designates Seven Countries as 'Safe,' Affecting Asylum Seekers
The European Commission designated Bangladesh, Colombia, Kosovo, Egypt, India, Morocco, and Tunisia as 'safe countries of origin,' potentially leading to faster asylum application processing and increased deportations, prompting criticism from human rights groups.
EU Designates Seven Countries as 'Safe,' Affecting Asylum Seekers
The European Commission designated Bangladesh, Colombia, Kosovo, Egypt, India, Morocco, and Tunisia as 'safe countries of origin,' potentially leading to faster asylum application processing and increased deportations, prompting criticism from human rights groups.
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36% Bias Score
Uden Protest Highlights Dutch Asylum Center Tensions
A protest at an asylum seekers center information meeting in Uden, Netherlands, resulted in six arrests for violence; a second meeting is planned amid community concerns about insufficient public input and government asylum dispersal policies.
Uden Protest Highlights Dutch Asylum Center Tensions
A protest at an asylum seekers center information meeting in Uden, Netherlands, resulted in six arrests for violence; a second meeting is planned amid community concerns about insufficient public input and government asylum dispersal policies.
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52% Bias Score
UK-France Negotiate Pilot Scheme for Migrant Returns
The UK and France are negotiating a pilot scheme to return illegal Channel migrants in exchange for accepting legal migrants under family reunification; the one-for-one deal aims to deter smuggling, but its effectiveness remains uncertain.
UK-France Negotiate Pilot Scheme for Migrant Returns
The UK and France are negotiating a pilot scheme to return illegal Channel migrants in exchange for accepting legal migrants under family reunification; the one-for-one deal aims to deter smuggling, but its effectiveness remains uncertain.
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48% Bias Score
UK Asylum Seekers' Mental Health Deteriorates After Summer Riots
A Mental Health Foundation report reveals a sharp decline in asylum seekers' mental health following last summer's riots in Southport, exacerbated by online hate speech and restrictions on working rights. The report suggests allowing asylum seekers to work after six months of pending claims would im...
UK Asylum Seekers' Mental Health Deteriorates After Summer Riots
A Mental Health Foundation report reveals a sharp decline in asylum seekers' mental health following last summer's riots in Southport, exacerbated by online hate speech and restrictions on working rights. The report suggests allowing asylum seekers to work after six months of pending claims would im...
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52% Bias Score
Record Migrant Arrivals in UK via English Channel
A record 8,064 migrants have crossed the English Channel into the UK in the first four months of 2025, exceeding the previous record of 7,567 set in the same period of 2024. This surge includes a single-day high of 656 arrivals on April 27th, 2025, prompting the UK government to announce new measure...
Record Migrant Arrivals in UK via English Channel
A record 8,064 migrants have crossed the English Channel into the UK in the first four months of 2025, exceeding the previous record of 7,567 set in the same period of 2024. This surge includes a single-day high of 656 arrivals on April 27th, 2025, prompting the UK government to announce new measure...
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56% Bias Score
Netherlands to Abolish Asylum Distribution Law in 2026
The Dutch cabinet intends to abolish its asylum seeker distribution law by February 2026, replacing it with administrative agreements to maintain the existing system of distributing approximately 90,000 asylum spaces across the country while facing challenges in housing statusholders and potential d...
Netherlands to Abolish Asylum Distribution Law in 2026
The Dutch cabinet intends to abolish its asylum seeker distribution law by February 2026, replacing it with administrative agreements to maintain the existing system of distributing approximately 90,000 asylum spaces across the country while facing challenges in housing statusholders and potential d...
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36% Bias Score
Dutch Court Upholds Albergen Asylum Center Opening
A Dutch court ruled that the Albergen asylum seekers center, with a capacity of 150, can remain open, rejecting objections from local residents who cited safety concerns and negative impacts on their living environment; the court found the permit was issued legally.
Dutch Court Upholds Albergen Asylum Center Opening
A Dutch court ruled that the Albergen asylum seekers center, with a capacity of 150, can remain open, rejecting objections from local residents who cited safety concerns and negative impacts on their living environment; the court found the permit was issued legally.
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44% Bias Score
UK-France in Talks for Asylum Seeker Returns Agreement
The UK and France are holding preliminary discussions on a returns agreement to exchange asylum seekers, aiming to curb the record number of Channel crossings (nearly 8,200 in 2024, a 30% rise from 2023) and address political pressures.
UK-France in Talks for Asylum Seeker Returns Agreement
The UK and France are holding preliminary discussions on a returns agreement to exchange asylum seekers, aiming to curb the record number of Channel crossings (nearly 8,200 in 2024, a 30% rise from 2023) and address political pressures.
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52% Bias Score
Surge in Transgender Americans Seeking Asylum in Canada Amidst Trump's Gender Policies
Canadian immigration lawyers are overwhelmed with inquiries from transgender Americans seeking asylum in Canada due to U.S. President Trump's policies that recognize only two genders, denying passports with an 'X' gender marker and excluding transgender people from the military and sports, raising c...
Surge in Transgender Americans Seeking Asylum in Canada Amidst Trump's Gender Policies
Canadian immigration lawyers are overwhelmed with inquiries from transgender Americans seeking asylum in Canada due to U.S. President Trump's policies that recognize only two genders, denying passports with an 'X' gender marker and excluding transgender people from the military and sports, raising c...
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44% Bias Score
Father Jailed for Riot Involvement, Child Present
James Garbutt, 41, was jailed for two years and four months for violent disorder at a Rotherham hotel housing asylum seekers on August 4th, where he was seen with his seven-year-old son during the violence, including pushing trolleys into a police car.
Father Jailed for Riot Involvement, Child Present
James Garbutt, 41, was jailed for two years and four months for violent disorder at a Rotherham hotel housing asylum seekers on August 4th, where he was seen with his seven-year-old son during the violence, including pushing trolleys into a police car.
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40% Bias Score
U.S. Detention Policy Undermines Safe Third Country Agreement
The United States' new policy of detaining asylum seekers returned from Canada challenges the Safe Third Country Agreement, prompting concerns from refugee advocates due to increased risks of deportation and family separation, affecting over 500 asylum seekers since January.
U.S. Detention Policy Undermines Safe Third Country Agreement
The United States' new policy of detaining asylum seekers returned from Canada challenges the Safe Third Country Agreement, prompting concerns from refugee advocates due to increased risks of deportation and family separation, affecting over 500 asylum seekers since January.
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44% Bias Score
EU Asylum Applications Drop, But Experts Urge Caution
Recent data suggests a decrease in asylum applications across the EU, with Germany experiencing its lowest monthly applications since the COVID-19 pandemic; however, experts caution against overinterpreting this, citing factors like worsening conditions in origin countries and procedural bottlenecks...
EU Asylum Applications Drop, But Experts Urge Caution
Recent data suggests a decrease in asylum applications across the EU, with Germany experiencing its lowest monthly applications since the COVID-19 pandemic; however, experts caution against overinterpreting this, citing factors like worsening conditions in origin countries and procedural bottlenecks...
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44% Bias Score
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