Iran-US war could lead to the largest refugee crisis in decades, EU warns European Union Agency for Asylum joins the UN in sharing concerns about the long term consequences of the spiralling conflict The Independent UK · Mar 3
‘Now they only deport’: Afghans trapped in Pakistan arrested and sent back after ‘open war’ breaks out Journalists and activists who fled Taliban rule are living in fear as Pakistani police hunt and deport refugees after escalating cross-border strikes The Guardian - UK · Mar 3
Mahmood’s move to make asylum temporary ‘may undermine refugee convention’ Law Society says home secretary’s review of refugee status after 30 months is in tension with UK’s legal obligations The Guardian - UK · Mar 2
UK politicians are in a race to the bottom – but there is a simple, unexpected way to help refugees The home secretary is seeking to make refugee status temporary. Let’s go in the opposite direction and fight for an essential right, says Zoe Williams The Guardian - UK · Mar 2
Major migration changes coming into force today as Home Secretary faces backlash from Labour MPs Refugees will now need to renew their permission to stay in Britain every 30 months or apply for a visa route like any other legal migrant Evening Standard · Mar 2
Refugee status to be temporary as Shabana Mahmood rips up rules on UK asylum Home secretary announces 30-month protection limit, with refugees required to leave if their home countries are later judged safe The Guardian - UK · Mar 1
Asylum in UK to be reviewed every 30 months under Home Secretary’s plans Refugees will need to renew their permission to stay or apply for a visa route like any other legal migrant. Evening Standard · Mar 1
Shabana Mahmood’s double down on immigration ‘disappointing’, says Alf Dubs Labour peer, who was a child refugee, criticises home secretary’s response to Gorton and Denton byelection defeat The Guardian - UK · Mar 1
'Marriage, birth of child, deaths of parents’: Pakistani refugee who returned home six times secures chance to keep Canadian status A Pakistani refugee who returned to his home country six times between 2016 and 2022 has won a judicial review, giving him another chance to retain his Canadian refugee status, reports the National Post. The Times of India · Feb 28
The Trump administration is detaining and questioning refugees already admitted to the US In a break from tradition, refugees admitted to the United States after extensive interviews and vetting are being detained and questioned again The Independent UK · Feb 28
Federal judge extends order protecting refugees in Minnesota from being arrested and deported A federal judge has extended his order protecting refugees in Minnesota who are lawfully in the U.S. from being arrested and deported The Independent UK · Feb 27
Judge says Trump administration ‘terrorizing’ refugees under ‘dystopian nightmare’ policy DHS is blocked from arresting and detaining recently resettled refugees in Minnesota as legal challenges continue The Independent UK · Feb 27
Judge blocks arrest and detention of some lawful refugees in Minnesota Trump administration’s unlawful policy turns ‘refugees’ American Dream into a dystopian nightmare’, judge says The Guardian - US · Feb 27
DHS Under Fire After Over Allegations Claiming Border Patrol Agents Left Nearly Blind Refugee to Die in New York A political storm has erupted over allegations that border patrol agents left a nearly blind refugee to die in Buffalo, New York, sparking multiple investigations. International Business Times UK · Feb 27
The Independent UK · Feb 27 Video shows nearly blind refugee being released by Border Patrol, 5 days before his death Surveillance video of a nearly blind refugee from Myanmar being dropped off at a Buffalo doughnut shop by Border Patrol agents five nights before he was found dead shows him pacing by a locked door and walking through an empty parking lot
The Independent UK · Feb 27 Timeline of a tragedy: Video reveals Border agents leaving near-blind refugee on New York street before he died in the cold Nurul Amin Shah Alam was nearly blind and shoeless when officers left him at a closed doughnut shop. Officials want answers over his death on the streets
We Got This Covered · Feb 27 In a strange turn, Donald Trump’s refugee plan proposes a monthly intake far exceeding his own limits Their actions seem to indicate that the only refugees who would be welcome are those with the right skin color.
Reason · Feb 27 Blind Refugee Found Dead 5 Days After Release From Border Patrol Custody in Buffalo The Department of Homeland Security claims that the refugee was dropped off at a “warm, safe location” in Buffalo, New York. But he never made it inside.
Latin Times · Feb 27 New Footage Reveals Border Patrol Dropped Partially Blind Refugee at Closed Store Before His Death Nurul Amin Shah Alam was found dead five days after Border Patrol dropped him off at a Buffalo parking lot
The Independent UK · Feb 27 A nearly blind refugee is found dead after Border Patrol agents drop him at Buffalo doughnut shop Police in New York state are investigating how a nearly blind refugee from Myanmar died after U.S. Border Patrol agents dropped him off at a doughnut shop in Buffalo
We Got This Covered · Feb 26 Nearly blind refugee was Tasered over a curtain rod, jailed for a year, then dumped at a coffee shop and left to die They never told his family or law
We Got This Covered · Feb 26 Cruel border patrol officers abandon blind and helpless refugee, leaving him to die in winter snowstorm Shah Alam was abandoned on the other side of town with below freezing temperatures outside.
International Business Times UK · Feb 26 Trump Claims Charlotte Transit Murder Suspect 'Came In Through Open Borders' — But Records Show He Was Born in the US During the 2026 State of the Union, President Trump falsely linked a Charlotte stabbing suspect to immigration, despite public records showing the suspect is a U.S. citizen.
International Business Times UK · Feb 26 Blind Rohingya Refugee Dies After ICE Release Leaves Him 5 Miles From Home A blind Rohingya refugee, Nurul Amin Shah Alam, was found dead in Buffalo after being abandoned by US Border Patrol. His death has sparked outrage and calls for accountability.
The Times of India · Feb 26 Nearly blind, spoke no English: Rohingya refugee Nurul Amin dies in New York after immigration officers abandon him at coffee shop A year after his arrest which was a result of a misunderstanding, Rohingya refugee Nurul Amin is found dead in Buffalo. His family members were not informed that he was being released as he was supposed to be taken into ICE custody. But border agents decided not to take him…