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Trump promises to end birthright citizenship and shut down the border – a legal scholar explains the challenges these actions could face

During his first day in office on Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a slew of executive orders on immigration that would make it harder for refugees, asylum seekers and others to try to enter the U.S. – and for some immigrants to stay in the country.

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Trump Signals a Crackdown on Legal and Illegal Immigration

The president plans to suspend refugee resettlement and declare a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Reason

Ceasefire In Gaza Offers Reprieve After Devastating Israeli Bombing

Explore the heartbreaking aftermath of conflict in the Bureij refugee camp in Gaza, where residents face devastation and displacement.

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‘It raised our spirits’: Palestinian refugees in Syria on the ceasefire in Gaza

Yarmouk camp residents lived through fighting and starvation in the Syrian civil war and feel intimately connected to the suffering in the Gaza Strip

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Resettlement agencies race to help refugees ahead of Trump's second term

Resettlement agencies have raced to welcome refugees before President-elect Donald Trump takes office

The Independent UK

TikTok refugees are pouring to Xiaohongshu. Here's what you need to know about the RedNote app

A rare wave of U.S.-China camaraderie broke out online in recent days as “refugees” from the popular short video platform TikTok poured onto a Chinese social media platform to protest a now-delayed ban on the service

The Independent UK

Former GOP House Speaker Says Small Faction of the Party Is 'Rabid' About Mass Deportations, Predicts Trump Won't Be Able To Carry Them Out

Newt Gingrich also advocated for systems that facilitate the entry of legitimate refugees and legal immigrants

Latin Times

Six killed in Israeli drone attack on occupied West Bank’s Jenin camp

An Israeli military drone reportedly fired three missiles at a group of people in the Jenin refugee camp.

Al Jazeera

Israel admits soldiers used ambulance in raid on refugee camp

Families seek justice after a raid on Balata camp in the West Bank resulted in the death of an 80-year-old woman and another civilian

The Guardian - UK

US TikTok users flock to Chinese app Xiaohongshu in protest with TikTok ban looming

As the threat of a TikTok ban looms, some U.S. TikTok users are flocking to Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu – making it the top downloaded app in the U.S. The self-described “TikTok refugees” landed on Xiaohongshu as an alternative to TikTok

The Independent UK

UK rollout of eVisas hit by problems facing foreign nationals and refugees just two weeks in

Exclusive: Millions have been forced to change to a digital immigration system in 2025 but the transition to the eVisa has led to problems for foreign nationals and refugees

The Independent UK

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Time to go home? Assad's demise brings dilemmas for Syrian refugees in Turkey

The fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria is being viewed as an opportunity by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to return millions of Syrian refugees amid growing public resentment. However, it remains uncertain whether those who have built new lives in cities like Istanbul are prepared to return.

The Independent UK

LA was sitting on a powder keg ripe for a fire after months of drought. Then it was lit

EXCLUSIVE: Author John Vaillant tells The Independent that human-driven climate change has created dangerous wildfire conditions and thousands of ‘climate refugees’ in the city of Los Angeles

The Conversation

Syria: how the fall of Assad has affected the asylum debate in Europe

After the fall of Bashar al-Assad and his family’s 50-year dynasty of fear, several European countries announced a suspension of asylum application procedures. Germany, France and Sweden are among the countries which have also paused all pending asylum requests from Syrians. Austria, meanwhile, has signalled it will soon order refugees…

The Guardian - UK

‘If you are black, you are finished’: the ethnically targeted violence raging in Sudan

Refugees tell of attacks on darker-skinned people and non-Arab groups by Rapid Support Forces and its allies in Darfur

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The Guardian - UK

For years I’ve asked ministers what they expect refugees to do. They never have an answer

It’s all very well to talk of ‘smashing’ the gangs. But until there are other routes, the dangerous crossings will keep happening, says Guardian writer Diane Taylor

Salon

Biden leaves mixed legacy on immigration

Biden fulfilled a promise to restore the refugee resettlement program but also cracked down on the right to asylum

Al Jazeera

Australia violated rights of asylum seekers held in Nauru, UN watchdog says

UN Human Rights Committee ruling covers cases involving 25 refugees who endured years of arbitrary detention.

The Independent UK

Australia asked to pay compensation for violating rights of asylum seekers in Nauru camps

UN watchdog finds refugees and asylum seekers suffered deterioration of physical and mental health in offshore detention camps

AAP

Australia breached human rights treaty, UN body rules

Australia remains responsible for the arbitrary detention of refugees and asylum seekers in offshore processing facilities in Nauru, a UN committee has ruled.

The Conversation

The UN says Australia violated human rights law, but it’s unlikely to change the way we treat refugees

The United Nations Human Rights Committee has ruled that Australia breached international human rights law by detaining a group of young asylum seekers in immigration detention in Nauru.

International Business Times UK

German Couple Kills Ukrainian Refugee With Hammer and Steals Her Baby Amid Infertility Struggles

A Russian-German couple murdered a Ukrainian mother and grandmother to abduct a five-week-old baby and raise her as their own.

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