LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Refugees International has Warned against United Kingdom plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda stressing that it violates the fundamental right of people to seek asylum. The Group in a statement signed by Sarah Sheffer, Vice President for Strategic Outreach Refugees International pointed out that by neglecting its obligations, the UK risks…
LAGOS JUNE 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)- Refugees International has advised that Joe Biden administration has much more to do to restore and reform the United States asylum system and to welcome asylum seekers with humanity and dignity, stressing that where it falls short, Congress must step in. A statement signed by Sarah Sheffer, Director of Communications of…
LAGOS APRIL 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Donald Trump is proposing charging asylum seekers a fee to process their applications as he continues to try to crack down on the surge of Central American migrants seeking to cross into the U.S. In a presidential memorandum signed Monday, Trump directed his attorney general and acting homeland security secretary to…
LAGOS APRIL 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A U.S. judge on Monday halted the Trump administration’s policy of sending some asylum seekers back across the southern border to wait out their cases in Mexico, stopping a program the government planned to use to stem a recent flood of migrants. The ruling is slated to take effect on Friday, according…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Donald Trump on Friday signed a proclamation to block asylum applications by people who try to enter the United States illegally. Trump, who has made changing U.S. immigration law and tightening border security top goals in his administration, said the move was to address the problem of large numbers of migrants…
