No matter the language – French, Spanish, Portuguese, Lingala – the faces of the migrants staying in the Portland Expo darken when they hear the words for “The Mountain of Death.” Scores of families, totaling more than 300 men, women and children, traveled thousands of miles to Portland from central Africa in recent weeks, fleeing violence and political instability in their home countries. The influx of asylum seekers has sparked an all-hands response from the city, which opened the local basketball arena as a shelter. Concerned donors have poured more than half a million dollars into the relief effort. Related Headlines Migrant influx to Portland prompts emergency declaration, flood of generosity As the migrants rested on cots in the Expo and recounted their long journeys through Central America and Mexico, a pattern began to emerge. They hacked their way through the same jungles, forded the same rivers, and clung to the sides of the same mountains. There … [Read more...] about Asylum seekers defy death for a better life in Portland
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Asylum seeker ‘children’ found to be adults
Liverpool 8 December 2018 Share this with Facebook Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share this with Email Share this with Facebook Share this with WhatsApp Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share Share this with These are external links and will open in a new window Email Share this with Email Facebook Share this with Facebook Messenger Share this with Messenger Messenger Share this with Messenger Twitter Share this with Twitter Pinterest Share this with Pinterest WhatsApp Share this with WhatsApp LinkedIn Share this with LinkedIn Copy this link https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-46494675 Read more about sharing. These are external links and will open in a new window Close share panel Twenty-four asylum seekers who claimed they were children after being sent to Liverpool were found to be adults, the city's … [Read more...] about Asylum seeker ‘children’ found to be adults
Portland’s support for asylum seekers leads city to forgo $68,000 federal grant for police
The Trump administration’s crackdown on communities that support asylum seekers will cost Portland police $68,000 next year, city officials said. Interim Police Chief Vern Malloch, a 34-year veteran of the department, said, “Portland has been getting this grant for as long as I can remember.” New language inserted into eligibility rules for the Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant issued by the Department of Justice requires city officials to attest that their community does not induce or encourage non-citizens to come to or reside in their community and does not aid or abet such actions. The existence of the Portland Community Support Fund, a unique public fund that helps meet the basic needs of asylum seekers who do not qualify for state General Assistance funds, was enough for the city to turn down the grant that it usually receives on an annual basis and uses to pay for police training and technology. “Portland has been getting this grant for as long as I … [Read more...] about Portland’s support for asylum seekers leads city to forgo $68,000 federal grant for police
White House considers plan to keep asylum seekers in Mexico
The White House is weighing a plan to require Central American migrants to remain in Mexico while their asylum requests are pending. The proposed change, first reported Wednesday night in the Washington Post, would be a departure from current procedure, which allows asylum seekers to remain in the U.S. until their case is reviewed by an immigration judge.Story Continued Below The plan could move forward as soon as Friday, the Post reported, though a Homeland Security spokeswoman vehemently denied any such action was imminent. “DHS is not implementing such a new enforcement program at this time," DHS spokeswoman Katie Walsh said in an email. "Reporting on policies that do not exist creates uncertainty and confusion along our borders and has a negative real world impact.” “We will ensure — as always — that any new program or policy will comply with humanitarian obligations, uphold our national security and sovereignty, and is implemented with notice to the … [Read more...] about White House considers plan to keep asylum seekers in Mexico
Asylum seekers turned away from border bridges
.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... EL PASO, Texas – Migrants arriving at the U.S. border to seek asylum are routinely subjected to tactics that immigration rights advocates say are designed to drive them away in violation of their rights under federal law. The tactics include forcing them to wait at the border indefinitely or sending them back into Mexico to join a backlogged list maintained by Mexican immigration officials. The Trump administration says such measures are necessary because it is not equipped to deal with a large increase in the number of asylum seekers, many of them from Central America. Last year, U.S. immigration courts handled 120,000 asylum requests, a fourfold increase since 2013. ADVERTISEMENTSkip But immigrant advocates contend the government is violating the U.S. Immigration and Nationality … [Read more...] about Asylum seekers turned away from border bridges