The Department of Homeland Security proposed a new rule this week that would force asylum seekers to wait one year before applying for a work permit for the first time. The department said requests ...

American leaders of all political stripes lament the nation’s broken asylum system, but they also fall lockstep into short-sighted, reactive fixes that don’t solve the underlying problem: an outdated ...

GENEVA (Reuters) -Bowing to pressure to reform the refugee convention and asylum system would be a "catastrophic error", the head of the UN agency for refugees said on Monday. The comments by UNHCR ...

The stated concerns about the Interim Federal Health Program and the political rhetoric harken back to the last time changes ...

Thousands were stranded at the border when President Trump paused asylum claims his first day in office. Many waited, but many others stayed.

OTTAWA — A Conservative motion to restrict health-care benefits to failed asylum claimants was tabled in Parliament on ...

With arrests and deportations escalating and as work permits stall, Sisters of St. Joseph are sheltering legally present refugee families.

Detroit — Shelters and groups supporting asylum seekers and refugees in Metro Detroit say they are working overtime with little support and not enough beds as winter takes hold, a situation some worry ...

MPs in the House of Commons will vote Tuesday on a Conservative motion that asks the Liberal government to review the ...

Who is a refugee? Where do most refugees come from? What’s the difference between refugees and asylum seekers? How many refugees live in the UK? Can asylum seekers work in the UK? Which countries host ...