![Children as young as 12 due in court over widespread riots Children as young as 12 due in court over widespread riots](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-08/71722991253_Policeofficers.jpg)
Children as young as 12 due in court over widespread riots
Those in court include the wife of a Conservative councillor accused of urging attacks on hotels housing asylum seekers via social media.
Tue Aug 13 2024
![British police brace for anti-Muslim riots and counter protests British police brace for anti-Muslim riots and counter protests](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-08/41723023289_TBTRIBUTE.jpg)
British police brace for anti-Muslim riots and counter protests
Far-right groups target asylum center and immigration law firms, sparking anti-fascist protesters to organise counter-demonstrations.
Wed Aug 07 2024
![WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange heads to Australia after U.S. guilty plea WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange heads to Australia after U.S. guilty plea](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-06/81719374048_assange.jpg)
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange heads to Australia after U.S. guilty plea
His release ends a 14-year legal saga in which Assange spent more than five years in a British high-security jail and seven years in asylum at the Ecuadorean embassy in London.
Wed Jun 26 2024
![Biden imposes sweeping asylum ban at US-Mexico border Biden imposes sweeping asylum ban at US-Mexico border](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-06/41717556879_JoeBiden.jpg)
Biden imposes sweeping asylum ban at US-Mexico border
Migrants caught crossing illegally could be quickly deported or turned back to Mexico under the measure.
Wed Jun 05 2024
![By boat or by plane? If you’re seeking asylum in Australia, the outcome is similarly bleak By boat or by plane? If you’re seeking asylum in Australia, the outcome is similarly bleak](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2017-06/81498207875_Sydney.jpg)
By boat or by plane? If you’re seeking asylum in Australia, the outcome is similarly bleak
Anyone who's not an Australian citizen is required to have authorisation in the form of a visa to enter and remain in the country.
Fri Feb 23 2024
![Islamic state claims responsibility for Brussels attack - Group's channel on Telegram Islamic state claims responsibility for Brussels attack - Group's channel on Telegram](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-10/51697516987_TBBrussels.jpg)
Islamic state claims responsibility for Brussels attack - Group's channel on Telegram
The gunman who carried out the attack, had an asylum application rejected in 2020 but continued to live in Belgium illegally.
Wed Oct 18 2023
![Rights group sues over Biden rule curbing asylum at U.S.-Mexico border Rights group sues over Biden rule curbing asylum at U.S.-Mexico border](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-05/61683866533_mexico.jpg)
Rights group sues over Biden rule curbing asylum at U.S.-Mexico border
The strict new asylum regulation is a key part of Biden's strategy to address a possible rise in illegal immigration as COVID-19 restrictions, known as Title 42, ended at midnight on Thursday.
Fri May 12 2023
![Biden restricts asylum access at Mexico border as Title 42 ends Biden restricts asylum access at Mexico border as Title 42 ends](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-05/81683721686_YQIXHWHJBITPSVCNIL.jpg)
Biden restricts asylum access at Mexico border as Title 42 ends
The regulation will create a new presumption that migrants arriving at the border are ineligible for asylum if they passed through other nations without seeking protection elsewhere first.
Wed May 10 2023
![UK tells small-boat migrants: We will detain and deport you UK tells small-boat migrants: We will detain and deport you](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-03/71678244584_LONDON.jpg)
UK tells small-boat migrants: We will detain and deport you
Small-boat arrivals will be barred from claiming asylum.
Wed Mar 08 2023
![If you come to UK illegally, you will not be able to stay If you come to UK illegally, you will not be able to stay](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2020-07/71594259960_TBRISHISUNAKx.jpg)
If you come to UK illegally, you will not be able to stay
Anyone arriving illegally in Britain will be prevented from staying, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said in an interview published on Sunday, ahead of new legislation which is expected to be set out next.
Mon Mar 06 2023
![Struggling with US asylum app, migrant families split at border Struggling with US asylum app, migrant families split at border](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-02/81677561954_MEXICO.jpg)
Struggling with US asylum app, migrant families split at border
The US asylum appointments on a government app is beset by high demand and persistent glitches, migrants and advocates say.
Tue Feb 28 2023
!['We're waiting': Migrants throng US-Mexico border in asylum limbo 'We're waiting': Migrants throng US-Mexico border in asylum limbo](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-12/61671697450_MEXICO.jpg)
'We're waiting': Migrants throng US-Mexico border in asylum limbo
Hundreds of migrants were hoping the Christmas period will bring an end to uncertainty over their hopes of securing asylum in the United States.
Thu Dec 22 2022
![Malaysia deports Myanmar asylum seekers despite dangers back home - Sources Malaysia deports Myanmar asylum seekers despite dangers back home - Sources](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2017-09/51505899025_Rohingya.jpg)
Malaysia deports Myanmar asylum seekers despite dangers back home - Sources
At least one officer, Kyaw Hla, and his wife, Htay Htay Yee, were detained upon arrival back in Myanmar's main city of Yangon.
Wed Oct 19 2022
![IDEAS: Reconsider plans to shut down the UNHCR office in Malaysia IDEAS: Reconsider plans to shut down the UNHCR office in Malaysia](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-09/71630568012_IDEAS.jpg)
IDEAS: Reconsider plans to shut down the UNHCR office in Malaysia
IDEAS believes that Malaysia is obliged to uphold its duty to protect refugees and asylum-seekers.
Thu Oct 13 2022
![New York City declares state of emergency amid rising influx of asylum seekers New York City declares state of emergency amid rising influx of asylum seekers](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-10/71665157333_TBERICADAM.jpg)
New York City declares state of emergency amid rising influx of asylum seekers
New York City Mayor Eric Adams declared a state of emergency on Friday in response to a record-breaking influx of asylum seekers into the city.
Sat Oct 08 2022