AN asylum seeker who raped a teenage girl has admitted three more serious sex offences. Anicet Mayela, 41, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to one count of rape and two of sexual activity with a child.

A directive from the Justice Department, which says the move is intended to reduce a backlog in immigration court, would ...

The European Commission wants to fast-track asylum claims by people from seven nations. Under a plan announced Wednesday by ...

The memo could result in immigration judges deciding someone is not eligible for asylum without a hearing, and based solely ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency works to ensure that everybody has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge, having fled violence, persecution or war at home. Since 1950, we have faced multiple ...

The Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill was introduced in the UK parliament on 30 January 2025. The bill proposes to improve border security and strengthen law enforcement, while repealing ...

Refugee policy has largely faded from the spotlight during this year's election campaign. A recent increase in asylum seekers ...

An auction house specialist caught working illegally in a nail bar has been allowed to stay in the UK. A judge ruled the Home Office acted too hastily by ordering the deportation of Thi Lam Thao Dao, ...

Ottawa under pressure to follow European countries’ lead and issue travel advisory about transgender Canadians visiting the U ...

A judge has apologised after a solicitor who refused to comply with security checks had to be restrained by court staff when ...

A Somali criminal seeking asylum in the UK has avoided deportation after a judge ruled that returning him to his home country ...

A judge who presides over deportation asylum appeals has reposted calls to decriminalise illegal migration to the UK, ...