Who is an ‘asylum-seeker’? An asylum-seeker is someone who is seeking international protection. Their request for refugee status, or complementary protection status, has yet to be processed, or they ...

The right to apply for asylum, a type of protection granted to migrants fleeing persecution or other harm in their home countries, has been a central component of U.S. immigration law for decades.

Voting will soon close in national elections. Polls show the hard-right AfD party is likely to have its best showing ever.

Let’s just get one thing clear: You do not want to end up in the Khia Asylum. Winding up in the Khia Asylum may actually be the only asylum you want to be in less than the one from American ...

Germany’s far-right AfD party looks set to make large gains when the country heads to the polls on Sunday. The centre-right ...

This may be the year the firewall collapses. The AfD is now polling at about 22 percent nationally and seems destined for a ...

A "very dangerous" asylum seeker who sexually assaulted a teenager cannot be jailed as it could breach his human rights due to the torture he experienced in Syria, a court has heard. Hassan Abou ...

Alice Gibbs is a Newsweek Senior Internet Trends & Culture Reporter based in the U.K. For the last two years she has specialized in viral trends and internet news, with a particular focus on ...

The 19-year-old suspect was arrested on Friday evening, nearly three hours after the attack, when he approached officers with ...

After Trump’s headline-grabbing statements last week, interest from Afrikaners to take up US asylum in 2025 has quickly gained momentum. Many initially thought it was something of a joke ...

President Donald Trump’s immigration policies already are affecting schools across the country. Officials have found ...