All posts tagged "asylum seekers"
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Supreme Court to Rule on Case Involving Transgender Asylum Seeker
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard a case involving a transgender woman from Guatemala who is seeking asylum, claiming her life is potentially in...
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Gay Palestinian Asylum Seeker Beheaded in the West Bank
A gay Palestinian man who had sought asylum in Israel was beheaded in the West Bank city of Hebron last week in an act that...
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UN chastises Finland for rejecting asylum request from lesbian couple’s child fleeing Russia
Finland claimed bullying, threats, and physical violence against child and his family did not amount to persecution.
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Federal judge blocks Trump rule that would turn away LGBTQ asylum seekers
Judge's order will prevent DHS from imposing higher burden of proof on refugees while courts hear challenge to rule
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Trump immigration rule would prevent most LGBTQ and HIV+ refugees from seeking asylum
Critics say rule's stricter standards would result in more LGBTQ asylum seekers being turned away
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ICE releases two gay asylum seekers from Cuba living with HIV amid COVID-19 pandemic
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has released two asylum seekers living with HIV from a Texas detention facility after LGBTQ advocates expressed concerns over the...
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Advocates urge ICE to release two gay asylum seekers living with HIV
Recent federal court ruling ordered ICE to release detainees who could be "immune-compromised" by COVID-19
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Gay Salvadoran asylum seeker sues Trump administration for deporting him to Guatemala
Lawsuit challenges "safe third country" policy that puts asylum seekers into similar circumstances that caused them to flee
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Mike Bloomberg unveils plans for how he’d promote LGBTQ equality as president
Former NYC mayor offers host of policy prescriptions, touting his record and success in persuading Republicans to support equality
