asylum seekers
Photos of Nauru's (Now) Mostly Empty Immigration Detention Centre
The Australian Government once had over 1,200 refugees locked up here. Now the camps are mostly disused.
Allegations of Awful Conditions at Refugee Hotel Where Six People Were Attacked
Management at Mears Housing said all was well in the Glasgow hotels housing asylum seekers during the coronavirus pandemic. A day later, six people had been hospitalised in a knife attack.
Violence Is Exploding in Europe's Most Notorious Migrant Camp
Residents of the Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesvos are living in fear under lockdown and a spate of vicious knife attacks.
Inside ICE Detention During the Coronavirus Outbreak: 'This Will Be a Graveyard'
VICE News spoke to panicked immigrant detainees at ICE facilities across the country.
A Big Cluster of Coronavirus Cases Was Just Confirmed in a Greek Migrant Camp
“It makes the need to decongest the island camps even more urgent.”
Our Moral Responsibility to Asylum-Seekers Doesn't Change During a Pandemic
The coronavirus has shown us the world is more connected than ever. Closing our borders to the most vulnerable won't change that.
Trump's 'Remain in Mexico' Asylum Policy Was Just Blocked by a Federal Court
Advocates contend it left vulnerable groups — including folks who are LGBTQ or pregnant — living in unsafe, overcrowded encampments.
Rape Survivors Seeking Asylum Have to Prove the Rape Happened or Be Deported
We often talk ruefully about how the U.S. judicial system will “put the victim on trial" in sexual assault cases. But when it comes to people applying for asylum in the U.S., that's literally what happens.
The Trump Administration Dumped Thousands of Migrants — Including Kids — on the Streets with No Support
It forced local communities to either spend money and resources on migrants who are just passing through, or let them fend for themselves.
13,000 Migrant Kids Are Stuck Waiting in Mexico Thanks to Trump’s Policy
More than a quarter of them are under 5, and at least 400 are infants
Hundreds of Migrants Just Shut Down a Bridge Between the U.S. and Mexico
They camped out to protest the Trump policy that's forced tens of thousands of asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico while their cases are decided.
Julián Castro Tried to Get 12 Migrants out of the 'Remain in Mexico' Program. They Were All Turned Away.
DHS has said people from “vulnerable populations” can be removed from the program on a “case-by-case basis.” Not this time.