asylum
Welcome to the Black Hole of America's Immigration System
At Stewart Detention Center, roughly 1,700 men wait to find out whether they'll be deported from the United States. Chances are, they will be.
LGBTQ Immigrants Go to America for Refuge and End Up in Detention Centres
The United States offers a safe haven for LGBTQ asylum seekers, but when they first arrive, many end up facing abuse in immigrant detention centers.
The Refugees Who Refuse Asylum
For some, the ability to travel back home outweighs the protections of asylum status in western Europe.
What Would an Ideal Asylum Look Like?
The Wellcome Collection's new exhibition uses the model of the asylum as a "safe place to go mad" to see how it could inform mental health services today.
Sweden's First Pride Festival for Asylum Seekers
This weekend, Uppsala sees a new pride festival dedicated to asylum seekers and LGBTQ individuals from around the world. It's the first of its kind in Sweden.
How Syrian Refugees Are Helping One Another Adjust to Life in a Strange Land
A new website started by a Syrian refugee living in Germany aims to explain everything from how to navigate the country's bureaucracy to how to order at a restaurant.
The Impossibility of Asylum When You Have a Criminal Record
Calvin Carter fled Jamaica after he says his boyfriend was murdered in an anti-gay hate crime. But with two misdemeanors on his record, gaining protective status in the US is next to impossible.
The Aimless Purgatory of Being a Teen Refugee
More than 42,000 minors entered Germany alone last year seeking protection from conflict zones. Most of them are teens, hoping to adapt to a new culture on their own.
This Newspaper Is Written by Refugees, for Refugees
"My personal aim," the co-founder of the publication told VICE, "is to make 'Daily Resistance' the most feared newspaper in Germany, then the most feared newspaper in Europe, and eventually the most feared newspaper in the world."
The Film Exposing the Brutality of Refugee Detainment Camps
This is what Australia's "Pacific Solution" policy – of shunting refugees onto other islands in the Pacific rather than taking them in – looks like.
The Rare and Horrifying Instances of Refugees from First World Countries
The United States almost never grants asylum to citizens of EU countries, but in a select few cases, people have fled violations of their human rights in Europe.
Criminals and Refugees Are Seeking Sanctuary in Churches, and Governments Have No Idea What to Do
Holy spaces are still safe spaces for many on the run.