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| UpdatedAn Iraqi man who was detained overnight at a New York City airport because of President Donald Trump's ban on refugees from certain Muslim nations calls America "the land of freedom" after being released from custody.
Topics: immigration, world-politics, refugees, united-states, iraq
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Iraq war interpreter Hameed Khalid Darweesh thanks his supporters after he spent a night in detention at a New York City airport despite holding a visa.
Topics: immigration, refugees, world-politics, united-states
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Snap protests have erupted at airports across the US as border agents detained refugees who landed after Mr Trump signed an executive order halting the entry of nationals from several Muslim-majority countries.
Topics: immigration, refugees, united-states
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| UpdatedHundreds of protesters are descending upon major airports across the US in response to President Donald Trump's sweeping ban Muslim immigration.
Topics: immigration, world-politics, refugees, united-states
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US President Trump has denied his immigration ban is a ban, saying instead that he is going to implement "extreme vetting" of people from several Muslim-majority countries.
Topics: world-politics, immigration, religion-and-beliefs, refugees, united-states
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| UpdatedWhile Donald Trump's indefinite ban on Syrian refugees entering the US was expected, it has left many who had already begun the immigration process with more questions than answers.
Topics: immigration, refugees, community-and-society, human-interest, syrian-arab-republic, jordan, united-states
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| UpdatedUS President Donald Trump confirms his administration will continue to honour the refugee resettlement deal Australia made with the Obama administration late last year.
Topics: world-politics, turnbull-malcolm, refugees, foreign-affairs, government-and-politics, federal-government, immigration, australia, united-states
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| UpdatedNew restrictions on immigrants and refugees in an executive order signed by President Donald Trump mean legal permanent residents who have passports from seven Muslim-majority countries have to be cleared back into the United States on a case-by-case basis, officials say.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, immigration, refugees, united-states
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| UpdatedDonald Trump hails his sweeping ban on people from seven Muslim-majority nations entering the United States as several travellers are detained and others barred from boarding US-bound flights.
Topics: immigration, world-politics, refugees, united-states
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Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, refugees, immigration, terrorism, united-states
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| UpdatedThe United Nations refugee agency and International Organisation for Migration (IOM) call on the Trump administration to continue offering asylum to people fleeing war and persecution, saying its resettlement program was vital.
Topics: world-politics, refugees, defence-forces, united-states
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| UpdatedPresident Donald Trump signs an executive order making major changes to America's policies on refugees and immigration.
Topics: refugees, immigration, world-politics, government-and-politics, united-states
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| UpdatedUS President Donald Trump signs an executive order that suspends the country's refugee program for four months and halts the entry of Syrian refugees indefinitely, a move he says is aimed at keeping "radical Islamic terrorists" out of America.
Topics: world-politics, refugees, defence-forces, united-states
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| UpdatedAid agencies urge the US not to turn its back on refugees as President Donald Trump prepares to sign an executive order to temporarily halt arrivals from some Muslim-majority nations.
Topics: refugees, world-politics, unrest-conflict-and-war, relief-and-aid-organisations, united-states
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Germany's population grew by some 600,000 last year to reach a record high of 82.8 million people due to the number of asylum seekers who have arrived in the country, the Federal Statistics office says.
Topics: refugees, world-politics, germany
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| UpdatedThe UN humanitarian chief accuses the Syrian Government of blocking aid to hundreds of thousands of the country's most needy people, despite a nationwide ceasefire that has given "a glimmer of hope" that the conflict might be coming to an end.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, international-aid-and-trade, relief-and-aid-organisations, refugees, syrian-arab-republic
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The Kremlin says the US did not consult Russia before Donald Trump's pledge to order safe zones in Syria, while Turkey says it is waiting to see the outcome of the plan.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, refugees, foreign-affairs, turkey, syrian-arab-republic, united-states
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| UpdatedAn obtained draft executive order reportedly shows that US President Donald Trump intends to stop accepting Syrian refugees and suspend the broader US refugee program for 120 days.
Topics: world-politics, refugees, united-states
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| UpdatedIraqi-born refugee Heetham Hekmat reflects on the worst night of his life — when he and his family were herded into their house before it was set alight — as he prepares to become an Australian citizen in Hobart today.
Topics: refugees, immigration, community-and-society, australia-day, tas
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Topics: refugees, immigration, community-and-society, tas
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| UpdatedThe Turnbull Government is confident the future of Australia's one-off refugee deal will not be affected by US President Donald Trump's expected temporary ban on most refugees.
Topics: refugees, immigration, world-politics, australia, united-states
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| UpdatedDonald Trump is poised to sign orders imposing a temporary ban on most refugees, and suspending visas for citizens of Syria and six other Middle Eastern and African countries, according to US sources.
Topics: refugees, world-politics, community-and-society, government-and-politics, united-states
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| UpdatedMore than 100 refugees who fled war-torn Syria and Iraq are given a taste of a classic summer tradition, diving headfirst into their first swim at an Australian beach.
Topics: refugees, community-and-society, immigration, caloundra-4551, qld, australia
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| UpdatedThe family and psychologist of a Bhutanese refugee who took her own life before Christmas are appealing to the Federal Government to better manage welfare assessments for vulnerable people.
Topics: immigration, refugees, community-and-society, suicide, disabilities, health, mental-health, qld, australia
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Two Iranian men who were bashed by police in Papua New Guinea return to court after being arrested for a second time.
Topics: refugees, law-crime-and-justice, police, papua-new-guinea, pacific, australia, asia