A growing number of asylum seekers have found that the journey to the Continent is safer and cheaper than paying smugglers to get them through Mexico.
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Trump Calls Off Plan to Impose Tariffs on Mexico
President Trump said Friday evening on Twitter that the “Tariffs scheduled to be implemented by the U.S. on Monday, against Mexico, are hereby indefinitely suspended.”
Denmark Faces an Election Fueled by Anger on Climate and Immigration
The campaign has underlined the divide between those who fear environmental change will destroy the planet and those who fear immigration will destroy the country.
Denmark Rejects Final Asylum Appeal by Afghan Woman With Dementia
The government says Zarmena Waziri, 72, has not provided adequate proof of her illness. She was ordered to report to a deportation center on June 4.
In a Possible First for Hong Kong, Activists Wanted by Police Gain Protection in Germany
The activists faced charges related to a 2016 street brawl. Germany’s move is a growing recognition of the erosion of individual freedoms in Hong Kong.
The Interpreter: Border Crackdowns Feed a Self-Reinforcing Cycle of Fear and Backlash
In the United States and Europe, efforts to control unauthorized arrivals can heighten perceptions of chaos at the border.
Migration Surge From Central America Was Spurred, in Part, by Mexican Policies
The López Obrador administration’s migrant-friendly policies appear to have encouraged more migrants to move north. Border cities are straining to shelter them.
Canada Gives Asylum to Refugee Who Sheltered Edward Snowden
A Filipino woman and her daughter arrived in Toronto, while five others who allowed the former National Security Agency contractor into their Hong Kong homes are awaiting decisions.
Rejecting Asylum Claim, U.K. Quotes Bible to Say Christianity Is Not ‘Peaceful’
An Iranian asylum seeker said he converted from Islam to Christianity because it was a “peaceful” religion. The Home Office used Bible verses about vengeance as a basis to deny the claim.
Trump’s Surprising New Ally in Mexico? The Government
Mexican officials say this prevents a fight with Trump and costs little, politically, at home. But it defies López Obrador’s promises to defend migrants.