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The U.S. Coast Guard conducted a massive repatriation of Haitian refugees on Monday, returning 801 people to Port-au-Prince after they were denied political asylum in the United States. This operation more than doubles the previous record of 408 people repatriated in a single day, set just last Friday. The
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The Clinton administration is nearly ready to transfer the first 500 Haitian refugees from Guantanamo Bay naval base in Cuba to a safe haven in Panama, with the transfer potentially taking place as early as Friday. The administration has agreed with Panama to accept 10,000 Haitian refugees as part
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A shelved Home Office research project on refugees reveals that asylum seekers possess a wealth of skills and talent that are not being utilized to the country's benefit. The study, which was passed to the Guardian despite being refused publication by Minister Charles Wardle, challenges popular perceptions of
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A renewed influx of Haitian refugees has overwhelmed President Bill Clinton's policy of sanctuary, with over 2,656 intercepted by the US Coast Guard in the last four days. The crisis has reignited concerns about the prospect of US military intervention to restore democracy in Haiti. Meanwhile, the
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The Coast Guard has rescued 3,665 Cuban refugees in 1994, breaking the previous record set in 1980. This year's total includes 1,117 migrants picked up in June alone. The increased flow of refugees is attributed to Cubans' growing dissatisfaction with the Castro regime and the
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The three men, Ben-Xu Chen, Yu Lin, and Guo-Wu Lin, were detained for nearly a year after reaching New York aboard a smuggler's freighter that ran aground off Queens. They were released by immigration authorities on Friday night, weeks after an immigration judge granted them political asylum due
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Thousands of Mozambicans, driven by the prospect of economic prosperity in Johannesburg, are risking their lives to evade South African border patrols and the still-electrified high-voltage fence, which has claimed the lives of more people in three years than the Berlin Wall did in 28 years. Despite official claims that
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Home Office ministers are set to end the use of Pentonville Prison in London, which has been criticized for its poor conditions and inappropriate facilities for holding unconvicted asylum seekers. Instead, a wing of Rochester Prison in Kent is being considered for use as a detention centre, part of a
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Canada's refugee determination system has been a contentious issue in recent times, with some suggesting that the country's resources would be better spent on feeding and housing refugees in camps abroad. However, as a former member of the Immigration and Refugee Board and a vocal advocate
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A group of 97 Haitian refugees, including nine women and two children, arrived in the United States Tuesday morning, coming ashore in the Florida Keys. The group, believed to have sailed directly from Haiti to Florida, was taken to the Krome Detention Center southwest of Miami for processing. The arrival
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Canada's immigration and refugee system faces significant challenges, with many complexities and grey areas that hinder its efficiency. The system is designed to be humane and fair, but it can be naive in its approach, particularly when dealing with refugees who have committed crimes in Canada. The recent
