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US launches programme allowing private ‘sponsorship’ of refugees

Immigrant rights groups welcome new pathway for refugee resettlement amid tensions over Biden administration policies.

Al Jazeera

America's Refugee Resettlement Process Is Broken. Now Private Citizens Can Help Fix It.

A new State Department initiative will let American citizens sponsor refugees fleeing danger.

Reason

‘Welcome Corps’ will allow Americans to privately sponsor refugees in US

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced a new program Thursday to allow thousands of American citizens to directly sponsor refugees financially, an effort to increase the United States’ capacity to accept more people seeking protection from abroad.

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Migration drives German population to record high in 2022

Germany's population rose to an all-time high of 84.3 million people in 2022, after stagnating over the past three years, as Ukrainian refugees came to Germany fleeing the war.

Reuters

A new program lets private citizens sponsor refugees in the U.S.

The State Department program, dubbed the Welcome Corps, would give Americans a role in resettling thousands of refugees who arrive every year.

WEKU

New program lets private citizens sponsor refugees in US

Everyday Americans will be able to help refugees adjust to life in the U.S. in a program being launched by the State Department

The Independent UK

Censorship fears over plan to keep Channel people-smugglers off social media

Charity says government’s move to tackle ‘TikTok traffickers’ could affect ability to highlight plight of refugees

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Sea ‘a graveyard’ as number of Rohingya fleeing Bangladesh by boat soars

UN figures show number of those attempting to escape horrendous conditions in refugee camps increased from 700 in 2021 to over 3,500 in 2022

The Guardian - UK

Youth stabbed Afghan refugee to death in Twickenham park hours after court date for having knife

Hazrat Wali, 18, died in hospital after being attacked in Craneford Way Playing Fields, south-west London, in October 2021

Evening Standard

Youth stabbed Afghan refugee hours after court date for having knife

Hazrat Wali, 18, died in hospital after being attacked in Craneford Way Playing Fields, south-west London, in October 2021.

The Independent UK

Israel Deports Italian Activist Arrested in West Bank Raid

Israel deported an Italian activist to Italy after security forces detained her during a raid in the occupied West Bank, Israeli authorities said Tuesday, accusing her of having links to a Palestinian militant group. The Israeli military arrested Stefania Costantini during a pre-dawn incursion Monday into the the Dheisha refugee…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saved from Death at Sea, Syrian Refugees Face Deportation

On New Year’s Eve, a small boat carrying more than 230 would-be migrants, most of them Syrians, broke down and began to sink after setting sail from the northern coast of Lebanon. Since the collapse of Lebanon's economy in 2019, an increasing number of people — mostly Syrian and Palestinian…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Vienna’s Jewish Community Takes In Hundreds Of Ukraine Refugees

Already home to a substantial number of Russian-speaking Jews before the invasion of Ukraine, the longstanding community.

Zenger

Saved from death at sea, Syrian refugees face deportation

A boat carrying more than 200 would-be migrants, most of them Syrians, sank off the coast of Lebanon on New Year’s Eve

The Independent UK

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Al Jazeera

UN reports ‘alarming’ rise in Rohingya deaths at sea in 2022

More than 3,500 Rohingya refugees risked the dangerous sea crossing to escape Myanmar or Bangladesh last year.

The Independent UK

Education of Afghan refugee children disrupted by hotel moves, High Court told

Three families have brought a legal challenge against the Home Secretary after being forced to move out of London.

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak urged to reunite Afghans refugees with their families

Afghans ‘left behind’ have been ‘abandoned and trapped’, one charity says

Reuters

Rohingya fleeing Myanmar or Bangladesh by sea surged fivefold in 2022- UN

The number of Rohingya fleeing Myanmar or Bangladesh by sea surged fivefold to more than 3,500 in 2022 from a year earlier, the U.N. refugee agency said on Tuesday, in the deadliest year for the ethnic minority group at since 2014.

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Al Jazeera

HRW accuses Bangladesh police unit of ‘rampant’ Rohingya abuse

Rights group says the Armed Police Battalion is engaged in extortion, harassment and wrongful arrests of the refugees.

Reuters

Dutch authorities arrest alleged Syrian ISIS security chief

The Dutch national prosecutors office on Tuesday announced the arrest of a 37-year old Syrian refugee who is accused of committing war crimes as a security official for Islamic State.

Bangkok Post

Bangladsesh police accused of abusing Rohingya

An elite Bangladesh police unit is engaged in the rampant extortion, harassment and wrongful arrests of the Rohingya refugees it has been tasked with protecting, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.

Reuters

Berlin New Year's Eve riots rekindle immigration debate

Youth riots that erupted in Berlin on New Year's Eve have rekindled a debate over immigration just as Germany is preparing reforms to lure a new wave of skilled foreign workers to Europe's largest economy.

The Guardian - UK

UK government urged to honour pledge to Afghan refugees’ families

Exclusive: Charities and activists call on PM to follow through on pledge to allow families to resettle in UK

Reason

Video of Amanpour & Co. TV Interview on Uniting for Ukraine and Private Refugee Sponsorship

The interview covers the Uniting for Ukraine program, the expansion of private refugee sponsorship to cover migrants from elsewhere, and various potential objections to these policies.

The Independent UK

Palestinians say Israeli army kills 14-year-old during raid

Palestinian health officials say that Israeli security forces fatally shot a 14-year-old Palestinian during an early morning raid into a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank

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