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SAN DIEGO — There's a new outreach effort under way in the region's immigrant and refugee communities to encourage people to report crimes, and authorities say those who come forward will not face retribution because of their immigration status, the San Diego County District Attorney's Office announced last week.

‘There is no such thing as an illegal asylum seeker,’ says UNHRC

Since Russia’s invasion, tens of thousands have fled Ukraine for the US, often taking considerable risks in the process.

Organisation questions use of ‘illegal’ to describe asylum seekers in report calling for radical crackdown

Palestinian health officials said a Palestinian man was killed by Israeli fire during a military raid in the occupied West Bank on Monday. It was the latest death in a recent surge of violence in the territory. The Israeli military has been conducting daily raids throughout the West Bank since…

The home secretary says she will do ‘whatever it takes’ to stop Channel crossings

Najat Ibrahim Ismail was jailed in 2017 and officials tried to deport him three times before judge ruled in his favour

The United Nations' refugee agency chief called Saturday for sustained support for Syrian refugees in Lebanon and vulnerable Lebanese citizens, three years after the country's economy began collapsing. "We must stand with Lebanon," UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi said at the end of a three-day visit to Beirut. According to the…

The Edinburgh graduate now plans to study for a PhD, saying this will “empower me to have a louder voice and advocate for my community”.

Issa Mahamat fled his homeland, Chad, to save his life. Now, he volunteers to help the town where he lives - and he has been praised for his hard work

Nahed Mansour cannot attend Heriot-Watt University ceremony in person because she lives in a camp in Tripoli, north Lebanon