Cyprus has second highest emigration rate in EU
Cyprus has the second highest emigration rate in the EU, and the third highest immigration rate, according to a newly published Eurostat report. The highest
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Dental checks on child migrants show more than half were adults
By Evie Andreou Over half of more than 100 asylum seekers claiming to be unaccompanied minors who have been tested, were found to be adults
Our View: Treatment of north-bound tourists at airport ‘unacceptable’
The strong reaction of Russia’s foreign ministry over the treatment of one of its nationals by the Cyprus immigration police at Larnaca airport was not
Trump threatens to shut border as migrants head for Mexico
President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday to deploy the military and close the southern US border if Mexico does not halt a caravan of Central America migrants
‘Please release my Dad’
By Bejay Browne The father of a baby that underwent a life-saving operation in Israel in 2013 after the minister of health stepped in, is
Unhcr says migrant inflow manageable but readiness plan needed
By George Psyllides THE UN high commission for refugees (Unhcr) said Thursday the situation in Cyprus concerning migrant inflows is manageable at present, despite the
Accused killer of Iowa college student appears in court
A 24-year-old farm worker accused of killing an Iowa college student who vanished while jogging made a first court appearance on Wednesday as the case reignited a
Judge orders migrants returned to US amid deportation flight
A federal judge on Thursday ordered an immigrant mother and daughter brought back to the United States after learning during a court hearing that the
‘Baby Zoe’s’ father arrested by immigration, despite valid work permit
By Bejay Browne THE father of a baby who was treated in Israel in 2013 in a life-saving operation after the minister of health stepped
Hungary to quit UN migration pact shunned by Washington
Hungary will quit a UN migration pact before its final approval, it said on Wednesday, calling the agreement a “threat to the world”. The Global
US military may house immigrant kids amid Trump policy confusion
The US military has been asked to get ready to house up to 20,000 immigrant children, officials said on Thursday, as President Donald Trump‘s efforts to
Three remands and 11 arrests for illegal entry
Three people were remanded at district courts on Saturday, while another 11 were arrested by police for illegal entry into Cyprus. Police said that during
225 unaccompanied minors applied for asylum in 2017
Some 225 unaccompanied minors applied for asylum in Cyprus last year, according to the latest Eurostat report made public on Wednesday. The report said that
Trying to end scandal, May appoints Javid as interior minister
Britain‘s Theresa May appointed Sajid Javid as her new interior minister on Monday, elevating the former banker to try to draw a line under an
Asylum-seekers at real risk of homelessness
A “disturbingly high” number of asylum-seekers in Cyprus are facing risk of homelessness, destitution and desperation because of critical shortcomings in the national asylum and
Push to establish special court to speed up asylum cases
Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou presented a new bill on Wednesday to establish a new court to decide appeals of third-country nationals who have not been
From liberal hero to right-wing icon, Orban’s appeal trumps rivals
An anti-Communist hero to many, Hungary’s longest-serving prime minister Viktor Orban has veered far from his formative liberal views to become a staunch opponent of
US visa applicants to be asked for social media history
The US government plans to collect social media history from nearly everyone who seeks entry into the United States, State Department proposals showed on Friday
US Supreme Court takes up new immigration detention dispute
The US Supreme Court on Monday took up a new dispute over the detention of immigrants in a case involving whether people who were convicted
Trump pushes hardline immigration policies even as he urges unity
U.S. President Donald Trump urged lawmakers on Tuesday to work toward bipartisan compromises, but pushed a hard line on immigration, insisting on a border wall
