Asylum

Human rights of refugees on EU soil

European Union · European Parliament · 30 September 2020

Motie van het lid Ploumen c.s. over alsnog 500 kwetsbare vluchtelingen een veilig thuis in Nederland bieden

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 30 September 2020

Motie van het lid Ploumen c.s. over alsnog 500 kwetsbare vluchtelingen een veilig thuis in Nederland bieden

Asylum: Sandbach

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 September 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people her Department is housing in the Chimney House Hotel, Sandbach; and for how long those people have been so housed.

Asylum: Interviews

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 September 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what processes she used to identify third party suppliers to conduct asylum interviews and gather evidence on asylum cases; and which such suppliers she has selected to deliver her Departments pilot o

Asylum: Interviews

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 September 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training he plans to provide to proposed external suppliers of asylum interviews; and who he plans will deliver that training.

Asylum: Interviews

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 September 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what governance and accountability mechanisms his Department plans to put in place for the oversight of outsourced asylum interviews.

Asylum: Interviews

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 September 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his policy is on the recourse available to claimants participating in the pilot of outsourced asylum interviews if there is evidence of poor interview practice; and if he will make it his policy

Asylum: Housing

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 29 September 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she consulted public health directors in asylum dispersal areas on her recent decision to resume cessation of asylum support for people whose applications for refugee status have been refused.

706. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice her plans to accept and grant international protection to refugees affected by the fires in the Moria refugee camp in Greece; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26612/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2020

706. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice her plans to accept and grant international protection to refugees affected by the fires in the Moria refugee camp in Greece; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26612/20]

703. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications for a labour market access permission pursuant to the European Communities (Receptions Conditions) Regulations 2018 received from applicants that had not waited eight months for a first instance decision on their asylum application; the number of applicants refused a labour market access permission solely on the basis that they have not been waiting eight months or more for a first instance decision on their asylum application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26484/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2020

703. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications for a labour market access permission pursuant to the European Communities (Receptions Conditions) Regulations 2018 received from applicants that had not waited eight months for a first instance decision on their asylum application; the number of applicants refused a labour market access permission solely on the basis that they have not been waiting eight months or more for a first instance decision on their asylum application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26484/20]

615. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the number of unaccompanied minors from Moira refugee camp in Greece it is planned to resettle in Ireland; when it is anticipated that such minors will arrive in Ireland; the details of Tusla’s involvement in the resettlement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26618/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2020

615. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the number of unaccompanied minors from Moira refugee camp in Greece it is planned to resettle in Ireland; when it is anticipated that such minors will arrive in Ireland; the details of Tusla’s involvement in the resettlement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26618/20]

595. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the reason Ireland has only allowed a minimal number of children in from the Moria refugee camp; and his plans to allow more children into Ireland. [26633/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2020

595. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the reason Ireland has only allowed a minimal number of children in from the Moria refugee camp; and his plans to allow more children into Ireland. [26633/20]

419. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he is taking to change the approach of the EU with regard to accepting refugees in Greece into the countries of the EU in order to uphold both EU and international conventions on human rights and ensure that non-European nationals will not be arbitrarily deprived of their life Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights or be subject to physical or mental ill-treatment amounting to torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment Article 3 of the convention in the context of deepening humanitarian crisis on the Greek island of Lesvos; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26866/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2020

419. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he is taking to change the approach of the EU with regard to accepting refugees in Greece into the countries of the EU in order to uphold both EU and international conventions on human rights and ensure that non-European nationals will not be arbitrarily deprived of their life Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights or be subject to physical or mental ill-treatment amounting to torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment Article 3 of the convention in the context of deepening humanitarian crisis on the Greek island of Lesvos; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26866/20]

418. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he is taking to engage with the Greek authorities to commence the immediate evacuation of Lesvos and the relocation of unaccompanied children and families from Lesvos and Greece to Ireland in the context of the deepening humanitarian crisis and the increasing risks to refugees on the island; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26865/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2020

418. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he is taking to engage with the Greek authorities to commence the immediate evacuation of Lesvos and the relocation of unaccompanied children and families from Lesvos and Greece to Ireland in the context of the deepening humanitarian crisis and the increasing risks to refugees on the island; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26865/20]

414. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the assistance Ireland has offered and plans to further offer to assuage the suffering of the refugees previously housed at the Moria refugee camp. [26620/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2020

414. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the assistance Ireland has offered and plans to further offer to assuage the suffering of the refugees previously housed at the Moria refugee camp. [26620/20]

413. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the nature of discussions his Department has had with Greek authorities and other EU partners on finding long-term solutions to support persons in need of international protection affected by the fire in the Moria refugee camp in Greece; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26614/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2020

413. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the nature of discussions his Department has had with Greek authorities and other EU partners on finding long-term solutions to support persons in need of international protection affected by the fire in the Moria refugee camp in Greece; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26614/20]

412. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the support being provided and or offered to assist with the fallout following the fire at Moria refugee camp particularly in view of Covid-19 concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26613/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2020

412. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the support being provided and or offered to assist with the fallout following the fire at Moria refugee camp particularly in view of Covid-19 concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26613/20]

Hong Kong People’s Freedom and Choice Act of 2020

United States · United States Congress · 29 September 2020

Hong Kong People's Freedom and Choice Act of 2020 This bill provides for temporary protected status (TPS) and refugee status for qualifying Hong Kong residents and contains other immigration-related provisions. Hong Kong shall be treated as a TPS-designated country for 18 months starting from this bill's enactment. (Qualifying nationals of a TPS-designated country may not be removed from the United States and shall have employment authorization while the designation is in effect.) Furthermore, Hong Kong shall be treated as separate from China for the purposes of various numerical limitations on immigrant visas. (Hong Kong is part of China but has a largely separate legal and economic system.) The bill also establishes Priority Hong Kong Resident status for qualified individuals. To obtain such status, an individual must meet certain requirements, such as having resided in Hong Kong for at least ten years and not having citizenship in any jurisdiction other than China, Hong Kong, or Macau. For the purposes of seeking refugee status or asylum, a Priority Hong Kong Resident (and certain family members of such an individual) may establish that the individual has a well-founded fear of persecution if the individual asserts such fear and (1) had a significant role in an organization that supported the 2019 or 2020 protests related to China's encroachment into Hong Kong's autonomy or the Hong Kong National Security Law enacted in 2020; or (2) was arrested, charged, detained, or convicted for participating in the nonviolent exercise of certain rights.

Belarus Democracy, Human Rights, and Sovereignty Act of 2020

United States · United States Congress · 29 September 2020

Belarus Democracy, Human Rights, and Sovereignty Act of 2020 This bill expands the President's authority to impose sanctions related to Belarus to include activities surrounding the disputed 2020 Belarusian presidential election and subsequent government crackdown. The bill also expands authorized assistance to Belarus. The President may impose visa-blocking sanctions on any alien who (1) is a member of the Central Election Commission of Belarus or assisted in the manipulation of the August 9, 2020, presidential election, (2) is a government official responsible for the crackdown on independent media, (3) is an official of the Union State (an international organization consisting of Belarus and Russia), or (4) is a Russian individual who has significantly participated in the crackdown on the press or human rights abuses related to political repression in Belarus. (The President already has authority to impose such sanctions on certain aliens, such as senior leaders in the government of Belarus.) The bill also expands authorized assistance related to Belarus to include assistance to (1) counter internet censorship and surveillance technology, (2) support the work of women advocating for freedom and human rights, and (3) support political refugees fleeing the crackdown in Belarus.

End Transfers of Detained Immigrants Act

United States · United States Congress · 29 September 2020

End Transfers of Detained Immigrants Act This bill imposes requirements related to individuals in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency declared by the Department of Health and Human Services. ICE may not transfer an individual between ICE facilities until the COVID-19 transmission rate in the United States meets or drops below a certain threshold. In addition, ICE may not apprehend or transfer an individual between an ICE detention facility and a facility operated by an outside entity, such as a state or local prison, unless the individual is tested for COVID-19 and placed in quarantine (1) for 14 consecutive days, or (2) until the test comes back negative. These two requirements shall not prohibit the transfer of (1) an individual solely to process that individual's release from custody, or (2) a minor from ICE custody to the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement. If ICE cannot ensure compliance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for mitigating the spread of COVID-19 (including maintaining social distancing requirements at all times) in any ICE facility, ICE shall (1) immediately review the custody of all detained individuals in that facility, and (2) release individuals found eligible for release.

Brief van de staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid over het nieuwe EU-Pact voor Asiel en Immigratie

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 29 September 2020

Brief van de staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid over het nieuwe EU-Pact voor Asiel en Immigratie

Asylum: Homelessness

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 September 2020

What steps her Department is taking to protect people seeking asylum from homelessness.

Asylum: Napier Barracks and Penally Camp

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 September 2020

To ask Her Majesty's Government under what circumstances would an absconding process be triggered when a person is held at (1) the Napier Barracks in Folkestone, and (2) the Penally Barracks in South Pembrokeshire; and what are the consequences of that pr

Libya: Refugees

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 September 2020

To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they intend to have with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees about speeding up the evacuation process of women and other vulnerable people among the registered refugees in Libya

Asylum: Newcastle upon Tyne

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 September 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 24 September 2020 to Question 89697 on Asylum: Newcastle Upon Tyne, how many of the people resettled in Newcastle Upon Tyne in (a) 2016, (b) 2017, (c) 2018, (d) 2019 and (e)

Refugees: Syria

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 September 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the (a) vulnerable person resettlement scheme to date; and what plans she has for future resettlement schemes after the UK leaves EU.

Rechtsgrundlage für die vor dem Hintergrund des Brandes auf Lesbos aufgenommenen Flüchtlinge

Germany · German Bundestag · 25 September 2020

Originaltext der Frage(n):<br /> <br /> Was ist die konkrete Rechtsgrundlage für die von der Bundesregierung, vor dem Hintergrund des Brandes auf Lesbos, erklärten Aufnahme von 1.553 anerkannten Flüchtlingen (vgl.: www.tagesschau.de/inland/moria-fluechtlinge-aufnahme-105.html; bitte ausführen), und wann werden die ersten Aufnahmen dieser Menschen voraussichtlich erfolgen (bitte den Zeitablauf und notwendige Prozeduren nachvollziehbar darstellen)?

Refugees: Lebanon

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 September 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to help ensure people in Lebanon due for resettlement through the paused refugee resettlement scheme retain the ability to resettle in the UK.

Refugees: Lebanon

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 September 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the International Organisation for Migration on the legal status and other circumstances of refugees in Lebanon whose resettlement to the UK has been delayed.

Asylum: Interviews

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 September 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has issued guidance to staff undertaking face-to-face substantive interviews of asylum claimants to ensure that they facilitate social distancing to enable (a) legal representatives, (b) t

Asylum: Housing

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 September 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Ministry of Defence sites (a) have been agreed for use and (b) are being considered for use to house asylum seekers; and what the location is of each such site.

Climate Change: Refugees

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 September 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential number of people who will be (a) internally, (b) regionally and (c) nationally displaced following climate cha

Asylum: Contracts

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 September 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any part of the asylum casework process is outsourced by her Department.

219. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the position regarding processing an application for asylum in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26259/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2020

219. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the position regarding processing an application for asylum in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26259/20]

131. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will engage with the Greek authorities with a view to helping relocate more of the refugees, particularly unaccompanied minors displaced from the Moria camp in Greece; and if he will implore the Greek authorities to make sure that minors are registered as minors and not as adults; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26266/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2020

131. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will engage with the Greek authorities with a view to helping relocate more of the refugees, particularly unaccompanied minors displaced from the Moria camp in Greece; and if he will implore the Greek authorities to make sure that minors are registered as minors and not as adults; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26266/20]

127. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if assistance will be provided and matters addressed in relation a recent incident (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26071/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 September 2020

127. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if assistance will be provided and matters addressed in relation a recent incident (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26071/20]

Het bericht 'COA zoekt honderden extra plekken voor asielzoekers in Oost-Nederland'

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 24 September 2020

Het bericht 'COA zoekt honderden extra plekken voor asielzoekers in Oost-Nederland'

Entwicklung des Migrationsdrucks am Balkan

Austria · National Council · 23 September 2020

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Hannes Amesbauer, BA, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Inneres betreffend Entwicklung des Migrationsdrucks am Balkan

unbedingt erforderliche Neukodifikation des gesamten Fremdenrechts

Austria · National Council · 23 September 2020

Antrag der Abgeordneten Ing. Norbert Hofer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend unbedingt erforderliche Neukodifikation des gesamten Fremdenrechts

Kindern aus Moria Schutz und Hoffnung geben

Austria · National Council · 23 September 2020

Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Pamela Rendi-Wagner, MSc, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Kindern aus Moria Schutz und Hoffnung geben

Nichtaufnahme von "Moria-Migranten"

Austria · National Council · 23 September 2020

Antrag der Abgeordneten Herbert Kickl, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend die Nichtaufnahme von "Moria-Migranten"

Ermöglichung der Aufnahme von schutzbedürftigen Kindern durch Länder, Städte, Gemeinden und Zivilgesellschaft

Austria · National Council · 23 September 2020

Antrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Stephanie Krisper, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Ermöglichung der Aufnahme von schutzbedürftigen Kindern durch Länder, Städte, Gemeinden und Zivilgesellschaft

Aufnahme von 100 besonders notleidenden Kindern aus Moria

Austria · National Council · 23 September 2020

Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Fiona Fiedler, BEd, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Aufnahme von 100 besonders notleidenden Kindern aus Moria

Refugees: Coronavirus

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 September 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 22 September 2020 to Question 91653, what comparative assessment she has made of the barriers the UK is facing to resettlement activity due to the covid-19 pandemic with Fran

Refugees

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 September 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 22 September 2020 to Question 91653, what discussions her Department has had with local authorities on readiness for restarting the resettlement programme.

Asylum

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 September 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum applications were awaiting assessment in the latest period for which figures are available; what recent estimate she has made of the average time taken to process an asylum application

Asylum: Housing

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 September 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there is a legal requirement for asylum seekers to be given advance notice of the accommodation that they are to be placed in.

Asylum: Employment

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 September 2020

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report by the Lift the Ban coalition Lift the Ban: Why giving people seeking asylum the right to work is common sense, published on 30 July, what assessment they have made of the potential economic benefit o

108. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland has been requested or has offered assistance in terms of accommodating some refugees from Greece in view of the recent fires at the Moira Camp on the island of Lesbos; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25789/20]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 September 2020

108. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland has been requested or has offered assistance in terms of accommodating some refugees from Greece in view of the recent fires at the Moira Camp on the island of Lesbos; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25789/20]

L’intégration professionnelle des demandeurs d’asile et des réfugiés

France · National Assembly · 23 September 2020