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Bill· SS. 599 (116th)referred

Singh's Law

United States · United States Congress · 28 February 2019

Singh's Law This bill establishes that aliens associated with a criminal gang shall be inadmissible into the United States and deported if already in the country. Such aliens are (1) subject to mandatory detention, (2) barred from receiving asylum, (3) ineligible for temporary protected status, and (4) barred from receiving special immigrant juvenile status. An alien associated with a criminal gang is one who (1) has been a member of a criminal gang or has participated in a gang's activities, knowing or having reason to know that such activities will promote or support the gang's illegal activities; and (2) has been convicted of a crime in the United States. The bill also provides for procedures for designating a group or organization a criminal gang, and also procedures for challenging and revoking such a designation. The Department of Justice may provide grants to states and local governments to assist (1) efforts to combat criminal and youth gangs, and (2) gangprevention activities.

Resolution· Selbständiger Entschließungsantrag636/A(E)selbständiger entschließungsantrag

Strategie zur Umsetzung der Frontex-Aufstockung

Austria · National Council · 27 February 2019

Antrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Stephanie Krisper, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Strategie zur Umsetzung der Frontex-Aufstockung

Question· Written questionHL HL14094answered

Europe: Refugees

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 February 2019

To ask Her Majesty's Government what actions can be taken to speed up the transfer of asylum seekers and refugees from the Aegean Islands to mainland Greece for assessment and resettlement, and by whom; what measures they consider should be taken to impro

Question· writtenPQ 89asked

89. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the average length of time persons who have received a positive recommendation from the International Protection Office are waiting for a declaration of refugee or subsidiary protection status in tabular form; the reason for the extensive delays experienced at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9936/19]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 February 2019

89. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the average length of time persons who have received a positive recommendation from the International Protection Office are waiting for a declaration of refugee or subsidiary protection status in tabular form; the reason for the extensive delays experienced at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9936/19]

Question· Written questionUIN 226040answered

Asylum: Applications

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 February 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the average length of time that an applicant for asylum has to wait for a decision.

Question· Written questionUIN 226039answered

Asylum: Housing

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 February 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers live in (a) National Asylum Support Service accommodation and (b) other accommodation.

Question· Written questionHL HL13996answered

Universal Credit: Refugees

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 25 February 2019

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Buscombe on 4 February (HL13023), what assessment they have made of any potential issues that could arise as a result of making Universal Credit payments into someone else’s bank a

Record· Schriftliche Anfrage - BR3628/J-BR/2019schriftliche anfrage - br

Übergriffe auf Asyleinrichtungen im Jahr 2018

Austria · Federal Council · 22 February 2019

Anfrage der Bundesräte David Stögmüller, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Inneres betreffend Übergriffe auf Asyleinrichtungen im Jahr 2018

Question· Written questionHL HL13949answered

Asylum: Housing

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 February 2019

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many contracts they hold with G4S to provide government-supported accommodation for asylum seekers and refugees.

Question· Written questionHL HL13950answered

Asylum: Housing

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 February 2019

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether there is overcrowding in government-supported accommodation for asylum seekers and refugees.

Question· Written questionHL HL13900answered

Social Rented Housing: Refugees

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2019

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the quality of social housing used for refugees.

Question· Written questionHL HL13901answered

Housing: Asylum

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2019

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 and its operation in regard to (1) asylum accommodation, and (2) refugees who are homeless.

Question· Written questionHL HL13902answered

Asylum: Housing

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2019

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many private companies run government-supported accommodation for asylum seekers.

Question· Written questionHL HL13903answered

Asylum: Housing

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2019

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many asylum seekers live in government-supported accommodation which has been deemed substandard.

Bill· Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule)Bill 2354open

Asylum Seekers (Permission to Work) (No. 2) Bill

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 February 2019

A Bill to make provision for certain asylum seekers to be granted permission to work; and for connected purposes.

Question· Written questionUIN 223186answered

Refugees: Finance

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 February 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that newly approved refugees are not subject to a break in support when their asylum support ends after 28 days.

Question· Written questionHL HL13834answered

Refugees

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 February 2019

To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has had with the Home Office about extending the 28 day move-on period after refugee status has been granted.

Question· Written questionUIN 223053answered

Asylum: Saudi Arabia

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 February 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Saudi Arabian citizens have applied for asylum in each of the last five years.

Question· Written questionHL HL13831answered

Refugees: Housing

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 February 2019

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much of the £1.75 million allocated to the Controlling Migration Fund has been distributed to local authorities to help refugees find permanent housing.

Question· Written questionHL HL13832answered

Refugees: Housing

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 February 2019

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many local authorities have received funding from the Controlling Migration Fund to help refugees find permanent housing.

Question· Written questionHL HL13835answered

Sleeping Rough: Asylum

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 February 2019

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) refugees, and (2) asylum seekers were included in their most recent rough sleeping statistics.

Question· Written questionHL HL13836answered

Homelessness: Asylum

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 February 2019

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many homeless people and rough sleepers were (1) refugees, and (2) asylum seekers in (a) 2013, (b) 2014, (c) 2015, (d) 2016, (e) 2017, and (f) 2018.

Question· Written questionHL HL13833answered

Housing: Refugees

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 February 2019

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much funding they provide for permanent housing for refugees after the 28 day move-on period from Government-supported accommodation has ended.

Question· writtenPQ 289asked

289. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the basis on which the 25 refugees that Ireland agreed to take from a ship (details supplied) in the summer of 2018 were brought here; and if they were relocated here as refugee protection programme refugees or otherwise. [8163/19]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 February 2019

289. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the basis on which the 25 refugees that Ireland agreed to take from a ship (details supplied) in the summer of 2018 were brought here; and if they were relocated here as refugee protection programme refugees or otherwise. [8163/19]

Question· Written questionUIN 222575answered

Asylum: Appeals

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 February 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many pending tribunals involving asylum application cases there were on 1 January of each of the last five years.

Question· Written questionUIN 222033answered

Asylum: Housing

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 February 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of extending the minimum notice period to vacate for refugee acommodation contracts to four weeks.

Question· Written questionUIN 221579answered

Italy: Asylum

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 February 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has held with his (a) Italian counterpart and (b) EU counterparts on the Italian government's asylum policy.

Question· Written questionHL HL13747answered

Refugees: Syria

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 February 2019

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Department for International Development will continue to contribute funds to the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Programme when the current scheme ends in 2020.

Question· writtenPQ 120asked

120. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of eligibility for leave to remain stamp 4 in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7606/19]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 February 2019

120. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of eligibility for leave to remain stamp 4 in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7606/19]

Bill· HRH.R. 1283 (116th)referred

To establish a nonpartisan commission on immigration reform and border security.

United States · United States Congress · 14 February 2019

This bill establishes the Nonpartisan Commission on Immigration Reform and Border Security. The commission shall assess and report to Congress on U.S. border security and the immigration system in general. The bill directs the commission to consider certain topics, including (1) vulnerabilities in border screening and surveillance; (2) cross-border criminal activity; (3) protocols pertaining to migrant families, asylum seekers, and refugees; (4) the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program; and (5) naturalization.

Question· Written questionUIN 220873answered

Asylum: Children

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 February 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 February 2019 to Question 218270 on Asylum: Children, how many children have been transferred to date.

Bill· HRH.R. 1169 (116th)referred

Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2019

United States · United States Congress · 13 February 2019

Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to grant permanent residence status to qualifying nationals of Liberia. The program shall be available to a Liberian national who has been continuously present in the United States from November 20, 2014, until the filing of an application for adjustment to permanent residence status, or the spouse, parent, or child of such an individual. The individual must apply within one year of the bill's enactment, be otherwise eligible to receive an immigrant visa, and not be inadmissible under various grounds. Certain grounds for inadmissibility under the Immigration and Nationality Act, such as being a public charge, shall not apply. An individual shall be ineligible if the individual has been convicted of an aggravated felony, convicted of two or more crimes involving moral turpitude, or has participated in the persecution of a person for reasons such as race, nationality, or political opinion. DHS shall promulgate regulations to establish procedures by which an alien who is subject to a final order of deportation, removal, or exclusion may seek a stay of such order based on the filing of an application to adjust status. If there is no such final order, DHS shall stay removal proceedings if a qualified alien submits an application for adjustment of status. DHS shall authorize an individual for employment if that individual's application has been pending for more than 180 days, and may also provide employment authorization before that.

Question· Schriftliche Anfrage2808/Jschriftliche anfrage

Arbeitsvermittlung via Jobbörse

Austria · National Council · 12 February 2019

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Gerald Loacker, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Arbeit, Soziales, Gesundheit und Konsumentenschutz betreffend Arbeitsvermittlung via Jobbörse

Question· Written questionUIN 220305answered

Asylum: Applications

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 February 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department remains committed to making decisions on straightforward asylum applications within a target time of six months.

Question· Written questionUIN 220308answered

Asylum: Applications

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 February 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has a target for the time to make decisions on non-straight forward asylum applications.

Question· Written questionUIN 220306answered

Asylum: Applications

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 February 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the current average waiting time is for a decision to be made on straightforward asylum application.

Question· Written questionUIN 220307answered

Asylum: Applications

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 February 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the current average waiting time is for a decision to be made on a non-straightforward asylum application.

Question· Written questionUIN 220123answered

Asylum: Community Relations

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 February 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps his Department is taking to support the integration of refugee families living in the UK.

Question· Written questionHL HL13655answered

Asylum: Housing

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 February 2019

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much of the Controlling Migration Fund has been spent to date; and what estimate they have made of when the total Fund will be spent.

Question· writtenPQ 98asked

98. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the review of the policy under which asylum seekers cannot apply for driver licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6694/19]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 February 2019

98. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the review of the policy under which asylum seekers cannot apply for driver licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6694/19]

Bill· SS. 456 (116th)referred

Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2019

United States · United States Congress · 12 February 2019

Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to grant permanent residence status to qualifying nationals of Liberia. The program shall be available to a Liberian national who has been continuously present in the United States from November 20, 2014, until the filing of an application for adjustment to permanent residence status, or the spouse or child of such an individual. The individual must apply within one year of the bill's enactment, be otherwise eligible to receive an immigrant visa, and not be inadmissible under various grounds. Certain grounds for inadmissibility under the Immigration and Nationality Act, such as being a public charge, shall not apply. An individual shall be ineligible if the individual has been convicted of an aggravated felony, convicted of two or more crimes involving moral turpitude, or has participated in the persecution of a person for reasons such as race, nationality, or political opinion. DHS shall promulgate regulations to establish procedures by which an alien who is subject to a final order of deportation, removal, or exclusion may seek a stay of such order based on the filing of an application to adjust status. If there is no such final order, DHS shall stay removal proceedings if a qualified alien submits an application for adjustment of status. DHS shall authorize an individual for employment if that individual's application has been pending for more than 180 days, and may also provide employment authorization before that.

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