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301 records in 2011
Austria · National Council · 15 June 2011
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Harald Vilimsky, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Inneres betreffend Einsatz wegen bewaffnetem Asylwerber
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2011
545 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of unaccompanied minors claiming asylum who have been reported missing in each month since 1 January 2009; and of these, the number that have been located by the Garda; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15310/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2011
463 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on a matter (details supplied); if any action has taken place in regards to same; if not, when a decision will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15051/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2011
454 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide details of the average time it takes the Irish Immigration and Naturalisation Service to process applications for asylum and citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15788/11]
United States · United States Congress · 15 June 2011
Refugee Protection Act of 2011 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) eliminate the one-year time limit for filing an asylum claim; and (2) permit, and set forth the requirements for, reopening a claim that was denied because of failure to file within one year. Revises the definition of terrorist activity for purposes of alien inadmissibility. Excludes activity committed under duress from such definition. Revises: (1) the definition of refugee, and (2) the criteria for granting asylum. Authorizes the Attorney General to appoint counsel to represent an alien in a removal proceeding. Prohibits an alien from being removed during the 30-day petition for review period unless the alien indicates in writing that he or she wishes to be removed before the expiration of such period. Makes discretionary certain currently required detention provisions regarding arriving aliens who request asylum. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) establish a secure alternatives to detention program, (2) establish specified conditions of detention, (3) file notice of immigration charges with the court and the individual within 48 hours of detention, and (4) establish procedures to ensure the accuracy of statements taken by DHS employees exercising expedited removal authority. Authorizes the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom to conduct a study to determine whether certain immigration officers are properly handling asylum and removal/detention authority with regard to aliens apprehended after entering the United States. Authorizes waiver of the continuous one-year presence requirement for permanent resident status adjustment for a qualifying refugee/asylee who: (1) is or was employed by the U.S. government or a U.S. government contractor for not more than one year overseas and worked on behalf of the U.S. government for such time, and (2) returns immediately to the United States upon such employment's conclusion. Exempts aliens under the age of 18 from certain restrictions on applying for asylum. Sets forth protections for: (1) refugees; (2) aliens interdicted at sea; and (2) stateless persons in the United States, including mechanisms for regularizing status. Authorizes the President to designate refugee groups. Permits applicants for refugee admission to simultaneously pursue other forms of admission. Authorizes the spouse or child of a refugee or asylee to bring his or her accompanying or following child into the United States as a refugee or asylee. States that if the President does not issue a refugee allocation determination before the beginning of a fiscal year the number of refugees that may be admitted in each quarter shall be 25% of the number of refugees admissible during the previous fiscal year. Directs the Secretary of State to notify Congress regarding the amount of funds that will be provided in Reception and Placement Grants in the coming fiscal year. Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, with respect to naturalization of an Afghan or Iraqi translator who is a lawful permanent resident, to count a period of absence from the United States working as a translator for the United States or a U.S. contractor in Afghanistan or Iraq towards the accumulation of the required U.S. physical presence. Directs the Comptroller General to conduct a study of the Office of Refugee Resettlement's domestic refugee resettlement programs. Revises the refugee grant and contract assistance allocation formula. Directs the Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Refugee and Asylee Resettlement (HHS) to: (1) report to Congress regarding states experiencing departures and arrivals due to secondary migration; and (2) expand the Office's data analysis, collection, and sharing activities to include data on mental and physical medical cases, housing needs, and refugee employment. Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to extend the eligibility of certain aliens (including asylees and refugees) and victims of trafficking in persons for supplemental security income (SSI) assistance.
United States · United States Congress · 15 June 2011
Refugee Protection Act of 2011 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) eliminate the one-year time limit for filing an asylum claim; and (2) permit, and set forth the requirements for, reopening a claim that was denied because of failure to file within one year. Revises the definition of terrorist activity for purposes of alien inadmissibility. Excludes activity committed under duress from such definition. Revises: (1) the definition of refugee, and (2) the criteria for granting asylum. Authorizes the Attorney General to appoint counsel to represent an alien in a removal proceeding. Prohibits an alien from being removed during the 30-day petition for review period unless the alien indicates in writing that he or she wishes to be removed before the expiration of such period. Makes discretionary certain currently required detention provisions regarding arriving aliens who request asylum. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) establish a secure alternatives to detention program, (2) establish specified conditions of detention, (3) file notice of immigration charges with the court and the individual within 48 hours of detention, and (4) establish procedures to ensure the accuracy of statements taken by DHS employees exercising expedited removal authority. Authorizes the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom to conduct a study to determine whether certain immigration officers are properly handling asylum and removal/detention authority with regard to aliens apprehended after entering the United States. Authorizes waiver of the continuous one-year presence requirement for permanent resident status adjustment for a qualifying refugee/asylee who: (1) is or was employed by the U.S. government or a U.S. government contractor for not more than one year overseas and worked on behalf of the U.S. government for such time, and (2) returns immediately to the United States upon such employment's conclusion. Exempts aliens under the age of 18 from certain restrictions on applying for asylum. Sets forth protections for: (1) refugees; (2) aliens interdicted at sea; and (2) stateless persons in the United States, including mechanisms for regularizing status. Authorizes the President to designate refugee groups. Permits applicants for refugee admission to simultaneously pursue other forms of admission. Authorizes the spouse or child of a refugee or asylee to bring his or her accompanying or following child into the United States as a refugee or asylee. States that if the President does not issue a refugee allocation determination before the beginning of a fiscal year the number of refugees that may be admitted in each quarter shall be 25% of the number of refugees admissible during the previous fiscal year. Directs the Secretary of State to notify Congress regarding the amount of funds that will be provided in Reception and Placement Grants in the coming fiscal year. Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, with respect to naturalization of an Afghan or Iraqi translator who is a lawful permanent resident, to count a period of absence from the United States working as a translator for the United States or a U.S. contractor in Afghanistan or Iraq towards the accumulation of the required U.S. physical presence. Directs the Comptroller General to conduct a study of the Office of Refugee Resettlement's domestic refugee resettlement programs. Revises the refugee grant and contract assistance allocation formula. Directs the Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Refugee and Asylee Resettlement (HHS) to: (1) report to Congress regarding states experiencing departures and arrivals due to secondary migration; and (2) expand the Office's data analysis, collection, and sharing activities to include data on mental and physical medical cases, housing needs, and refugee employment. Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to extend the eligibility of certain aliens (including asylees and refugees) and victims of trafficking in persons for supplemental security income (SSI) assistance.
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 14 June 2011
Brief van de minister voor Immigratie en Asiel over uitgeprocedeerde asielzoekers die op straat dreigen te belanden
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 14 June 2011
Een homoseksuele asielzoekers op grond van de ongeloofwaardigheid van zijn verklaringen
Austria · National Council · 9 June 2011
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Ewald Stadler, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Inneres betreffend Strafverfahren gegen Vertreter der BH <i>(Bezirkshauptmannschaft)</i> Horn und Mittäter in der Causa "Rakhat Aliyev"
Austria · National Council · 8 June 2011
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Ewald Stadler, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Justiz betreffend Strafverfahren gegen Vertreter der BH <i>(Bezirkshauptmannschaft)</i> Horn und Mittäter in der Causa "Rakhat Aliyev"
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 June 2011
159 Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe for the processing of asylum applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14651/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 June 2011
158 Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number and location of accommodation units provided by the State for the purpose of housing asylum seekers; the cost of their provision on a year-by-year basis since 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14650/11]
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 8 June 2011
Afschrift antwoord brief Giessenlanden inzake uitzetting Afghaanse vluchteling en verzoek aanvullende vragen te beantwoorden
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 June 2011
76 Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps, if any, a person (details supplied) in County Laois can take to obtain an Irish passport in circumstances in which they cannot produce a birth certificate in view of the fact that they have fled their country of birth seeking asylum and have been granted naturalisation status in this State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14355/11]
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 7 June 2011
Schriftelijke reactie op de vragen van het Lid Spekman tijdens het AO ter zake de herijking van het beleid aangaande Minderjarige Alleenstaande Vreemdelingen
United States · United States Congress · 3 June 2011
China Democracy Promotion Act of 2011 - Authorizes the President to deny U.S. entry to an alien who: (1) holds a position in the senior leadership of the government of the People's Republic of China (PRC), or is an immediate family member of such person; (2) through his or her business dealings with senior PRC leadership derives significant financial benefit from policies or actions that undermine democratic institutions in the PRC; (3) has participated in the PRC's coercive birth limitation policy; (4) has participated in the repression or persecution of Tibetans, Uyghurs, Mongolians, or other ethnic minority; (5) has participated in the trafficking of North Korean refugees; or (6) is a member of the PRC's security or law enforcement services and has participated in the repression or persecution of any individual in violation of such individual's human rights.
Germany · German Bundestag · 3 June 2011
Originaltext der Frage(n):<br /> <br /> Was wird die Bundesregierung konkret tun, um die Lage der afrikanischen Flüchtlinge ohne Rückkehrperspektive in Libyen und den Nachbarstaaten, die vom UNHCR und anderen UN-Organisationen betreut werden, nachhaltig zu verbessern, und welche Schritte hat sie hierzu bereits ergriffen?
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 June 2011
120 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he intends to grant extended leave to remain on humanitarian grounds in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14098/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 June 2011
119 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to date in respect of a determination of residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; when a decision will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14097/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 June 2011
117 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to date in respect of determination of residency in the case of a person (details supplied); when a decision will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14092/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 June 2011
8 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way Ireland can aid the 165,000 refugees from Western Sahara, who have been living in refugee camps since 1975, who fled escaping Moroccan occupation and who are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance. [13728/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 June 2011
173 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the residency status of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13823/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 June 2011
169 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a breakdown of the numbers of asylum seekers in direct provision; the locations at which they are based; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13764/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 June 2011
168 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if any asylum seekers have committed suicide in direct provision centres over the past ten years; if so, if he will provide a breakdown of the numbers by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13763/11]
European Union · European Commission · 1 June 2011
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 May 2011
87 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the determination of residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13213/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 May 2011
85 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to date in the matter of determination of residency or naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13211/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 May 2011
82 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected position in the matter of determination of residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; if he is satisfied that all due process was observed at every stage throughout the adjudication of the application; if he will review the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13208/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 May 2011
78 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 377 of 17 May 2011, in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8, if this materially affects the reply; if the status of the family is otherwise affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13115/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 May 2011
75 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will state, arising from Parliamentary Question No. 381 of 17 May 2011, the way it transpired that a situation in respect of residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork took ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13096/11]
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 26 May 2011
reactie bewindspersoon - reactie vragen op brief PCAI inzake problematiek Iraanse Christen Asielzoekers
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 25 May 2011
EU-voorstel: Jaarrapportage immigratie en asiel COM(2011)291
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 May 2011
265 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the residency status of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12381/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 May 2011
264 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the residency status of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12380/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 May 2011
262 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an asylum application in respect of a person (details supplied). [12347/11]
European Union · European Commission · 24 May 2011
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 20 May 2011
Aanpassing van de financiële verstrekkingen aan asielzoekers
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 May 2011
157 Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of unaccompanied minors currently residing in hostel accommodation; the number of these hostels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11883/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 May 2011
117 Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to reform the direct provision system as administered by the Reception Integration Agency of his Department in view of the unacceptable delays and inadequate living conditions experienced by persons seeking asylum in a system which was originally designed to house persons for no more than six months. [12283/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 May 2011
111 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to date in determination of residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; the likely outcome if known; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12229/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 May 2011
108 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to date followed in the determination of residency eligibility and likely outcome in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12226/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 May 2011
106 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent of the progress made to date in determination of residency or citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12224/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 May 2011
103 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12153/11]
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 19 May 2011
Een vonnis van de Iranese autoriteiten die betrekking heeft op een zaak waarin een tot het christendom bekeerde Iraanse familie geen asiel wordt verleend
Austria · National Council · 18 May 2011
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Gerhard Köfer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Inneres betreffend Grenzkontrollen zu Italien <i>(im Zusammenhang mit der Ausstellung von Schengenvisa durch</i> <i>Italien für Flüchtlinge aus Nordafrika)</i>
Austria · National Council · 17 May 2011
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Harald Vilimsky, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Inneres betreffend Kirchenasyl <i>(für einen Asylwerber durch die Evangelische Diözese</i> <i>Salzburg und Tirol)</i>
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 May 2011
408 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in the processing an application for asylum on humanitarian grounds in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11821/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 May 2011
397 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11546/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 May 2011
370 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position in respect of residency entitlement in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; if he will review the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11230/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 May 2011
365 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and or residency status in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11225/11]