Sentences with phrase «of seeking asylum»

It is also apparent that particular groups in this population constitute higher psychological risk than others, namely those with extended trauma experience, unaccompanied or separated children and adolescents and those still in the process of seeking asylum.

Hudson worked with a local migrants» rights charity Investing in People and Culture to tell deeper stories about the experience of seeking asylum, and included a food bank, free internet access and «community days» in the show.

Second, particular groups in this population constitute higher psychological risk than others, namely those with extended trauma experience, unaccompanied or separated children and adolescents, and those engaged in the uncertain process of sought asylum.

In addition to separation and unaccompaniment, increased psychological risk also occurs as a result of the process of sought asylum (Silove et al., 1997; Sourander, 1998).

Regarding children and adolescents in the process of sought asylum, the study of Ajdukovic and Ajdukovic (1993) stands among very few in the published literature.

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Eight women and children from a caravan of hundreds of Central American migrants have sought asylum in the U.S. after officials allowed them entry from Mexico.

The rest of the tale is hearsay: that a heavily indebted Heywood, a former family friend and fixer who had helped get Bo junior into Harrow (Heywood's prestigious alma mater in England) had demanded a bigger cut of a business deal; that he threatened to expose underhanded dealings by Gu if he didn't get it; that Bo's police chief, Wang Lijun, had confronted him over the alleged murder (the death was originally put down to alcohol poisoning), after which Wang sought asylum at an American consulate; that Gu had shown up at a police station in a People's Liberation Army major - general's uniform to announce that she was under special orders from Beijing to «protect» Comrade Wang; that the couple had plotted to assassinate Wang and came up with three separate storylines to avoid being implicated.

The Trump administration has cited criminal activity such as human smuggling and drug trafficking as reasons to crack down on the border, but Trump himself has appeared preoccupied with a «caravan» of central American migrants, some of whom intended to travel through Mexico to the US border and either seek asylum or cross the border undetected.

Since January 2017 Reuters has sought to obtain the numbers of asylum seekers who walked across the U.S. border into Canada in the years prior to Trump's election.

Trump in the past several days has commented multiple times about an annual «caravan» of mostly Central American migrants who started a trip from the southwest corner of Mexico aiming to reach the US border, where many would seek asylum.

He also touched on why he sought asylum in Hong Kong and on the tech companies» denials of involvement in the PRISM program.

TIJUANA, Mexico (AP)-- The group that organized a monthlong caravan of Central Americans seeking asylum in the United States wanted to draw attention to the plight of people fleeing violence.

As a caravan of Central America migrants makes camp in Tijuana waiting to seek asylum, concerns grow about the spread of diseases in such close quarters.

Their biggest obstacle to doing that now is that many of those people aren't trying to sneak into the US — they're coming to seek asylum.

The group that organized a monthlong caravan of Central Americans seeking asylum in the United States wanted to draw attention to the plight of people fleeing violence.

But, in parts of the United States, those seeking asylum and safety have been met with fear and even resolutions to keep them out.

This is the same prince of the Church who has called for the arrest of asylum - seeking dissidents in his churches, and in April of 2012, at Harvard University, ridiculed these persecuted Cubans as «former delinquents» and «people with psychological disturbances» who lacked «any cultural level.»

Update (Feb. 27): The Star - Ledger takes a closer look at the decision, noting the eight refugees — including a few who have been living at the church for more than one year — are part of a group of 80 Indonesians seeking asylum in the area, as well as the status of a congressional bill that would resolve their situation.

Prove your god, heaven, hell, etc exist or shut your trap... only the mentally ill and children have imaginary friends, given that you're not likely a child you would be best advised to seek the local asylum and get medicated for your delusions before you cause damage to the world or better yet, take a leap of faith and then tell us if your imaginary friend exists you gullible fool!!

Hysterical media coverage of illegal aliens, fear of losing control of our borders and popular perception that drug trafficking and the entry of «undesirables» are related have made many Americans indifferent or punitive toward people who seek asylum.

Taking account of the impact of traumatic separations and / or violence and forced migration on the emotional well - being of refugee and asylum seeking families

Thus, States are not required to grant safe passage out of their territory to those who seek asylum in diplomatic premises within their territory (unless there is a specific treaty which provides for such an obligation, which there is not in this case).

Kent County Council, which has responsibility for a large proportion of all unaccompanied asylum - seeking children, is struggling under the increased pressure.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) people seeking asylum - including those living with HIV - face a lack of specialist support and services in the UK, according to new research.

Catherine Gladwell, director of Refugee Support Network, a charity that works with hundreds of asylum - seeking children, explained: «A lot of young people tell us that some of the things that happen to them on the way to the UK are just as difficult and just as traumatic as things that happened to cause them to leave in the first place.

I interviewed dozens of experts, social workers, lawyers and asylum - seeking teenagers and found that, far from being welcomed to safety, vulnerable children face an overwhelming number of obstacles.

In this case, those harmed included survivors of torture who came to the UK seeking asylum, only to face re-traumatisation from being locked up in immigration detention centres.

I said «A constituent of mine who sought asylum here from Cameroon has been highlighting the...

Zellnor provided over 600 hours of pro bono service to immigrants seeking asylum, victims of police brutality and illegal stop - and - frisks, special education students not receiving services from the Department of Education, and victims of domestic violence.

Spurred by fear of Trump's immigration policies, there's been a dramatic increase in the number of people seeking asylum and crossing illegally from upstate New York into Canada.

I was having a fairly pleasant morning listening to Today on Radio 4 where a number of French women were discussing why they had sought tax asylum in the UK.

We believe that there are policy changes which could play a role in supporting asylum - seeking torture survivors and refugees in coping with the reality of loneliness.

A well - known left wing member of the SNP, she has campaigned strongly on social justice issues, seeking better treatment for asylum seekers and she holds the SNP Deputy portfolio for that area.

In much the same way as government ministers motivated the Asylum and Immigration Act and defended their treatment of refugees in Rochester Prison, the manifesto states that «the vast majority of so - called «refugees» pouring into Britain every year are not real refugees at all but simply people seeking to better their living standards».

This was at a time when the Foreign Office under William Hague was making a big fanfare about challenging rape as a weapon of war, but the Home Office was routinely deporting women seeking asylum who had endured this awful crime.

The council is supporting significant numbers of unaccompanied asylum - seeking children who do not have English as a second language and require additional support in schools.

One of the French charity workers said: «We (the French) are not a welcoming country, and this is the message our government wants to get out there if you are seeking asylum in our country.»

I met dozens of refugees from across the Middle East, as well as people who were seeking asylum from a number of countries in North Africa.

Mary was a teenage mother, living with a man who is not the father of her child, homeless and seeking asylum - it's enough to have a Daily Mail leader writer salivating in anticipation!

But we now know that the vast majority of those seeking to come to the UK to claim asylum are fleeing war and persecution from Syria, Eritrea and elsewhere.

The Home Office has confirmed it is looking at plans to forcibly remove hundreds of unaccompanied children who are seeking asylum in the UK.

It is public knowledge that Dasuki had served previous administration of General Muhammadu Buhari and General Ibrahim Babangida but was against dictatorial regime of General Sani Abacha, before he sought asylum outside the country where he teamed up with other Nigerians in the Diaspora to campaign against that military dictatorship and entrenchment of democracy.

Administrative closure of a case is typically granted when the judge decides the child seeking asylum might be eligible for some sort of immigration relief.

He came to Buffalo last summer to seek the help of Vive, a shelter in Buffalo for immigrants seeking asylum in Canada.

Referring to the deadly truck attack in Berlin by a Tunisian asylum seeker, she said it was «sickening» when acts of terror were carried out by people who had sought protection.

The lawsuit did not specify an amount requested in damages on behalf of Diallo, a Guinea native who sought asylum in the United States after telling authorities she was gang raped in her home country.

«They are behaving according to the very highest standards of their profession,» he adds, and calls on the government to repeal the relevant provisions of the Border Force Act and to adopt a «humane stance» towards people seeking asylum.

In The BMJ, a doctor is calling on the Australian government to stop constraining doctors in the care of asylum seekers and refugees, and to adopt a humane stance to people seeking asylum.

IMAGES of asylum - seeking children arriving in the UK have sparked concern, with several Tory MPs questioning their age and proposing dental checks to make sure they are not adults.

Half of his family sought asylum in Germany, but they didn't have enough money for everyone to go.