short readsAug 4, 2016 Venezuelan asylum applications to U.S. soar in 2016 As political and economic unrest roils Venezuela, U.S. asylum applications filed by Venezuelans so far in fiscal 2016 have jumped 168% compared with the same time period a year earlier.
short readsMay 10, 2016 Europe sees rise in unaccompanied minors seeking asylum, with almost half from Afghanistan In 2015, there were a record 96,000 unaccompanied child migrants seeking asylum in Europe.