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16 families with many children being held in Pattaya immigration detention for overstaying visas Police and immigration officers inspect a resort in Bang Lamung district of Chon Buri where they found 63 Chinese nationals, members of a self-exiled Christian church, who had overstayed their visas. (Photo: Chaiyot Pupattanapong) CHON BURI:…

Mochozi Bigelegele, left, and Martha Mlebinge, center, both originally from Congo, and Fatuma Hussein, right, originally from Burundi, hold handmade blankets they picked out at a Welcome Blanket giveaway event on March 21, 2023, in Burlington, Vt. The blankets were made by Vermont and out-of-state crafters as gifts for refugees…

News Newsday Reporter Monday 27 March 2023 Nizam Mohammed - The Prime Minister has met with former speaker Nizam Mohammed to discuss the plight of TT nationals, mostly Muslim women and children, stranded in “countries deemed conflict zones.” Dr Rowley, as head of the National Security Council, held talks with…

In December 1979, the final year of the genocidal dictatorship of Pol Pot, Chou Ly and her family fled from Cambodia on foot, through rainforests laden with landmines, to the relative safety of Thailand. Her husband, Nong Sira, was among the estimated 21% of Cambodians killed by the Communist Khmer…

Canada shares a land border with just one country. It is the longest border in the world. That border was at the heart of discussions between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Joe Biden during the latter’s visit to Canada’s capital late last week. The result of those discussions was…

The arrival of Ukrainian refugees to Ireland a year ago led the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin Most Revd Dr Michael Jackson to call on dioceses to pull together and "take action". Parishes in the United Dioceses of Glendalough and Dublin were asked to fundraise to set up a…

Households taking in Ukrainian refugees who have been in the country for more than a year are to receive an increased “thank you” payment as Kyiv’s ambassador implored more people to offer accommodation. The Ukrainian ambassador to the UK thanked the British people for their generosity in coming to the…

B ritish households taking in Ukrainian refugees who have been in the country for more than a year are to receive an increased “thank you” payment as Kyiv’s ambassador implored more sponsors to offer accommodation. The Ukrainian ambassador to the UK thanked the British people for their generosity in coming…

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Published on March 23rd, 2023 at 11:10am EDT Updated on March 24th, 2023 at 04:33pm EDT IRCC has just invited candidates in the eighth Express Entry draw of 2023. Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued invitations to apply (ITAs) to 7,000 candidates in an all-program draw, with a minimum…