Asylum seekers

French authorities said the boat, which was less than seven metres long, was carrying at least 70 people believed to be mainly from Ethiopia.

In the week before he died, Yogalingam had protested outside the Department of Home Affairs for the faster processing of permanent visas for asylum seekers.

The High Court has thrown out an appeal by an Iranian asylum seeker trying to avoid deportation, known as ‘ASF17’.

The controversial Rwanda asylum seeker program in the UK is one step closer to reality, after new laws were approved in parliament.

A second boat has arrived in remote WA this year carrying suspected asylum seekers, which has set off a political brawl.

The High Court of Australia has ruled that indefinite immigration detention is unlawful in the case of a man awaiting deportation.

UK proposes new laws to remove asylum seekers arriving by boat without assessing claims. Critics say they may violate international commitments.