Hannan Adely / North Jersey Record On the run in Turkey, Yasin Atik changed apartments four times, pulled his children out of school and avoided parks and hospitals where officers might ask for his identification. In his government's eyes, he was a supporter of terrorists. In Continue Reading
Unprecedented mass denials from a U.S. asylum program leave Christians from Iran stranded in Vienna
By Sarah Parvini Even as it cracked down on immigration from predominantly Muslim countries in the Middle East and Africa, the Trump administration stressed that the safety of Christians in the region would be a priority. In recent months, however, dozens of religious minorities Continue Reading
Number of Refugees to Europe Surges to Record 1.3 Million in 2015
BY PHILLIP CONNOR A record 1.3 million migrants applied for asylum in the 28 member states of the European Union, Norway and Switzerland in 2015 – nearly double the previous high water mark of roughly 700,000 that was set in 1992 after the fall of the Iron Curtain and the collapse of the Soviet Continue Reading