Asylum seekers

Man convicted of terror plot allowed to stay in UK after wife banned for supporting Islamic State

Shah Rahman, a Bangladeshi national, pleaded guilty to charges of engaging in conduct in preparation for terrorist acts and was sentenced to 17 years in prison before being released in 2017.

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Metropolitan Police officers stand on duty at Wembley Stadium in London on August 15, 2024.
Iranian players gesture from the bench during the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Group A match between South Korea and Iran at Robina Stadium on the Gold Coast, Australia, March 2, 2026.

Iranian women's soccer players 'were misled,' in Australia, Pezeshkian says in video address

Australia granted humanitarian visas to six players and one support staff member from the Iranian squad in early March after they sought asylum over fears of possible persecution upon returning home.

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Pro-Palestinian protesters gather on the Zuiderstrand beach, during a protest against the violence in Gaza, on the sidelines of a NATO Summit, in The Hague, Netherlands, June 24, 2025.

Palestinians appear as largest asylum seeker group in Netherlands early 2026 data

Dutch data shows asylum seekers with "unknown nationalities," largely consisting of Palestinians, formed the biggest group in early 2026 applications.

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Police officers stand outside New Scotland Yard, the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police, in London, Britain March 21, 2023.

Afghan national jailed for 15 years in the UK for raping 12-year-old girl

Ahmad Mulakhil, 23, was convicted after a trial at Warwick Crown Court of one count of raping a child under 13 in Nuneaton, central England, last July.

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Iranian gymnasts denied Australian visas due to fears of asylum requests

The Australian embassy in Tehran said the decision was made because of Iran's "economic situation" and the possibility that the gymnasts could seek asylum in Melbourne.

FEBRUARY 3, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Gymnast Saeedreza Keikha of Iran at 2018 Asian Games

Mexican children shiver in tents at US border as temperature freezes

Weather forecasts predict freezing temperatures in the Ciudad Juarez-El Paso area through the weekend.

DECEMBER 19, 2019ByREUTERS
An asylum-seeking child plays in an encampment where he lives in Matamoros

Female Afghani pilot flees, dreams of serving in the US Air Force

After becoming the first woman to pilot a fixed-wing jet in the Aghani Air Force, Captain Niloofar Rahmani was forced to flee to the US where she hopes to one day serve her new country.

DECEMBER 17, 2019ByRACHEL WOLF
Afghan pilots stand among aircrafts during the Afghanistan Air Force readiness performance program at a military airfield in Kabul

Church nativity scene depicts Jesus, Mary and Joseph as caged asylum seekers

The American Civil Liberties Union estimated that more than 5,400 migrant children are currently in government custody, and separated from their families.

DECEMBER 10, 2019ByZACHARY KEYSER
A nativity scene commissioned by the Claremont United Methodist Church depicting Jesus, Mary and Joseph as refugees at the US-Mexico border

A Guatemalan asylum seeker is sheltered in a Washington state synagogue

Beth Hatfiloh is the only synagogue in the United States known to be sheltering an undocumented immigrant, according to T’ruah, a liberal rabbinic human rights group.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019ByBEN SALES/JTA
A girl looks at the camera during an event marking the Jewish holiday of Purim at the Bialik Rogozin school, where children of migrant workers and refugees are educated alongside native Israelis, in Tel Aviv, Israel March 10, 2017.

Supreme Court allows full enforcement of asylum crackdown

A U.S. appeals court for the second time curtailed the effort earlier Wednesday to halt the administration's policy.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019ByREUTERS
A Mission Police Dept. officer (L), and a US Border Patrol agent watch over a group of Central American asylum seekers before taking them into custody on June 12, 2018 near McAllen, Texas

Driven by death threats, a family finds safety at a Philadelphia synagogue

They quickly moved to eastern El Salvador, then to Guatemala — pursued by gangsters.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019ByJEFF GAMMAGE/THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER/TNS
Mezuzah affixed to a door frame on South Street in Philadelphia.

Iranian businessman tortured into saying he's an Israeli spy

He was accused of being involved in the killing of Iranian nuclear scientists

AUGUST 13, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An Iranian Officer of Revolutionary Guards, with Israel flag drawn on his boots, is seen during graduation ceremony, held for the military cadets in a military academy, in Tehran, Iran June 30, 2018

U.S. Jewish clergy call on Trump to allow in asylum seekers

“The Jewish people know what it means to be turned away and to be denied protection,” the petition states. “As Jews we understand the heart of the refugee."

JULY 25, 2019ByBENJY SINGER
A Mission Police Dept. officer (L), and a US Border Patrol agent watch over a group of Central American asylum seekers before taking them into custody on June 12, 2018 near McAllen, Texas

A memorable portrait of two women

‘And Breathe Normally’ tells an international story of friendshi

APRIL 11, 2019ByHANNAH BROWN
And Breathe Normally