![]() Who knows, but they’re definitely unbelievable! A roundup of some of the wildest ghost stories on Reddit. The following is a chronological list of every horror film ever made. For films by date, see Category:Dates. For films listed alphabetical, see Alphabetical List of. In Their Search For Asylum, Central Americans Find The U. S. Is Closing Its Doors : NPR. An El Salvadoran child is interviewed by a U. S. Border Patrol agent after crossing the Rio Grande from Mexico into the U. S. 1. 4, 2. 01. 6, in Roma, Texas. Border Patrol agent after crossing the Rio Grande from Mexico into the U. S. 1. 4, 2. 01. 6, in Roma, Texas. If we didn't leave voluntarily, they would have us deported by Mexican immigration authorities. He says he has a bullet wound in his abdomen to prove it. Shortly after their interview with NPR, a pro bono attorney accompanied the Cabachuela family to the international bridge, and they were finally permitted to apply for asylum — on their seventh try. Created by Tim Hamilton. With Steven McDougal, Chasey Ray McKnight, Scott Porter, Brannon Smith. The torment of women at Nauru: 'This is reason I left my country – this fear of rape'. In recent years, Central Americans have been surging across the southern border, seeking refuge from marauding criminal gangs and, in the case of women, from abusive husbands. The number of Salvadorans, Guatemalans and Hondurans — mostly mothers and children — who were granted asylum jumped 4. Now there are widespread reports that some U. S. The grievance alleges that CBP officers have been illegally turning away asylum seekers for months now. They're being told that there is no more asylum in the United States, there's no more asylum specifically for mothers, which is a terrifying thing I heard recently. She says she has heard dozens of similar stories. A 2. 4- year- old Mexican asylum applicant named Marta, who asked that her last name be withheld because she fears retaliation, called NPR from an immigrant jail in Laredo, Texas. She says immigration agents told the detainees that . Everyone in the facility asking for asylum is going to be deported. They have tightened up the screening process that allows an asylum seeker to get to the final stage — a full hearing before an immigration judge. Katie Shepherd, with the pro- immigrant American Immigration Council, worries that those changes . She was admitted into the U. S., and she has a court date to make her asylum claim. Yxtuc says she knows women back home who have decided not to make the dangerous journey north. He's sending us all back to our countries,'. He said the move could discourage them from making what can be a treacherous trip. They’re seeking protection (asylum) because they fear persecution in/from the home country (torture, murder, illegal imprisonment, etc.). Are . Asylum seekers are NOT illegal. They’ve broken no laws at all. Under Article 1. 4 of the 1. Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution.”The terms, . Seeking asylum is not, therefore, an unlawful act. The position of asylum- seekers may thus differ fundamentally from that of ordinary migrants in that they may not be in a position to comply with the legal formalities for entry. They may, for example, be unable to obtain the necessary documentation in advance of their flight because of their fear of persecution and/or the urgency of their departure. These factors, as well as the fact that asylum- seekers have often experienced traumatic events, need to be taken into account in determining any restrictions on freedom of movement based on irregular entry or presence.” (p. Is Australia obligated to help them? Yes. Australia has a legal obligation to assist . We signed an international law called the Refugee Convention. Are most . According to the Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection, in 2. Another 2. 00,0. 00 or so! Do all asylum seekers arrive by boat? No. Since 2. 00. 3, only 4. In 2. 01. 2- 1. 3, the rate was higher than that due to a spike in boat arrivals: But as you can see below, the number of boat arrivals tend to go up and down. In other words, history tells us it will go down again after the current spike. Are asylum seekers who arrive by boat treated the same as asylum seekers who arrive by plane? No. Those arriving by plane aren’t detained. Plus, they can immediately apply for a protection visa, and are typically given a bridging visa while their application is processed. Boat people, on the other hand, are immediately moved to a detention centre, and they can’t immediately apply for a protection visa. Instead, they’re screened into a refugee status determination process to determine whether they’ll be allowed to apply. What does . They have a genuine reason to fear persecution in their own country (as assessed against the regulations set out in our Migration Act). According to the Department of Immigration and Border Control, since 2. As a graph: But even if they weren’t, it still wouldn’t change Australia’s legal obligation. We are legally obliged to accept asylum seekers. Are they . There’s no such thing as a queue. Anyone who wants to claim asylum must leave their home country first. So all asylum seekers flee to other countries. Some overland, some by plane, some by boat. Some come to Australia, some go to other countries. This is the standard way to seek asylum. These people are called . That’s why countries like Kenya and Ethiopia have huge refugee camps (because of trouble in neighbouring Somalia). Sometimes refugees are resettled in a country other than the one they fled to. Someone might be resettled from a refugee camp to Australia. These people are called . This is something we voluntarily do to supplement the standard . Again, resettling refugees from refugee camps is a voluntary act. Australia does it to share the refugee load with other countries. Accepting asylum seekers who come directly to Australia is our legal obligation. Unfortunately, Australia’s policy is that when we accept an onshore refugee (i. No other country in the world does this. In other words, it’s policy that takes places from camp refugees, not . The manner of an asylum seeker’s arrival isn’t what makes them a genuine refugee (or not). They’re judged to be a genuine refugee if they have a well- founded fear of persecution at home. And although the poor are often the victims of persecution, middle- class and wealthy people are persecuted too. In fact, because these people tend to be well educated, they are often persecuted for speaking out against oppressive government regimes. So just because someone can afford (or scrape together the funds) to make it to Australia, that doesn’t mean they’re not a refugee. And remember, 9. 2% of boat people since 2. Migration Act. But even if they weren’t, Australia’s legal obligation remains the same. We are legally obliged to accept asylum seekers and process their claims. Are they still genuine refugees if they don’t look battered, bruised and hungry when they arrive? Yes. The Refugee Convention doesn’t say they have to look battered, bruised and hungry. It says they have to have a well- founded fear of persecution at home. Out of interest, here’s a photo of some Jewish refugees who fled to Australia at the end of World War II (courtesy of The Australian). They don’t look particularly battered, bruised and hungry. Are they still genuine refugees if they come via another country (e. Although the Refugee Convention says they must come directly from a territory where their life or freedom is threatened (as opposed to . As a result, asylum seekers who arrive in Indonesia live in constant fear. Are they still genuine refugees if they don’t just flee to the closest country? Aren’t they cherry- picking? Yes, they are still genuine refugees. There’s no law that says refugees must flee to the nearest country. In most cases, this would simply land them in a poverty- stricken, dangerous refugee camp for years. Nor is there any rule that says refugees can’t flee by plane or choose their destination. It seems odd to me that some Australians want to vilify these people for using commonsense and, in the process, reducing the load on the desperately poor countries that are actually being flooded by refugees. Do they have passports to prove their identity? And do they burn their passports? People (and the media) often get this confused. Boat people come by boat because they don’t have an Australian visa, and therefore aren’t allowed to fly in to any Australian airport. It’s not necessarily because they don’t have passports. Many do. So why don’t they all? There are a few reasons: Some just never applied for one. I know I went about 1. Some don’t have any legal rights at home, so they can’t get passports or other documentation like birth certificates, marriage certificates and drivers licences. Then you have to remember that passports are state- issued documents. And when it’s the state that’s persecuting you, it’s not likely it will give you a passport. There are also reports of asylum seekers destroying their documents prior to interception by Australian Navy vessels (although there’s no data on how often this actually happens). There are a number of reasons this could be happening: 1) As asylum seekers, they fear capture at home, so they have to destroy their real passports before they leave their home country; 2) They then use fake documents to leave their home country; and 3) They destroy these documents before arrival in Australia because they’re fake and don’t accurately represent their identity or situation, and would, therefore, impede their asylum case. Also, some people smugglers tell their passengers to burn their passports before arrival, saying it will aid their asylum claim. Some people smugglers confiscate mobile phones and passports before setting sail. Some people smugglers also claim they sell fake passports and visas, which enable asylum seekers to fly into Australia, after which they’re advised to rip up their passports and claim asylum. But these asylum seekers often end up on dangerous boats anyway. No doubt this is another reason some boat people tear up their passports. Some people fear they will be immediately refused entry before they’ve had a chance to declare their asylum request. According to Professor Jane Mc. Adam (Scientia Professor of Law and the Director of the Andrew & Renata Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law at UNSW), this is a well- founded fear. And finally, let’s not forget that when you’re fleeing for your life, you don’t always have time to wait for official documentation to be processed (even if it were safe for you to apply for it). It’s also important to remember that a passport isn’t the only possible form of identity. Most asylum seekers have other forms, like birth certificates, drivers licences, school certificates, letters from local priests and photocopies of identity cards. But these sorts of documents don’t constitute . So these people would still be classified as undocumented. If they can afford boat passage, why don’t they just fly in? Flying to Australia would definitely be cheaper and safer, and I’m sure all boat people would do it if they could. But the fact is that they have to get an appropriate visa first, and this isn’t always possible. The Australian embassies in Afghanistan and Iraq, for instance, don’t issue Australian visas. And that’s where 3. What’s more, even when an embassy does issue visas (e. Sri Lanka, Iran & Pakistan, where 4. Australian visa are quite rigorous and time consuming. And if you’re fleeing for your life, you don’t usually have time to complete the application, have your documents certified and wait around for a visa to be approved. No doubt there are also some boat people who destroy their passports. There are a few reasons this might happen: 1) As asylum seekers, they fear capture at home, so they have to destroy their real passports before they leave their home country; 2) They then use fake documents to leave their home country; and 3) They destroy these documents before arrival in Australia because they’re fake and don’t accurately represent their identity or situation, and would, therefore, impede their asylum case. I’ve also heard that people smugglers tell them to burn them as it will aid their asylum claim. Do we get more asylum seekers than other countries? No. In 2. 01. 2, we ranked 2. GDP. And remember approximately half of those people did NOT come by boat. Poor countries host vastly more displaced people than wealthier ones. While anti- refugee sentiment is heard loudest in industrialised countries, developing nations host 8.
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