A federal judge has denied the asylum claim for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-year-old Minnesota boy whose arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in January gained national attention. According to a statement from Columbia Heights Public School District, where Ramos attends school, an immigration judge “ended the asylum claims of … Read more
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia — Another member of the Iran women’s soccer team who accepted a refugee visa to stay in Australia has decided to return to her homeland, a sport official said Monday. That leaves two of an initial seven squad members who’d accepted asylum as sticking with their original decisions. The Iranian women’s soccer team had … Read more
Another three members of the Iran women’s soccer team who accepted refugee visas to stay in Australia have decided to return to their homeland, an Australian government minister said on Sunday local time. The departure leaves three of an initial seven squad members in Australia. “Overnight, three members of the Iranian Women’s Football Team made the … Read more
Gold Coast, Australia — The Iranian women’s soccer team left Australia minus seven of its members who were granted asylum, after tearful protests of their departure at Sydney Airport and frantic final efforts inside the terminal by Australian officials who sought to ensure the women understood they were being offered asylum. As the team’s flight time … Read more
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Five members of the Iranian national women’s soccer team have left the hotel where they were staying in Australia and sought asylum in the country, according to Iranian opposition figure and exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi. The Sydney Morning Herald also said the women — who were dubbed traitors by Iranian state television over the weekend … Read more