I saw my first asylum seeker around 10 years ago in my clinic. He came from a country with an autocratic president against whom he had peacefully protested. The government would not accept dissent from its citizens and they arrested, detained, and tortured him. He was released, but he was told that he would be killed for any future—real or perceived—opposition. He fled to the US for safety, and...

European Asylum Policy Policy towards asylum seekers has been a controversial topic for more than a decade. Rising numbers of asylum applications have been met with ever-tougher policies to deter them. Following a period of policy harmonisation, the EU has reached a crucial stage in the development of a new Common European Asylum System. This paper seeks to shed light on what form this should t...

Abstract This is a case study of the LGBT Asylum Task Force in Worcester, Massachusetts. The ministry Hadwen Park Congregational Church, UCC. It only program U.S. dedicated to providing wrap-around services, including housing, asylum seekers. Since its inception 2008, it has provided services over 219 people from 24 countries. discussion makes extensive use interviews with leadership and member...

This article examines the home accommodation of asylum seekers in Finland from perspective hosts’ affective experiences living through process proximity. study contributes to research on dimension pro-asylum solidarity beyond framework compassion. Instead being observers distant suffering, hosts are personally affected by seekers’ past involving war and conflict their present struggle for asylu...

An outbreak of chickenpox occurred between December 2015 and May 2016 among asylum seekers in a reception centre in Latium, Italy. We describe the epidemiological and laboratory investigations, control measures and validity of reported history of chickenpox infection. Serological screening of all residents and incoming asylum seekers was performed, followed by vaccine offer to all susceptible i...