(CNN) — A federal judge in Maryland on Thursday temporarily paused the government’s rollout of a new annual asylum application fee, citing confusion and inconsistent policies between federal agencies.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Trump administration imposed a new annual $100 fee on asylum seekers earlier this summer. But more than three months later, ...

The Biden administration announced a new policy Thursday that overhauls the system for immigrants seeking asylum in the U.S. Immigration judges will no longer hear claims. Instead, asylum officers ...

The federal government has proposed a rule to reduce the processing times of asylum claims and curb fraud. Experts, however, ...

GENEVA, October 18 (UNHCR) - Industrialized countries saw a 17 per cent increase in asylum applications in the first half of this year, with most claimants coming from countries with long-standing ...

GENEVA, Mar 17 (UNHCR) - In the last five years, the number of asylum seekers arriving in all industrialized countries has fallen by half, according to preliminary annual figures released by the UN ...

Canada approved 3,463 asylum applications from Nigerians in 2025, while 21,573 cases were still waiting for a decision by the end of the year.This information comes from the Immigration and Refugee ...