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  2. Philippine Immigration Act - Wikipedia

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    The Philippine Immigration Act of 1940, also known as Commonwealth Act no. 613, is a law establishing the Bureau of Immigration of the Philippines and establishing the visa policy of the Philippines. [1] The law was passed on August 26, 1940 by the National Assembly of the Philippines.

  3. Irregular migration - Wikipedia

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    Irregular, unauthorized, or undocumented migration is the practice of crossing an international border without official permission from the authorities. Irregular migration is not synonymous with illegal immigration because irregular travel in order to seek asylum is not a crime.

  4. Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action - Wikipedia

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    The administration of justice, including law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies and, especially, an independent judiciary and legal profession in full conformity with applicable standards contained in international human rights instruments, are essential to the full and non-discriminatory realization of human rights and indispensable to the ...

  5. Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees - Wikipedia

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    Prior to the 1951 convention, the League of Nations' Convention relating to the International Status of Refugees, of 28 October 1933, dealt with administrative measures such as the issuance of Nansen certificates, refoulement, legal questions, labour conditions, industrial accidents, welfare and relief, education, fiscal regime and exemption from reciprocity, and provided for the creation of ...

  6. 'Looking for work': Why employment for asylum-seeking ... - AOL

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    For migrants seeking asylum that have been placed by the state in MetroWest, the road to more permanent housing starts with finding work. 'Looking for work': Why employment for asylum-seeking ...

  7. Non-refoulement - Wikipedia

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    Non-refoulement (/ r ə ˈ f uː l m ɒ̃ /) is a fundamental principle of international law anchored in the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees that forbids a country from deporting ("refoulement") any person to any country in which their "life or freedom would be threatened" on account of "race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion".

  8. Third country resettlement - Wikipedia

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    Physical safety and legal rights are at risk in country of asylum; Past experience of violence and torture; Significant medical needs that cannot be provided for in country of asylum; Sex/gender based risks in country of asylum; Children and adolescents are at risk in country of asylum; Resettlement is the only way of reuniting a family

  9. Who qualifies for U.S. asylum, and how does the process work?

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    A growing backlog of hundreds of thousands of unresolved cases has crippled the U.S. government's ability to decide asylum applications in a timely fashion.