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Asylum seekers wait outside the foreign office in Brussels, Belgium.
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Crackdowns against asylum-seekers gain momentum in Europe and the Americas

On both sides of the Atlantic, a range of countries adopted new measures to clamp down on asylum-seekers this week, amid rising concern about the political impacts of immigration.

Fmr. U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the day of his court appearance in New York after being indicted by a Manhattan grand jury. Photo taken in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., April 4, 2023.
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Hard Numbers: Trump leads early, NPR & PBS quit Twitter, stopgap for Darien, global warming juices baseballs

FiveThirtyEight launched its national polling averages for the 2024 Republican presidential race this week, and Donald Trump leads the pack with 49.3% support.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan greets the crowd before a meeting of his ruling AK Party to announce the party's election manifesto ahead of the May 14 elections, in Ankara, Turkey April 11, 2023.
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Hard Numbers: Erdogan’s opposition, Myanmar military’s deadly air raids, Italian coastguard’s rescue mission, Bonnie without Clyde

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan kicked off his reelection campaign Tuesday in a bid to defeat six opposition parties that have joined forces ahead of the May 14 poll.

Asylum-seekers board a bus after crossing into Canada from the US in Champlain, New York.
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What We’re Watching: Border clampdown, Haiti’s hellish choices

Crackdown at Roxham Road, terrible choices for Haiti

Mexican authorities and firefighters remove injured migrants, mostly Venezuelans, from inside the National Migration Institute (INM) building during a fire, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico March 27, 2023.
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Hard Numbers: Deadly Mexican fire, ZAUKUS, terror in the Sahel, Luke Skywalker saves Ukraine

Migrants fearing deportation set an immigration detention center ablaze in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, killing 40 asylum-seekers and critically injuring dozens.

Migrants wait to cross into Canada at Roxham Road, an unofficial crossing point from New York state to Quebec for asylum-seekers.
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Will US-Canada border deal mean riskier future for migrants?

Whether the deal is good policy will be determined by outcomes, but the forecast is a bit grim.

U.S. President Joe Biden and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau during a bilateral meeting at the North American Leaders' Summit in Mexico City, Mexico, January 10, 2023.
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Biden-Trudeau talks focus on immigration and defense

Amid the pomp and pageantry accompanying President Joe Biden’s first official visit to Canada, he and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau are looking to make some deals.

A parade participant in a Winnie the Pooh costume waves a Chinese flag before the Lunar New Year parade in the Chinatown neighborhood of New York, U.S., February 12, 2023.
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Hard Numbers: HK cancels Winnie the Pooh, French torch Bordeaux town hall, Indigenous voice for Oz, Darién Gap crossings soar, CAR hearts China/Russia

Movie distributors in Hong Kong have pulled the slasher film "Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey", as the honey-loving bear has long drawn the ire of Chinese censors.

Photo composite of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping
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What We’re Watching: China’s budding diplomacy, Biden’s border control, Russia’s big plans

What’s next for Russia & China?; Biden’s tough new move on immigration; Russia looks beyond Ukraine?

Palestinians clash with Israeli forces during a raid in Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, February 22, 2023.
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Hard Numbers: Deadly raid in Nablus, EU asylum applications soar, North Koreans go hungry, old phone = nouveau riche

At least 11 people died and scores more were injured on Wednesday after Israeli security forces conducted a rare daytime raid in the West Bank city of Nablus.