Refugees And Migrants

President Donald Trump declared a national emergency along the southern border and predicted his administration would end up defending it all the way to the Supreme Court.

Net migration has dropped from 52,700 to 48,300 for the year to December 2018, according to official figures.

The Christmas Island detention centre will reopen in the wake of the Australian government's historic defeat in parliament over medical care for asylum seekers.

Australian MPs have passed a landmark bill with an opposition amendment making it easier for sick refugees held offshore to be treated in the country.

Congressional negotiators have reached an agreement to prevent another US government shutdown.

A football player and refugee whose detention in Thailand sparked an outcry will be freed and will return to Australia after Bahrain withdrew its extradition request, officials say.

A refugee-led NGO is unhappy the government chose not to consult them on the new resettlement areas, which they say could be detrimental to refugees settling into life in New Zealand.

Refugees will be settled in towns such as Whanganui and Timaru under a new government strategy announced today.

Immigration New Zealand is standing by its decision to decline the residency applications from a popular Auckland restaurant owner and her family.

An Auckland driving school is helping former refugees and migrants gain their independence one licence at a time. Video

A mother facing an uncertain future in New Zealand is overwhelmed that almost 10,000 people have signed a petition calling for her and her family to be able to stay in the country. Audio

US authorities have set up a fake university before

A petition set up in support of a Ukrainian family denied New Zealand residency has received over 3300 signatures in less than a day.