The Prime Minister of Greece announced on Monday that his government would “not be accepting any new asylum applications for 1 month.” The move comes in response to a decision by Turkey over the weekend to openly allow refugees to cross the border into Europe. The Turkish government claims it is overwhelmed with asylum-seekers, and [...]

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two deportation cases Monday. The first case, Nasrallah v. Barr, poses the question of whether an appeals court can assess factual findings of an administrative agency regarding asylum denial relief. Immigrants who are denied asylum may seek relief to stay in the US if deportation endangers the [...]

The Utah Senate approved a bill on Monday banning all elective abortions in the event the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. The bill would prohibit abortion in all cases except those where the life of the mother or significant bodily functions of the mother are at risk, the unborn fetus has a “lethal” defect [...]

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a directive Monday ordering state health insurance to waive the costs associated with coronavirus testing, “including emergency room, urgent care and office visits.” Cuomo made the announcement on Twitter, emphasizing that cost should not be a barrier to those seeking to protect themselves from the COVID-19 virus. He elaborated [...]

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice signed the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act Monday, in what has been called a “largely symbolic” move. The bill defines being “born alive” as “the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of the fetus, at any stage of development, who after such expulsion or extraction breathes or has a [...]

The Corte Constitucional, Colombia’s highest judicial body, on Monday dismissed a high-profile abortion case, declining to rule on the issue. The move effectively preserves the legal status quo for abortion rights in Colombia, with access to abortion only in cases of threats to the mother’s life, rape or fatal medical problems for the fetus. The [...]

The Trump Administration on Monday instituted a personnel cap on certain Chinese-controlled state media outlets operating in the United States—specifically, the five entities that were designated by the US State Department as foreign missions of the People’s Republic of China. This cap limits the number of Chinese citizens permitted to work for these organizations in [...]

The UN Commission of Inquiry said in its report on Monday that Russia is responsible for war crimes in the ongoing Syrian conflict. The report’s findings were based on investigations conducted from July 11to January 10. According to the report, Russian aircraft was involved in two incidents of bombings in civilian areas. The report also [...]

Argentina’s President Alberto Fernández announced in a speech to the National Congress on Sunday that he plans to present a bill to legalize abortion within the next 10 days. Currently in Argentina, abortion is only available in cases of rape or when the mother’s health is at risk, otherwise having an abortion can result in [...]

The US Supreme Court denied a petition Monday by bump-stock owners and gun advocacy groups to hear a case challenging President Donald Trump’s ban on bump stocks. The plaintiffs, which include Damien Guedes and the Firearms Policy Foundation, had petitioned the court after a lower court’s decision to uphold Trump’s ban on bump stock devices. [...]