Refugee News – October 2017

Global refugee news …

Global

• The United States may cut its refugee intake to 45,000, its lowest in decades. Read more.
• Rohingya refugees are facing increased hostility in Bangladesh. Read more.
• Cameroon has forcibly returned 100,000 Nigerian refugees over the last two years, allegedly to slow the spread of extremism. Read more.

At Home

• Twenty two refugees have left Manus Island for the United States. Read more.
• The Refugee Review Tribunal has been found to have cut-and-pasted paragraphs in multiple decisions. Read more.