The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/hotline-for-migrant-workers/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 03:29:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Hotline for Migrant Workers | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/hotline-for-migrant-workers/ 32 32 Migrants forced to choose between deportation and prison, NGO alleges https://www.timesofisrael.com/migrants-forced-to-choose-between-deportation-and-prison-ngo-report-says/ Wed, 08 Jul 2015 16:17:21 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1211632 Hotline for Refugees and Migrants questions tactics on African 'infiltrators' at Holot detention center; Prisons Service disputes findings

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]]> High Court hears petition to strike down refugee law, again https://www.timesofisrael.com/high-court-hears-petition-to-strike-down-refugee-law-again/ Tue, 03 Feb 2015 22:41:16 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1132483 Israeli NGOs hope to nullify amendment that allows for the detention of asylum seekers for 20 months

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]]> Outlook bleak for African migrants in Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/outlook-bleak-for-african-migrants-in-israel/ Wed, 08 Jan 2014 04:13:27 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=818814 Not one Sudanese or Eritrean national has been granted refugee status by the Israeli government, says activist

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]]> Eritrean refugees assail Israeli deportation policy https://www.timesofisrael.com/eritrean-refugees-assail-israeli-deportation-policy/ Sun, 28 Jul 2013 16:58:44 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=614590 Community spokesmen call on Israel to stop forcing asylum seekers to sign 'voluntary' return forms

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]]> Rights groups decry repatriation of Eritrean migrants https://www.timesofisrael.com/rights-groups-decry-repatriation-of-eritrean-migrants/ Mon, 15 Jul 2013 02:29:47 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=596146 14 asylum seekers leave Israel under 'voluntary return' procedure; activists claim they were coerced

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]]> Knesset members visit detention center for African migrants https://www.timesofisrael.com/knesset-members-visit-detention-center-for-african-migrants/ Mon, 24 Jun 2013 11:12:35 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=566322 Meretz MK compares conditions to 'a prison' but acknowledges that residents receive adequate food and medical care

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]]> Israel claims unnamed African country will take in illegal Eritreans https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-to-deport-african-migrants-to-unnamed-country/ Sun, 02 Jun 2013 16:01:23 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=533066 Surprised Foreign Ministry says it knows nothing of deal that could see deportation of tens of thousands of migrants

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]]> Migrants nearly ‘tricked into leaving Israel’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/african-migrants-tricked-into-leaving-israel/ Sat, 16 Feb 2013 06:00:06 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=375622 Rights group claims 25 Eritrean asylum seekers agreed to board flight to Uganda, but were actually scheduled for repatriation

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