According to the Population and Immigration Authority, there are currently about 25,500 asylum seekers living in Israel, mainly from Eritrea and Sudan.
US efforts to clean up the asylum process revolve around speeding up the process.
Andrei Medvedev says he witnessed the killing and mistreatment of Russian prisoners taken to Ukraine to fight for Wagner.
Maryam Ramezanpour and her son escaped Iran when Ramezanpour ran away from her husband, an IRGC member, who beat her.
After involvement in the Wagner mercenary group's violent war efforts, one defector fled and began seeking asylum in Norway.