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Parliamentary Committee Requests Report on Homeless Family Seeking Asylum

Published February 16, 2026, 17:14
Parliamentary Committee Requests Report on Homeless Family Seeking Asylum

The House Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights has requested a factual report from relevant services and institutions regarding the case of a family from Lebanon who became homeless while applying for international protection. Committee President Irene Charalambidou visited the family upon learning they were living on the streets and expressed her dismay at the situation. The Deputy Minister of Migration, Nicolas Ioannides, explained that the family had submitted a series of different requests, which complicated the management of the case. He committed to preventing similar incidents in the future, through the creation of adequate infrastructure.