About 500 Syrians affected by Swiss asylum freeze

The suspension of asylum procedures decided Monday following the fall of Bashar al-Assad affects 500 Syrian applicants in Switzerland, according to the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM). The freeze applies only to procedures already underway, the SEM clarified, seeking to clarify a decision "that has not been understood." +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The suspension for Syrian asylum seekers "simply postpones the decision until the situation is clearer," said SEM spokeswoman Anne Césard...