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Daily News Lesson May 14 2023

Brooks and Capehart on U.S. border policy + Newswrap 5/15/23 + Student video

Watch New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics

FILE PHOTO: DHS Secretary Mayorkas speaks at the White House in Washington

Daily News Lesson May 09 2023

Border towns prepare for end of COVID migrant restrictions + Newswrap 5/9/23 + Student video

Discuss the end of Title 42, and what that will mean for immigration and border towns like El Paso, Texas

Afghan refugees stay at Joint Base McGuire-Dix- Lakehurst in New Jersey

Daily News Lesson January 03 2022

Many Afghan refugees, including unaccompanied minors, remain in legal limbo in the U.S.

Learn why many Afghan refugees are struggling to find placement in the U.S.

Migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. wait to be processed on the Mexico-U.S. border

Daily News Lesson December 03 2021

Biden to re-implement Trump-era 'Remain in Mexico' asylum policy

Lesson includes news summary for Friday, Dec. 3, video and discussion questions

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Daily News Lesson October 21 2021

How this young Afghan refugee uses poetry to ’empty’ her pain and feel hope

Hear from one young refugee on how poetry and art have helped her process trauma

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Daily News Lesson October 04 2021

How Seattle’s Vietnamese community is helping Afghan refugees

Hear how one community built from refugees fleeing war in the 70s is supporting refugees from the Afghan War

Large Migration Surge Crosses Rio Grande Into Del Rio, Texas

Daily News Lesson September 20 2021

Thousands of Haitian migrants camp at Texas border as authorities ramp up relief

Learn about the U.S. response to a surprisingly large group of Haitian migrants camped on the southern U.S. border

Taliban-controlled Afghanistan

Daily News Lesson August 31 2021

America's longest war is over

In this PBS lesson plan, learn about the withdrawal of U.S. troops after 20 years in Afghanistan

U.S. forces assist in Afghanistan evacuation

Daily News Lesson August 23 2021

Afghan refugees face massive bureaucratic hurdles coming to U.S.

Learn about some of the difficulties refugees face in getting out of Afghanistan

People look at a damaged house after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Les Cayes

Daily News Lesson August 17 2021

Haitians left homeless by 7.2 magnitude earthquake now brace for storm

Understand the disaster unfolding in Haiti, and learn what is most needed now

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