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First group of White South Africans arrives in U.S. Under Trump's Refugee plan in Dulles

Daily News Lesson May 13 2025

White South Africans arrive in U.S. after receiving refugee status from Trump

Learn why the Trump administration is giving White Afrikaners expedited refugee status to the United States

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Daily News Lesson October 17 2023

Cambodian refugee’s restaurant provides space to heal and celebrate culture

Learn about a Cambodian refugee’s restaurant that provides space to heal

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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

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

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Daily News Lesson August 08 2021

After 20 years, Taliban returns to power in Afghanistan

Hear from one former Afghan official on what the future of Afghanistan might look like now that the Taliban is back in power

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Daily News Lesson July 06 2018

New challenges in aftermath of family separation

Democratic attorneys general in 17 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, arguing that its family separation policy violated the due process and equal protection clauses of the Fifth Amendment.

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Daily Video August 29 2016

Summer academy helps refugee children prepare for life in the U.S.

A program that helps refugee children from 29 countries acclimate to life in the United States met again this summer in New York City.

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Daily Video April 05 2016

Europe begins deporting migrants back to Turkey

The first deportations of migrants from Europe back to Turkey began in Greece Monday as people were ferried from the Greek island of Lesbos.

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Daily Video June 24 2015

Flood of war refugees tests Greek hospitality

An influx of Syrian and Afghan refugees is straining Greece’s already-thin resources at a time when the country could face bankruptcy.

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Daily Video May 18 2015

5,000 refugees stranded in Bay of Bengal

Thousands of people who fled persecution and poverty in Myanmar are stranded at sea in Southeast Asia because neighboring countries won’t let them land.

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