Aug 11 Haitians flock to Canada, concerned about losing protected status in U.S. By Larisa Epatko Canada is scrambling to prepare temporary housing -- including putting beds inside Montreal's Olympic Stadium -- for an influx of people entering from the United States. Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 8:33 Sweden’s welcome to refugees disturbed by violent backlash By PBS News Hour Sweden has a reputation as the world's humanitarian conscience and a safe haven for refugees, but the country has been shaken by a series of protests and violent incidents carried out by right-wing vigilantes. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports on… Continue watching
Jan 26 Denmark approves plan to seize valuables from refugees By Amanda Gomez The Danish Parliament voted Tuesday to let immigration authorities seize valuables worth more than 10,000 kroner — about $1,453 — from asylum-seekers to help cover their housing and food costs while their cases are being approved. Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch 4:20 European Union struggles to find unified response to migrant crisis By PBS News Hour On Monday, the 28-nation European Union will hold an emergency summit in Brussels, Belgium, to try to agree on how many asylum seekers each country will accept. NewsHour's William Brangham joins Hari Sreenivasan from Vienna, to discuss. Continue watching
Sep 10 Watch 7:25 News Wrap: Heavy rains, border police meet refugees in Macedonia By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, some refugees trying to cross from Greece into Macedonia were detained by authorities and made to sit in the mud during a downpour. Also, the White House announced that the U.S. will take in another… Continue watching