World Aug 27 Tensions grow as Bosnian authorities crack down on migrants Tensions are growing in northwestern Bosnia as local authorities crackdown on thousands of Europe-bound migrants stranded there, including through a series of measures described by human rights activists as "discriminatory and reckless."… By Sabina Niksic, Associated Press
Politics Sep 12 Trump administration puts tough new asylum rule into effect A new level of despair spread among tens of thousands of migrants waiting on the Mexican border to seek refuge in the U.S. as the Trump administration began enforcing radical new restrictions Thursday on who qualifies for asylum. By Cedar Attanasio, Julie Watson, Associated Press
World Sep 02 1,500 asylum-seekers being transported to Greek mainland A ship carrying 635 people, mostly Afghan families, from Lesbos reached the northern port city of Thessaloniki Monday evening. From there, authorities said, the asylum-seekers were being bussed to a camp in Nea Kavala in northern Greece that already holds… By Costas Kantouris, Associated Press
World Dec 24 Body of Jakelin Caal, 7-year-old migrant girl who died in U.S. detention, back in Guatemala The death of Jakelin Caal earlier this month while in the custody of the U.S. Border Patrol was a tragic reminder of the plight of Central American migrants. By Sonia Pérez D., Associated Press
Dec 14 7-year-old migrant girl dies in U.S. Border Patrol custody By Colleen Long, Astrid Galvan, Sonia Pérez D., Associated Press Officials say the girls, who U.S. Border Patrol agents found in Lordsburg, New Mexico, was taken into custody and then began having seizures. Continue reading
Oct 29 What history reveals about surges in anti-Semitism and anti-immigrant sentiments By Ingrid Anderson, The Conversation The modern outpouring of anti-immigrant and anti-Semitic sentiment is reminiscent of the political climate during the years between the first and second world wars in the U.S. Continue reading
Oct 27 ‘We’re heading north!’ Migrants nix offer to stay in Mexico By Christopher Sherman, Associated Press Hundreds of Mexican federal officers carrying plastic shields blocked a Central American caravan from advancing toward the United States on Saturday. Continue reading
Oct 25 Photos: Thousands evacuated from ‘Jungle’ migrant camp in France By Abbey Oldham French authorities transferred 1,918 people voluntarily out of the makeshift migrant camp known as “the Jungle,” the U.N. Human Rights Council said on the first day of the mass evacuation. Continue reading
Apr 07 What’s the economic impact of refugees in America? By Paul Solman For the United States, the economic impact of refugees is positive on net, but the distributional consequences can be quite complicated, says economist Jeffrey Sachs. Continue reading