Mar 27 WATCH: Blinken hosts U.S.-Colombia dialogue with Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva Durán By News Desk Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Colombian Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva on Monday, March 27. Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch 4:48 Biden meets with Mexican president as U.S. shifts southern border policy By Laura Barrón-López President Biden and his Mexican and Canadian counterparts kicked off a leaders summit where migration will be a key issue. The talks come after Biden made his first visit to the southern border since taking office. Sunday, he joined border… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 6:06 12-foot puppet walks streets of New York to raise awareness of global refugee crisis By Jeffrey Brown, Alison Thoet, Anne Azzi Davenport To bring awareness to the global crisis of migration and refugees, a theater project is using a different kind of stage. They built a giant puppet of a young Syrian girl to stand in for millions and silently speak on… Continue watching
Jul 28 Climate change is already fueling global migration. The world isn’t ready to meet people’s changing needs, experts say By Julie Watson, Associated Press A report by the United Nations top body of climate scientists estimates that over the next 30 years, 143 million people will likely to be uprooted by rising seas, drought, searing temperatures and catastrophes caused or exacerbated by climate change. Continue reading
Jun 28 51 people dead from Texas heat after being left in abandoned trailer By Elliot Spagat, Terry Wallace, Associated Press Desperate families of migrants from Mexico and Central America frantically sought word of their loved ones as authorities began the grim task of identifying 51 people who died after being abandoned in a tractor-trailer without air conditioning. Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch 2:21 News Wrap: White House lifts COVID requirement for overseas travelers entering the U.S. By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Friday, the Biden administration says overseas travelers to the U.S. will no longer have to test negative for COVID-19 within a day before they fly after the CDC determined the requirement is no longer necessary, the… Continue watching
Oct 07 U.N. says 10,000 displaced as clashes escalate over key Yemen city By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Clashes have escalated as the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels intensified their push to take the provincial capital from the internationally recognized government. Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch 6:51 Tensions rise in Lampedusa, a small Italian island, over swell of economic migrants By Malcolm Brabant Europe’s human rights commissioner has called on the continent to welcome Afghan refugees with open arms. But this latest chapter in the refugee and migrant crisis will add to thousands of people, mainly from Africa, still making the desperate journey. Continue watching
Jul 24 Watch 4:54 Activists demand Biden end deportation of Haiti migrants By Ivette Feliciano Amid political instability and violence in Haiti, human rights activists are demanding the Biden administration do more to protect Haitian migrants, especially those at the U.S.-Mexico border. NewsHour Weekend’s Ivette Feliciano spoke with Guerline Jozef, founder and executive director of… Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch 5:49 Pandemic conditions fuel rise in migrants braving the Darien Gap Last year, the PBS NewsHour brought you stories of migrants traveling through one of the world's most lawless and dangerous places: the Darien Gap, a roadless jungle expanse along the border of Colombia and Panama. Special correspondent Nadja Drost, videographer… Continue watching