Sep 22 Watch 1:52 Migrant dedicates life to saving others crossing the seas By Ivette Feliciano On Christmas Eve in 2001, Hassan Ali, then a 13-year-old migrant from Egypt, was saved from a capsizing dinghy when he was crossing the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe. After spending time in a refugee camp in Sicily, Italy, Ali… Continue watching
Jul 02 Germany’s Angela Merkel faces off with allies over migration By Geir Moulson, Associated Press Chancellor Angela Merkel and her rebellious Bavarian allies searched Monday for a way to resolve a standoff over migration after Germany's interior minister offered to resign, but a compromise looked elusive in the dispute that has rocked her government. Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch 4:02 EU’s migrant compromise leaves many unanswered questions Leaders from the European Union agreed to create formal centers to process migrants trying to enter Europe. But overnight, any agreement seemed in jeopardy amid stark differences and a growing anti-immigrant sentiment. William Brangham reports on what the deal does… Continue watching
Jun 24 At mini-migration summit, EU nations try to resolve differences By Raf Casert, Associated Press The leaders of Germany, France and about a dozen other European Union nations are converging on Brussels for an afternoon of informal talks on differences over migration ahead of a full EU summit that starts next Thursday. Continue reading
Jun 19 Migrant mother recounts experience of being separated from her son in detention By Gene Johnson, Manuel Valdes, Associated Press As Blanca Orantes-Lopez sits in a federal prison south of Seattle, her son is in custody at a children's home across the country in upstate New York. She has no idea when she might see him again. Continue reading
Jun 19 UN reports 68.5 million people displaced worldwide in 2017 By Michael Rios Violence, war and other forms of persecution forced a record 68.5 million people to flee their homes in 2017, according to a new report released Tuesday by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Continue reading
Apr 14 Watch 3:21 Syrian people fight for survival as multiple powers face off By PBS News Hour Syrians have continued to flee to neighboring countries and Europe as conflict in their country has intensified, and in Lebanon, nearly one in four people is a Syrian migrant. Meanwhile, pro-Assad leaders have condemned the coordinated strikes on Syria, with… Continue watching
Apr 04 Mexico gives caravan migrants transit visas as group begins to disperse By Christopher Sherman, Associated Press The Mexican government said in a statement late Tuesday that its immigration policy "is not subject to pressure," but noted the caravan "began to disperse by decision of the participants." It said 465 migrants had asked for transit visas and… Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch 7:39 Why family-based immigration has become a sticking point in the national debate By PBS News Hour News that first lady Melania Trump's parents have obtained green cards raises questions about whether their legal permanent residency here benefitted from the very set of immigration laws that President Trump wants to eliminate. Lisa Desjardins talks with John C. Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch 10:17 Italy discouraging flow of migrants from North Africa By PBS News Hour Italy has received 500,000 migrants and refugees from North Africa who have fled war, extreme poverty and oppression during the last three years. But the country, which had a reputation of welcoming migrants, has received backlash for it and is… Continue watching