May 13 New refugees struggle to find footing during pandemic By Brady McCombs, Associated Press Starting a new life in the U.S. is never easy for refugees, but doing it during a pandemic has created more struggles. Continue reading
Dec 18 Tennessee governor says state will keep resettling refugees By Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press Tennessee won't stop resettling refugees, Republican Gov. Bill Lee said Wednesday, rejecting the option offered to states by President Donald Trump's administration. Continue reading
Nov 21 Agencies sue Trump administration for allowing states, cities to block refugees By Julie Watson, Associated Press Refugees have the right to move anywhere in the United States after their initial resettlement, but at their own expense. Continue reading
Oct 02 Trump lets states, cities refuse refugees for 1st time in U.S. By Julie Watson, David Sharp, Associated Press Last week’s move could further undermine a program that has seen an 80 percent drop in the number of refugees allowed in under Trump, who has pushed to limit both legal and illegal immigration. Continue reading
Sep 26 Trump administration proposes historically low refugee limit By Elana Schor, Associated Press A State Department proposal released Thursday would put a cap on the number of refugees at 18,000 for the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1. Continue reading
Jan 13 Woman who fled Saudi Arabia reaches her new home in Canada By Rob Gillies, Associated Press “This is Rahaf Alqunun, a very brave new Canadian,” Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said arm-in-arm with Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun in Toronto’s airport. Continue reading
Nov 05 Watch 8:32 Investigation finds government contractor violated policy while transporting immigrant children By Aura Bogado When migrant children were separated from their parents this summer, a defense contractor hired by the federal government helped carry out the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy by transporting some to facilities. Special correspondent Aura Bogado from The Center for… Continue watching
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
Jun 09 Syrian refugees in America: The forgotten psychological wounds of the stress of migration By Arash Javanbakht, The Conversation War in Syria and the refugee crisis have been the subject of a heated debate in United States politics, leading to a travel ban and drastic reduction in the number refugees to the U.S. this year. But what do we… Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch 11:41 Meet a couple separated by thousands of miles and America’s new refugee policies By Matt Katz, Melanie Saltzman The U.S. has accepted more refugees than any other country since 1980, but the Trump administration is now reversing course. In this special report for PBS NewsHour Weekend, produced in partnership with public radio station WNYC, correspondent Matt Katz has… Continue watching