Nation Oct 30 Trump limits annual U.S. refugees to 7,500. It’ll be mostly white South Africans By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press
World Oct 07 U.N. refugee agency chief suggests that US deportation practices violate the law Filippo Grandi on Monday also criticized a wider "backlash" in some countries against migrants and refugees. By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press
Politics Sep 23 Watch 7:59 First American bishop appointed by Pope Leo emerges as a new voice of the Catholic Church Bishop Michael Pham, appointed by Pope Leo as the first U.S. bishop under his papacy, has emerged as a new voice of the Catholic Church. Through his own story of survival as a child refugee from Vietnam, he’s stepped into… By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas, Jenna Bloom
World Sep 01 850,000 Syrian refugees have returned home since Assad’s fall, UN says Deputy High Commissioner of UNHCR Kelly T. Clements said that about 1.7 million people who were internally displaced during the 14-year-old conflict have returned to their communities. By Omar Sanadiki, Associated Press
World Aug 13 Taliban registers unemployed Afghan refugees for jobs in Qatar The Taliban is registering 1,800 unemployed Afghans expelled from neighboring countries for the chance to work in Qatar in the latest round of a labor agreement with the Gulf nation. By Associated Press
Jul 21 Egypt provides free train rides for Sudanese refugees returning home By Amr Nabil, Najib Jobain, Associated Press Hundreds of people who have been displaced by fighting in Sudan have gathered at the central train station in Cairo to begin a free journey home. Continue reading
Jul 18 Watch 9:23 A look at life for small group of refugees allowed in U.S. since Trump took office By Laura Barrón-López, Maea Lenei Buhre Shortly after being sworn into office, President Donald Trump indefinitely suspended refugee admissions to the United States. After months of legal challenges, only a small group of refugees has been allowed into the country. White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López has… Continue watching
Jul 15 Federal court rules Trump administration can’t use travel ban to keep 80 refugees out of U.S. By Rebecca Boone, Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press In a decision late Monday, U.S. District Judge Jamal Whitehead in Seattle said President Donald Trump's June order banning the entry of people from 12 countries expressly states that it does not limit the ability of people to seek refugee… Continue reading
Jul 11 Most Ukrainians displaced by war want to stay close to home, UN refugee agency says By Paolo Santalucia, Silvia Stellacci, Associated Press The Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 forced almost 10 million people to flee their homes, with about 3.8 million displaced within the country and 5.6 million abroad, but most of them want to stay close to their homes, the… Continue reading
May 12 Watch 5:57 White South Africans arrive in U.S. after receiving refugee status from Trump By Amna Nawaz, Sonia Kopelev Nearly 60 white South Africans were admitted into the U.S. as part of President Trump’s resettlement program. Afrikaners, largely descendants of Dutch and French colonial settlers, led the apartheid government until it ended. The White House claims a new South… Continue watching