Apr 15 Officer’s body camera went dark during key moment of Patrick Lyoya’s death By Amy Forliti, Associated Press Body camera footage of Patrick Lyoya's fatal encounter with a Michigan police officer shows a close-up view of an intense struggle -- but the video goes dark 42 seconds before the officer shoots the Black man in the head. Continue reading
Apr 15 British government plans to start flying asylum-seekers to Rwanda within weeks By Jill Lawless, Associated Press The British government says it plans to start putting asylum-seekers on one-way flights to Rwanda within weeks. Continue reading
Apr 12 WATCH: Secretary Blinken meets with UN High Commissioner for Refugees over efforts to help refugees By Associated Press The refugee crisis created by the Ukraine Russia war was top of the agenda during a meeting with the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi on Tuesday. Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch 7:20 UN Refugee Chief Filippo Grandi discusses the mass exodus of Ukrainians fleeing war The war has driven millions from their homes in Ukraine. More than 4.5 million have left their nation for eastern Europe and beyond, and a further 7 million are displaced within Ukraine. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch 8:49 Hundreds of thousands of stateless people are living in legal limbo in the U.S. By Stephanie Sy, Lena I. Jackson Conflicts, wars, and other geopolitical crises around the world have left millions of people without a country. They are called “the stateless," and their plight is finally being recognized by the Biden administration. Stephanie Sy reports. Continue watching
Apr 01 In U.S.’s welcome to Ukrainians, African refugees see racial bias By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press African refugees say the recent decision to grant refugee status and other humanitarian protections to Ukrainians fleeing war underscores the racial bias inherent in American immigration policy. Continue reading
Mar 30 Ukraine refugee total exceeds worst-case U.N. estimate By Bassam Hatoum, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The U.N. refugee agency says more than 4 million refugees have fled Ukraine since Russian troops invaded the country. Continue reading
Mar 28 As number of Ukrainians fleeing war hits 4 million, some signs of a slowdown By Srdjan Nedeljkovic, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The daily number of people fleeing Ukraine has fallen in recent days but border guards, aid agencies and refugees say Russia’s unpredictable war offers few signs whether it’s just a temporary lull or a permanent drop-off. Continue reading
Mar 25 Near the Ukrainian border, Biden sees refugee crisis in Poland By Chris Megerian, Associated Press Just 60 miles from the Ukrainian border, President Joe Biden paid tribute on Friday to Poland for giving refuge to more than 2 million Ukrainians who have fled their country since Russia's invasion. Continue reading
Mar 25 WATCH: Biden meets with 82nd Airborne Division service members By News Desk and Associated Press President Joe Biden is on a visit to Poland where he is meeting with that country's leader to discuss the Ukrainian refugee process but his first stop was meeting with soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division, telling them the nation… Continue reading