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Italian Coast Guard rescues 550 migrants from stormy seas

By Trisha Thomas, Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press

One rescue began Saturday night and ended early Sunday when the 303 migrants, soaked and shivering, stepped on to the port of Roccella Jonica in the the Calabria region.

Frustration, defiance as village faces becoming U.K.'s first "climate refugees"

By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press

Residents of a small coastal village in north Wales face becoming the U.K.'s first "climate refugees." Authorities have identified Fairbourne to be at high risk of flooding due to climate change.

Little Amal puppet appears at COP26 equality event

By Associated Press

The Little Amal puppet, representing a young Syrian girl, has been walked 8,000km across Europe in order to raise awareness about the plight of refugee girls.

Deportation to turmoiled Haiti an act of 'violence' against migrants, advocate says

By Yamiche Alcindor

Thousands of mostly Haitian migrants gathered at the border town of Del Rio, Texas in September hoping to gain asylum in the United States. While the migrants have been removed and the encampment cleared, the crisis is far from over.

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U.S. gives 1st public look inside base housing Afghans

By Farnoush Amiri, Report for America

The evacuees, among the last airlifted out of Afghanistan by the U.S. military, are being housed at the base while they undergo medical and security checks.

EU leader 'deplores' Belarus behavior amid migrant standoff

By Associated Press

EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell spoke Friday hours after a state of emergency took effect in areas of eastern Poland following a surge in illegal migration.

As Afghan refugees arrive in the U.S., Southeast Asian American advocates urge more support

By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang

Many Vietnamese, Lao, Hmong, and Cambodian Americans see their own families’ journeys to America in the voyage Afghans are making now.

Here's who Americans blame for U.S. failures in Afghanistan

By Laura Santhanam

The chaotic evacuation of more than 120,000 Americans, U.S. allies and Afghans from Kabul seems to have cost President Joe Biden significant public approval as the nation nears the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

EU backs helping Afghanistan's neighbors cope with refugees

By Samuel Petrequin, Mike Corder, Associated Press

European Union justice and home affairs ministers have pledged to support Afghanistan's neighbors to help them host people fleeing the new Taliban regime and prevent a new wave of migrants heading to Europe.

A Brief But Spectacular take on embracing refugees to build a stronger society

For the past 40 years, Ruben Garcia has served as the director of the Annunciation House, an organization that works with people on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border to help people immigrate or determine their next steps after deportation.

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