Apr 16 Watch 4:09 Biden flip-flops on refugee policy after blowback for keeping Trump-era restrictions By Yamiche Alcindor Friday saw the Biden administration giving mixed messages on refugee admission. After receiving blowback for keeping the historically low refugee cap set by President Trump, the White House quickly reversed its position, and said it will move to lift them. Continue watching
Apr 16 Biden speeds refugee admissions but doesn’t lift Trump cap By Zeke Miller, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Joe Biden has signed an emergency determination that officials say will speed refugee admissions to the U.S., but he did not lift his predecessor’s historically low cap of 15,000 refugees for this year. Continue reading
Mar 27 US waives FBI checks on caregivers at new migrant facilities By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press The Biden administration is not requiring FBI fingerprint background checks of caregivers at its rapidly expanding network of emergency sites to hold thousands of immigrant teenagers, alarming child welfare experts who say the waiver compromises safety. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 9:06 As Lebanese economic crisis worsens, Syrian refugees left with few options By Leila Molana-Allen For the past decade, Syria has been engaged in a bitter civil war with no end in sight. The conflict has forced hundreds of thousands of Syrians to flee their home country, seeking refuge in towns across the border. On… Continue watching
Dec 30 PHOTO ESSAY: ‘Even more trapped than we were before.’ Syrian students document life in a refugee camp amid the pandemic By Austin Meyer, Hailey Sadler Since March 21, Za’atari, the world’s largest Syrian refugee camp, has been under strict lockdown. While the majority of the globe has been under various stages of lockdown as governments attempt to stem the spread of the virus, the enforced… Continue reading
Nov 25 Ethiopian leader urges international community to pause ‘interference’ in their internal conflict By Cara Anna, Associated Press Ethiopia’s prime minister is rejecting growing international consensus for dialogue and a halt to deadly fighting in the country’s Tigray region as “unwelcome,” saying his country will handle the conflict on its own as a 72-hour surrender ultimatum runs out. Continue reading
Nov 24 ‘We just ran’: Ethiopians fleeing war find little relief By Fay Abuelgasim, Nariman El-Mofty, Associated Press More than 40,000 have fled the Ethiopian government's offensive in the defiant Tigray region into Sudan, often under gunfire, sometimes so quickly they have had to leave family behind. Continue reading
Nov 20 U.N. prepares for up to 200,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan By Jamey Keaten, Cara Anna, Associated Press The United Nations refugee agency says about 32,000 people have fled Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region into neighboring Sudan, and it is preparing to take in up to 200,000 in the next six months if necessary. Continue reading
Oct 01 Trump administration plans to slash refugee admissions to U.S. to record low By Julie Watson, Matthew Lee, Associated Press In a notice sent to Congress late Wednesday, the Trump administration said it intended to admit a maximum of 15,000 refugees in fiscal year 2021. Continue reading
Sep 11 Thousands protest after Greek refugee camp burns down By Iliana Mier, Elena Becatoros, Associated Press Thousands of refugees and migrants left without shelter on the Greek island of Lesbos after fires destroyed the notoriously overcrowded Moria camp have held a brief protest demanding to be allowed to leave. Continue reading