Aug 22 Rohingya repatriation to Myanmar unlikely to begin as scheduled By Tofayel Ahmad, Julhas Alam, Associated Press Rohingya eligible for repatriation have told the U.N. refugee agency and the Bangladesh government they don't want to return to Myanmar unless their citizenship and safety were ensured. Continue reading
Jul 16 Watch 8:45 For Venezuelans fleeing chaos at home, Brazil offers temporary refuge — and uncertainty By Amna Nawaz, Mike Fritz Over the past five years, Venezuela’s combination of political instability, economic crisis and humanitarian disaster has driven record numbers of people out of the country to seek refuge elsewhere. The exodus is reshaping the entire continent of South America in… Continue watching
May 31 Watch 6:09 Why Trump’s Mexico tariff idea is widely opposed President Trump has long praised the use of tariffs, but his new threat to Mexico took many people by surprise. Trump said he will levy a 5 percent tariff on Mexican imports as of June 10 unless the country curbs… Continue watching
May 30 Watch 7:43 In world’s largest refugee camp, Rohingya children face a desperate choice By Tania Rashid On the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, the world’s largest refugee camp houses a generation of lost Rohingya children. Because Bangladesh bans them from school, they face a hard choice: Break the law, or relinquish dreams of a better future. In response, some… Continue watching
Apr 05 Should thousands of ISIS fighters and their families be allowed to return home? By Courtney Vinopal While some countries had repatriated former members of ISIS on an ad hoc basis in the past, the fall of the caliphate has forced the U.S. and its allies to seek a more permanent fix. Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch 25:00 February 2, 2019 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS NewsHour On this edition for Saturday, Feb. 2, the Democratic governor of Virginia denies he is in a racist photo and refuses to resign, Venezuelans take to the streets as the country's political crisis escalates, and Italy's populist government creates an… Continue watching
Feb 02 Watch 5:28 Bringing new cuisines, building structures, refugees rebuild American cities Throughout the country, refugees have rebuilt and revitalized many small cities and towns that are facing slowing economies and declining populations. Adam Bedient, whose film “Mahira Patkovich: A Refugee Rises” highlights the impact of Bosnian refugees in Utica, NY and… Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch 7:22 How anti-immigrant politics forced rescue ship Aquarius off the Mediterranean By Malcolm Brabant Due to political pressure and harassment from European governments, Doctors Without Borders is ending operations of its last rescue ship, Aquarius, which has saved an estimated 30,000 lives in the Mediterranean. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant, who spent three weeks aboard… Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch 4:50 After long, dangerous journey, this migrant’s dream may end in Tijuana We followed Honduran Karla Cruz from southern Mexico to the U.S. border as she traveled with a caravan of migrants. She hoped to escape violence at home and make it to Texas, where her mother fled 15 years ago. But… Continue watching
Nov 25 Incoming Mexico gov’t: No deal to host US asylum-seekers By Amy Guthrie, Associated Press Mexico’s incoming government denied a report Saturday that it plans to allow asylum-seekers to wait in the country while their claims move through U.S. immigration courts, one of several options the Trump administration has been pursuing in negotiations for months. Continue reading