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
Nov 08 Watch 7:09 How Trump plans to limit who can seek asylum in the U.S. The Trump administration has announced a plan that would limit the number of non-citizens permitted to claim asylum by barring those who have crossed the border at places other than designated checkpoints. Judy Woodruff learns more from Yamiche Alcindor and… Continue watching
Oct 30 Watch 5:50 How President Trump keeps voters’—and the media’s—focus on immigration A week before the midterms, President Trump is trying to keep immigration issues front and center. He said he intends to eliminate the “birthright” rule, which grants citizenship to babies born on U.S. soil, whether or not their parents are… Continue watching
Oct 26 Watch 4:44 A daughter seeking her mother, a widower fleeing violence: tales from the migrant caravan For two weeks, thousands of Central American migrants have been making their way north toward the U.S. Many hope to escape violence, corruption and poverty, or to be reunited with family members living in the U.S. But they face a… Continue watching
Sep 24 U.S. lowers the number of refugee resettlements again, and no country is poised to fill the gap By Courtney Vinopal The Trump administration’s announcement that it plans to limit the number of refugees admitted to the U.S. next year to just 30,000 raises questions about America’s role in global refugee resettlement and what the change means for those fleeing violence… Continue reading
Sep 17 U.S. slashes number of refugees to 30,000 for next year By Susannah George, Associated Press The announcement comes despite calls from global humanitarian groups that this year's cap of 45,000 was too low. Continue reading
Sep 07 Turkey’s president says country has no capacity for more refugees By Associated Press Turkey's president says his country does not have the "strength or capability" to host millions of more refugees from Idlib. Continue reading