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
Jul 06 Support family or go to school? Rohingya refugee teen juggles competing demands By Aditi Malhotra, The Teacher Project Salamat Khan Bin Jalil Khan, 19, a Rohingya Muslim refugee, has missed crucial time in school so that he can help support his family, including sending money to his parents back in Myanmar. Continue reading
Jul 03 Hundreds mourn at vigil for victims of birthday party attack in Idaho By Rebecca Boone, Associated Press Monday evening roughly 1,500 people turned out at a vigil honoring members of refugee families targeted in the stabbing. Continue reading
Jul 02 3-year-old refugee girl dies of injuries after stabbings in Idaho By Rebecca Boone, Associated Press Timmy Kinner is American, and the victims are members of refugee families from Syria, Iraq and Ethiopia. Boise Police Chief William Bones said the evidence does not suggest the attack was a hate crime. Continue reading
Jun 20 ‘It’s been such a long time since I’ve seen a flower’: Life in a Syrian refugee camp By Larisa Epatko Since Syria's civil war began, Jordan has taken in about 666,100 Syrian refugees. This is what life is like for some of them who live in the Azraq refugee camp. Continue reading
Apr 25 Watch 7:48 Why this 13-year-old Rohingya refugee faces intense pressure to marry By Tania Rashid Child marriage is common among the Rohingya, but for those who have fled terror in Myanmar, insecurity and poverty is pushing many families to marry off their daughters even earlier. Special correspondent Tania Rashid and videographer Phil Caller meet a… Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch 8:07 Before they agree to go home, the Rohingya have some demands By Tania Rashid They escaped a campaign of murder, repression and rape by Myanmar's military and militant Buddhist monks. Now hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims refugees in Bangladesh await the political deal that would allow a return to their homeland. Special correspondent… Continue watching
Apr 17 Watch 4:33 Trump administration looks to narrow protections for abuse victims seeking asylum According to U.S. immigration courts, foreign victims of domestic and sexual violence are entitled to seek asylum in the United States, but the Trump administration could make it more difficult. Amna Nawaz talks with Julia Preston of the Marshall Project… Continue watching