Feb 26 Watch 5:54 How advocacy groups are responding to a court blocking Trump's ban on refugees By Geoff Bennett, Jackson Hudgins A federal judge temporarily blocked President Trump’s executive order halting the admission of refugees into the United States. The judge said the administration had likely exceeded its authority by freezing the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, which was established by Congress… Continue watching
Feb 25 Federal judge blocks Trump effort to suspend nation's refugee admissions system By Gene Johnson, Associated Press The ruling came Tuesday in a lawsuit brought by major refugee aid groups, who argued that Trump's executive order suspending the federal refugee resettlement program ran afoul of the system Congress created for moving refugees into the U.S. Lawyers for… Continue reading
Feb 24 For refugee communities in Missouri, freeze on resettlement leads to furloughs and uncertainty By Gabrielle Hays In Missouri, refugee resettlement organizations are fundraising and furloughing dozens of employees to stay afloat among federal funding uncertanties. Continue reading
Jan 27 Springfield's Haitian migrants turn to faith amid deportation fears By Luis Andres Henao, Jessie Wardarski, Associated Press Despite legally migrating to the U.S. under the country’s Temporary Protected Status program, many of the thousands of Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, are fearful President Donald Trump’s promised migration crackdown will soon include them. Continue reading
Jan 26 Trump wants Egypt and Jordan to let in Palestinian refugees from Gaza. Here's why the idea is rejected By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press President Donald Trump's suggestion that Egypt and Jordan take in Palestinians from the war-ravaged Gaza Strip was met with a hard “no" Sunday from the two U.S. allies along with the Palestinians themselves, who fear Israel would never allow them to return. Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch 6:08 Refugees already cleared to settle in U.S. have flights canceled after Trump order By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat President Trump’s executive order suspending all refugee admissions into the U.S. has far-reaching consequences. Tens of thousands of Afghans, including family members of active-duty U.S. service members, are now in limbo despite some already receiving approval to relocate to the… Continue watching
Jan 22 Afghans who risked their lives to help American troops blocked by Trump administration from resettling in U.S. By Munir Ahmed, Associated Press Afghans who fled after the Taliban seized power have appealed to President Donald Trump to exempt them from an order suspending the relocation of refugees to the United States, some saying they risked their lives to support U.S. troops… Continue reading
Jan 22 Trump administration cancels travel for refugees already cleared to resettle in the U.S. By Farnoush Amiri, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Refugees who'd been approved to travel to the United States before a deadline next week suspending America's refugee resettlement program have had their travel plans canceled by the Trump administration. Continue reading
Jan 22 Migrants can now be arrested at churches and schools after Trump administration throws out policies By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press The move announced Tuesday reverses guidance that for over a decade has restricted two key federal immigration agencies — Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection — from carrying out immigration enforcement in sensitive locations. Continue reading
Nov 26 Watch 7:44 Syrian refugees in Lebanon flee to war-torn homeland after facing new conflict By Leila Molana-Allen, Morgan Till A year of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah has destroyed many lives and livelihoods, including those of Syrian refugees sheltering in Lebanon. That led to a steady flow of refugees trying to return to Syria. Special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen reports… Continue watching