Biden Plans To Reopen America To Refugees After Trump Slashed Admissions The president-elect pledges to welcome as many as 125,000 refugees a year — up from the Trump administration's record-low cap of 15,000. Here are some challenges that await.
Trump And Biden On Global Issues: From Reproductive Rights To Refugees Here are the positions of the two candidates on issues ranging from the Mexico City policy (involving abortion services) to refugees to membership in the World Health Organization.
U.S.-Canada Asylum Treaty Unconstitutional, Judge Finds, Citing 'Cruel' U.S. Behavior For years, refugees seeking asylum at the official ports of entry on the Canadian border have been turned back. But now a judge rules U.S. treatment of the returned refugees violates human rights.
'The Peak Of This Mountain Is Like A Mirage': Pandemic Leaves Asylum Seekers Stranded The pandemic has "had a particularly heartbreaking impact on refugees — in the sense that it's cut off their ability to travel, and trapped them in precarious situations," says an immigration lawyer.
Satellite Photos Show Rapid Growth Of Syrian Refugee Camps Fighting in northwest Syria has forced hundreds of thousands of people — many of them women and children — to seek shelter along the border.
RadioActive Gen Z teens on balancing growing up with saving the world Two teens share an hour of stories created by young people, and discuss the balance between teen activism and just being a kid.
Gov. Greg Abbott Says New Refugees Won't Be Allowed To Settle In Texas "Texas has carried more than its share in assisting the refugee resettlement process," Abbott, a Republican, said in a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday.
Reporters Pick Their Favorite Global Stories Of The Decade The topics range from a ticking time bomb in the Arctic to the art of taking selfies in an ethical way. Here are the stories selected by our contributors.
KUOW Newsroom Being an immigrant could be pricier next month if federal rule goes through An asylum fee, higher costs for citizenship and DACA applications.
RadioActive The secret diaries my grandma snuck out of a Communist prison in Vietnam My grandfather was a South Vietnamese soldier during the Vietnam War. After the war ended, the Communist government imprisoned him in an re-education camp. As a way to connect with his family, he secretly wrote letters, poems and stories.
