UN refugee chief urges Western states to deter migrants from dangerous routes
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – Western states should enact policies to prevent asylum seekers embarking on dangerous routes, the U.N. refugee chief said on Thursday, as the number of migrants through…
U.S. explores refugee program for non-Mexican asylum seekers in Mexico
By Ted Hesson and Dave Graham WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – U.S. and Mexican officials are discussing a new U.S. refugee program for some non-Mexican asylum seekers waiting in Mexico, four sources said,…
UN refugee chief calls for return to peacemaking to stem flows
By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) – The world needs to rediscover its ability to bring peace to various trouble spots in order to curb the growing flow of refugees, the head of…
Explainer-How a Canada Supreme Court ruling could affect U.S.-Canada refugee flows
By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s Supreme Court on Friday upheld a border pact under which Canada and the United States send back asylum seekers crossing the land border, finding…
Turkey’s Erdogan faces struggle to meet Syrian refugee promise
By Burcu Karakas, Ece Toksabay, Huseyin Hayatsever and Maya Gebeily ANKARA (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan played up his plans to repatriate a million Syrian refugees as he rode a wave of…
More than 1 million people displaced by Sudan crisis – UN refugee agency
GENEVA (Reuters) – More than a million people have been displaced by fighting in Sudan so far, including a quarter of a million refugees, a U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR) spokesperson said on…
Japan’s G7 refugee balancing act: door open for Ukrainians, but not many others
By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) – More than a year after escaping her native Kyiv with a broken leg one winter night, Lidiya Bibko lives in a tidy two-bedroom Tokyo flat as…
UN refugee official: Darien Gap crossings on pace to hit record
By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -The number of U.S.-bound migrants who cross the dangerous jungle separating Panama and Colombia could rise to a record this year, according to a senior U.N.…
Honduran unaccompanied migrant teen died after being found unconscious in Florida shelter -US refugee office
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A 17-year-old Honduran unaccompanied migrant teen died after being found unconscious in a Florida shelter on May 10, according to a notification to U.S. lawmakers from the U.S. Department…
Ukrainian Refugee Flees To San Francisco, Gets Robbed And Harassed At Public School
Ukrainian Refugee Flees To San Francisco, Gets Robbed And Harassed At Public School Jennie Taer on February 20, 2023 A Ukrainian refugee teen has found her new school in San Francisco to…
Biden Admin’s New Refugee Sponsorship Program Partners With ‘Abolish ICE’ Organization
Biden Admin’s New Refugee Sponsorship Program Partners With ‘Abolish ICE’ Organization Jennie Taer on January 19, 2023 The Biden administration’s new refugee sponsorship program partners with an organization that’s previously advocated for…
Migrants crowd Mexico’s refugee offices amid fears of U.S. policy change
By Lizbeth Diaz and Jose Torres TAPACHULA/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Thousands of migrants have flocked to government offices in southern Mexico seeking asylum since the United States said it would keep restrictions…
Angelina Jolie leaves U.N. refugee agency after more than 20 years
GENEVA (Reuters) – Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie will quit her role as a special envoy for the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) but will remain a humanitarian activist, the United Nations said on…
Syrian Refugee Gets 17 Years For Plotting To Bomb Church To Avenge ISIS
Syrian Refugee Gets 17 Years For Plotting To Bomb Church To Avenge ISIS Micaela Burrow on November 9, 2022 The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday sentenced a Syrian refugee living in…
Giant refugee puppet joins ‘huddled masses’ in New York
By Andrew Hofstetter NEW YORK (Reuters) – A giant refugee girl puppet, known as “Little Amal,” walked around New York City’s Times Square on Friday, raising awareness of the plight of displaced…
Iraqi National Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Conspiracy to Defraud U.S. Refugee Program
WASHINGTON – An Iraqi national, Aws Muwafaq Abduljabbar, was sentenced today to 37 months in prison on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States…
Ukrainian refugee influx could ease euro zone labour shortage: ECB
FRANKFURT – The influx of Ukrainian refugees into the European Union could gradually ease labour shortages in the euro zone as some of those fleeing the war are likely to settle permanently,…
Carlsberg CEO says Polish beer sales drop amid Ukraine refugee crisis
COPENHAGEN – Carlsberg said its beer sales in Poland fell by 3-4% in March and have continued to drop in April, underlining the troubles facing brewers in a market which has been…
Ukrainian refugee crisis seen pressuring Europe’s housing market
By Zuzanna Szymanska BERLIN – Ukrainian refugees fleeing war have been hospitably received around Europe, but the longer they stay the more their presence may exacerbate housing price pressures in host nations…
Biden Admin Reportedly Working To Increase Ukrainian Refugee Intake
Biden Admin Reportedly Working To Increase Ukrainian Refugee Intake Sebastian Hughes on March 23, 2022 The Biden administration is planning to launch a program in late March to make it easier for…
‘It’s Not A Joking Matter’: US Marine Vet In Ukraine Rips Harris For Laughing After Refugee Question
‘It’s Not A Joking Matter’: US Marine Vet In Ukraine Rips Harris For Laughing After Refugee Question Samantha Anderson on March 12, 2022 United States Marine veteran Chad Robichaux shared his thoughts…
U.S. top diplomat Blinken reassures Moldova amid refugee influx from Ukraine
By Simon Lewis CHISINAU, Moldova -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday reassured Moldova’s leaders that the United States would rally international opposition to Russian aggression “whenever and wherever” it occurs.…
Berlin’s main train station becomes Ukrainian refugee welcome center
By Sarah Marsh BERLIN – Ukrainian refugee Anastasia said she has barely slept in the 90 hours it has taken her to flee to Berlin after Russian missiles started raining down on…
Afghan refugee convicted for sexual assault of 3-year-old, said it is ok in culture
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A federal jury convicted an Afghan national Friday on charges of abusive sexual contact with a 3-year-old girl. “This case is indicative of law enforcement’s commitment to ensure the…
Afghan Refugee Who Served As Translator For US Army Killed In San Francisco Mugging
Ahmad Fawad Yusufi, an Afghan refugee who served the U.S. Army as a translator in Afghanistan, was shot and killed in San Francisco on Nov. 28. An Uber driver, Yusufi often travelled…
In New Jersey, refugee school children photographed unmasked while public school students masked
JOINT BASE MDL – It took a visit from Prince Harry and Meghan Markel, the Duchess of Sussex to give New Jersey residents their first look inside a refugee camp as Joint…
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