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Refugees

I Would Not Have Survived Without UNRWA
The attack on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees is an attack on Palestinian existence.

Trump Plan for Gaza “Worse Than Ethnic Cleansing,” Says UN Human Rights Expert
Unlawful deportation or transfer of a population constitutes both a war crime and a crime against humanity.

ICE Official Named Head of Unaccompanied Migrant Children Office, Raising Alarms
This appears to be the first time an ICE official has been hired to lead the Office of Refugee Resettlement.

Borders Are Drawn to Protect Stolen Wealth. They Are a Process, Not a Place.
From Europe to the US, politicians are expanding the violence of border policing and scapegoating migrants.

Paris Olympics Slammed for Mass Displacement, Militarization and Greenwashing
Protests highlighted the displacement of thousands of migrants, unhoused people and other vulnerable communities.

69 Democrats Urge Biden to Grant Refugee Status to Palestinians With Family in US
Palestinians are carved out of the 1951 Refugee Convention, and very few Palestinians have ever been let into the US.

Biden Opposed Trump’s Asylum Ban in 2018. Now, He’s Implementing It.
If Biden hopes to bolster his lackluster campaign with this desperate turn to the right, he is bound to be disappointed.

“Nowhere Is Safe”: Israel Bombs Tent Camp in Rafah, Killing 45 Palestinians
The bombing came two days after the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to stop its assault on Rafah.

One Year Into War, Sudan Is Experiencing the World’s Largest Displacement Crisis
Meanwhile, the number of Sudanese facing emergency levels of hunger has more than tripled in a year to almost 5 million.

Haitian Asylum Seekers Take the Biden Administration to Court
A federal court heard arguments in a lawsuit accusing the administration of racial discrimination and rights violations.