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Refugees
Medical Professionals Must Be Advocates for Migrant Patients
We honor the Hippocratic Oath when we work to ensure that U.S. policies don't add to migrants' trauma.
Rumored Expansion of Muslim Travel Ban Exposes Trump’s Election-Year Calculus
Trump is stoking racial and religious animus in an attempt to preserve his hold on power.
For Immigrants, Trump Is Making America Crueler Again
The latest Trump administration assaults on refugees and immigrants should shock the conscience.
Trump Attacks Rep. Ilhan Omar and Somali Refugees at Minnesota Rally
The president's rhetoric amounted to incitement to violence against Minneapolis's large Somali community.
Immigration Officials Have Used Google Translate to Vet Refugees
Language experts caution even students against using the service.
Trump Slashes Refugee Cap to Record Low
The cap marks an all-time low since the U.S. refugee admissions program was established in 1980.
Thousands of African Migrants Are Stranded in Mexico Hoping to Head North
Hundreds of African migrants in Mexico are protesting the country’s refusal to grant them transit visas.
Migrant Death Toll Tops 900 in Mediterranean as 40 Die Near Libya
Meanwhile, far-right European leaders continue to criminalize refugees and migrants.
Trump Administration Revives Clause That Kept Nazi-Era Refugees From the US
In the 1930s, the public charge clause was used to deny hundreds of thousands of Jewish refugees entry to the U.S.
US and EU Accept Dire Consequences for Refugees to Keep Them Out
In “containing” refugees to developing countries, the U.S. is following in Europe’s troubling footsteps.