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Biden Offers Protected Status for Ukrainians, Shielding Them From Deportation
The Department of Homeland Security estimates that 71,500 Ukrainians in the U.S. will benefit from the designation.
1 Million People Have Fled Ukraine in the Past Week, UN Says
“Peace is the only way to halt this tragedy,” said the UN commissioner for refugees.
AOC Says US Should Treat All Asylum Seekers How We Treat Ukrainian Refugees
The United Nations estimates that around 875,000 Ukrainians have fled the country since Putin invaded.
Migrants Have Right to Truth Commission and Reparations for Abuses at US Border
The commission's mandate must include family separation and mass deportations that clearly violated international laws.
Djokovic Is Obnoxious, But His Story Highlights Cruelty of Australian Detention
Tennis star Novak Djokovic spent a weekend in Australian detention. He got out. Asylum seekers remain imprisoned.
I Worked for a Refugee Support Organization in Calais. Here’s What I Saw.
Uncontrolled policing, fatal sea crossings and the U.K.’s Nationality and Borders Bill all threaten refugees in Europe.
A Year in, Biden Hasn’t Fulfilled Promise to Repair Refugee Resettlement Program
Trump left the system in shambles, but Biden let in a record low number of refugees over the last fiscal year.
Biden’s Expulsion of Haitian Migrants Is Racist, Illegal — and Trumpian
Biden is continuing former president Donald Trump’s policy of misusing Title 42 in violation of U.S. treaty obligations.
Afghans Beg to Be Evacuated as House Dems Call on Biden to Raise Refugee Cap
Afghans in Kabul are pleading for help to flee the country after dozens were killed in attacks.
Advocates Urge Biden to Move Faster to Resettle Afghan Refugees
There is already a backlog of over 17,000 Afghan nationals and 53,000 of their family members awaiting visa approval.