A new report has called on the U.S., Mexico and Canada to increase their formal resettlement and family reunification quotas for refugees fleeing “extreme violence” in Central America.
Venezuela’s worsening economic and humanitarian crises are driving away a growing number of its citizens, who are, for the first time, leading asylum requests in the United States.
A “substantial” number of asylum-seekers from Australia’s offshore detention camps will be resettled in the U.S. following President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said this week regarding a recent deal struck between the two countries. Now, it’s up to Trump to decide if it’s a good deal.
An election-monitoring program developed in Kenya will help track tomorrow’s elections in the U.S. Citizens can report polling irregularities, instances of intimidation or other problems through Twitter, email, text message or on the web. All the information is collected and share instantly by the Nairobi-based company Ushahidi.
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The White House has announced it will soon expand efforts to help Central American families and children legally immigrate to…
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Whenever a mass shooting occurs, a debate about gun violence ensues. An often-cited counter to the point about the United…
This is the fourth story in a running series of dispatches providing analysis on issues that come up in the…
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