Refugees and Displaced Persons
- I’ve Been the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees for a Decade. This Is the Crisis I See. - Populist rhetoric is numbing us to the plight of others.
- ICE Sweeps Into Ohio, Stirring Fear Among Somalis and Other Immigrants - After Mayor Andrew Ginther of Columbus said that its policy prohibited local cooperation on immigration enforcement, Elon Musk called him a “traitor.”
- Immigration Crackdown Creates Fault Lines Among Baptists - An increasingly loud contingent supports the Trump administration’s efforts to deport illegal immigrants.
- Sudanese Refugees Describe Their Escape From Darfur - No one knows the true toll of the massacre, and the city remains isolated. Now, refugee camps in Chad are flooded with newly displaced Sudanese.
- At Least 17 Migrants Die in Greece’s Worst Shipwreck in Two Years - Two people were rescued from a half-sunken boat off the island of Crete on Saturday evening, but 17 others died in the wreck.
- Afrikaner Access Soars Amid Trump’s Policy Shift - The white descendants of Europeans who colonized the country are getting greater access to American officials this year, both in Washington and in Pretoria.
- A Volunteer’s Dire Warnings About the National Guard D.C. Shooting Suspect - More than a year before the Trump administration granted asylum to the Afghan immigrant, the volunteer’s emails raised concerns that he was unraveling.
- Afghan Refugees Face Uncertain Future As Trump Tightens Immigration Policy - Afghan immigrants in America believed they were safe. A deadly shooting that authorities say was carried out by an Afghan has thrown their futures into doubt.
- Trump’s Crackdown in Wake of Shooting Blocks Legal Pathways for Migrants - The new measures represent some of the most significant changes to immigration policy since President Trump returned to the White House.
- Trump Pauses All Asylum Applications, and China’s Fast-Food Brands Make a Play for the U.S. - Plus, how young is too young for a smartphone?