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‘People Are Being Killed Like Flies’: Denied Asylum in the U.S., Cameroonians Fear Increasing Violence Back Home

Martin fled Cameroon when security forces imprisoned his father and started regularly raiding Anglophone villages. The U.S. government might send him back.

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Members of the Venezuelan Indigenous group Warao take refuge at the Janokoida United Nations shelter on April 6th, 2019, in Pacaraima, Brazil.

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How Much Longer Can Venezuela’s Neighboring Countries Handle the Refugee Crisis?

The number of Venezuelan refugees will reach 5.4 million by the end of 2019, according to projections from the United Nations.

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Two prisoners from earlier round-ups look out from a cell window at the main ICE detention center in downtown Los Angeles on July 14th, 2019.

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ICE’s New Policy Will Give the Agency More Discretion to Deport Victims of Crimes

The reversal of long-standing internal guidelines on U-visas might lead to the deportation of immigrants with legitimate claims to legal status.

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The main ICE detention center is seen in downtown Los Angeles, California, on July 14th, 2019.

ICE Is Detaining More People Than Ever—and for Longer

Between May and July, the average number of days detainees spent in custody went from 28 to 46.

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Activists, including childcare providers, parents, and their children, protest against the Trump administration's family detention and separation policies for migrants along the southern border, near the New York offices of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, on July 18th, 2018, in New York City.

The Trump Administration Is Still Separating Families Over Minor Offenses

At least 911 immigrant children have been separated from their parents at the border since June of 2018.

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An Indigenous woman holds a Brazilian national flag stained in with a blood-like red during a march in Brasilia on April 26th, 2019, on the last day of a protest to defend Indigenous land and rights.

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Will Congress Approve New Humanitarian Standards for Immigrant Detention Facilities?

The House voted to pass legislation to ensure that migrants have access to water, food, and medical services. But the bill will likely face opposition in the Senate.

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How Much Longer Can Venezuela’s Neighboring Countries Handle the Refugee Crisis?

ICE’s New Policy Will Give the Agency More Discretion to Deport Victims of Crimes

ICE Is Detaining More People Than Ever—and for Longer

The Trump Administration Is Still Separating Families Over Minor Offenses

The Killing of an Indigenous Leader in Brazil Is Part of a Global Trend of Attacks on Environmentalists

‘There Is a Hidden Violence’: Jeremy Slack on the Human Tragedy of Deportation

Persecution Based on Family Ties Will No Longer Qualify as Grounds for Asylum, the Attorney General Rules

Puerto Ricans Celebrate the Governor’s Resignation Amid Ongoing Uncertainty (in Photos)

Will Congress Approve New Humanitarian Standards for Immigrant Detention Facilities?