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Refugees
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Syrian Refugees Are Stuck at the Intersection of the Algeria-Morocco Rivalry
Syrian refugees have faced closed doors in the increasingly anti-immigrant West, particularly amid elections with populist candidates championing…
America’s Most Inefficient Immigration Court Is Set to Improve
The small immigration court in Imperial County, California, is arguably the country’s most inefficient. Planted squarely in a…
Field Notes From a Cemetery for the Nameless
In one tiny California city, a graveyard for those who died in quest of a new life.
Letter From Karen, Myanmar: Touring the Fractured Karen State of Myanmar
Over a period of 40 years, Myanmar's military killed and displaced tens of thousands of Karen people.
The Syrian Migrant Crisis You’ve Never Heard of—and Why It Matters Today
As millions of Syrians are forced to flee their home country, the descendants of earlier migrants enjoy a life of cultural and economic assimilation.
What the New Travel Ban Means for Refugees Around the World
More than 61,000 people fleeing persecution and violence may have their applications to come live in the United…
Mexican Official Says Deporting Non-Mexicans to Mexico Is a ‘Non-Starter’
Key Mexican officials have emphatically rejected the latest Trump administration immigration proposal. By Marcelo Rochabrun U.S. Secretary of…
Meet the Oscar-Nominated Documentarian Who Wants Viewers to ‘Wake Up’
Watani: My Homeland director Marcel Mettelsiefen says the Academy Award nomination is nice—but he’s campaigning for Syrian refugees, not accolades.