Hurricane Matthew Has Spawned Thousands of New Haitian Refugees
The Category 4 hurricane has magnified the country’s immigration crisis. By Julie Morse A woman pushes a wheelbarrow…
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Europeans See Some Asylum Seekers as More Worthy Than Others
New research suggests neither mass acceptance nor mass rejection of new immigrants from the Middle East. By Tom…
The U.S. Immigration System Is Only Getting Worse
Too many migrant children entering the country are effectively doomed to bureaucratic limbo. By Jared Keller A boy…
Human Rights in Colombia’s City of Women
An hour from Cartagena, the City of Women is a refuge for Colombia’s displaced — and a model for other…
The Hidden Costs of Volunteering in Greece
Thousands of volunteer are going to Greece in hopes of making even a small dent on the country’s refugee crisis. But, weeks later, many find themselves out of element and out of support.
Adrift: At Sea With a Search-and-Rescue Mission in the Mediterranean
An unprecedented number of refugees are boarding unseaworthy vessels for a dangerous crossing.
Immigrants’ Long Road to Legal Counsel
Immigrants who are provided with attorneys are five times more successful in court than those who aren’t. So…
How One Immigration Detention Shook a City
The detention of Wildin David Guillén Acosta, a Honduran refugee in North Carolina, highlights how the threat of…
A Better Way of Looking at Immigrant Assimilation
Confronting the “immigrant paradox” in the classroom. By Elena Gooray (Photo: Alberto G./Flickr) Last Sunday’s massacre at a…
Nauru: A ‘Human Dumping Ground’
Once powered by the riches of a phosphate mine, the former jewel of the Oceania is currently not…