Refugees

'Disappointing': Ocasio-Cortez Rebukes Harris for Telling Migrants Seeking Refuge 'Do Not Come'

"We can’t help set someone’s house on fire and then blame them for fleeing," said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Jake Johnson, staff writer · Jun 8, 2021

Rights Groups Warn Biden Fast-Tracking Asylum Cases Could Endanger Families

Jessica Corbett, staff writer · May 29, 2021

Israel's Assault on Gaza by Bomb, Then Slow Strangulation

Marilyn Garson · May 24, 2021

Immigrants Are Essential: A Manifesto for the Covid-19 and Climate Change Era

Saket Son · May 20, 2021

As Climate Crisis and Violence Converge, Internal Displacement Hit Global Record High of 55 Million in 2020: Report

Kenny Stancil, staff writer · May 20, 2021

More Than 100 Killed as Israel Intensifies Gaza Onslaught

Israeli bombing has destroyed or severely damaged more than 18 buildings and 350 housing units in Gaza since Monday, displacing some 500 families.

Maureen Clare Murphy · May 14, 2021

Shooting Fish in a Barrel: Israel Bombs Palestinian Refugees From Israel in Gaza, 50% Of Them Children

There is no equivalence between Israel and Gaza.

Juan Cole · May 14, 2021

'Nothing Is More Beautiful Than Solidarity': Hundreds Mobilize to Stop Arrest of Immigrant Neighbors in Glasgow

"This is what we need to be prepared to do again and again as the Tories bring in their new immigration proposals and demonize asylum seekers and refugees," said MP Kim Johnson.

Julia Conley, staff writer · May 14, 2021

Tens of Millions of Displaced People Excluded From Vaccine Programs

"No one is safe until everyone is safe, and that is absolutely the same for vaccination programs." 

Julia Conley, staff writer · May 7, 2021

Afghan Withdrawal and the Loss of America's Ultimate Drug War

Will the nightmare of Saigon's fall return in Kabul?

Alfred W. McCoy · May 6, 2021

Across Asia, People Displaced by Climate Disasters Continue to Be Vulnerable With Little Promise of Relief

"For us, climate change is inescapable."

Alessandra Bergamin · May 6, 2021

Around the World, Immigrants Are Coming to the Rescue

For countries facing a demographic crisis, immigrants are the answer.

John Feffer · May 5, 2021

Biden Raises Refugee Cap to 62,500—While Admitting US Will Fall Short

"This erases the historically low number set by the previous administration of 15,000, which did not reflect America's values as a nation that welcomes and supports refugees."

Brett Wilkins, staff writer · May 3, 2021

The Hidden Consequences of International Racist Immigration Policies

Outsourcing migration control to authoritarian regimes has proven costly, insidious, and common for Global North governments.

Dean Schafer · Apr 30, 2021

Biden's 'America First Lite' Policies on Vaccine Sharing and Refugees Are a Terrible Look for the US

With people dying in India's streets, Biden's failure to share vaccine doses, ingredients, and tech is becoming a moral failure that will haunt America.

Will Bunch · Apr 26, 2021