refugees

Middle East 10/29/21, 19:05

A former U.S. sergeant who is a native of Afghanistan said that about a month ago he entered the country controlled by Taliban terrorists to search for his family, and rescued more than 30 people, including several Catholics. The former soldier's family had gone into hiding in Kabul after the Taliban ...

U.S. 10/18/21, 16:26

DC Comics is changing Superman's motto after spending more than 80 years championing "Truth, Justice and the American Way." Moving forward the 'Man of Steel' will only act on "global storylines." "Superman’s new motto of ‘Truth, Justice and a Better Tomorrow’ will better reflect the global storylines that we are telling ...

Middle East 10/13/21, 15:14

Both the United States and the European Union (EU) have confirmed that they are willing to support humanitarian efforts in Afghanistan, but it is not yet clear how and when they will do so. In the face of uncertainty, the Taliban threatened that a new wave of refugees will begin ...

Middle East 09/12/21, 18:24

Thousands of unaccompanied children who crossed into the United States will now stay in a Texan refugee camp that also temporarily houses about 10,000 Afghan asylum seekers. The Biden administration held a media tour of Fort Bliss in El Paso, on Sept. 10. Afghans who were successfully evacuated are now being ...

Opinion 08/18/21, 18:15

American military bases are scrambling to immediately shelter thousands of Afghan refugees who are expected to arrive shortly. The Pentagon claims it already has the "capacity" to accommodate up to "several thousand." "[We] want to be prepared for the potential of tens of thousands," spokesman John Kirby said according to Fox News. ...

Texas 01/15/20, 19:37

A federal judge on Wednesday, Jan. 15, temporarily blocked the enforcement of President Donald Trump's executive order that would allow state and local officials to refuse to accept refugees. Judge Pete J. Messitte of Maryland District Court, who was appointed by former President Clinton, granted a motion from three refugee groups—HIAS ...

U.S. 01/13/20, 09:28

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Friday, Jan. 10, that his state will not accept new refugees in 2020. According to The Associated Press, the decision made Texas the first state to decline refugee resettlement, after President Trump signed an executive order allowing governors to refuse to do so. In a letter ...

Politics 11/03/19, 09:43

President Donald Trump on Nov. 1 approved a plan that continues a dramatic drop in the number of refugees taken in by the United States in fiscal year 2020. The U.S. State Department released a proposal onSept. 26, saying it would put the refugee limit at 18,000 for the fiscal year ...

U.S. 09/27/19, 07:44

The Trump administration plans to dramatically reduce the number of refugees admitted into the United States for the fiscal year of 2020, but still appropriate nearly one-third for persecuted religious victims. The U.S. State Department released a proposal Thursday, Sept. 26, saying it would put the refugee limit at 18,000 for ...

U.S. 08/22/19, 14:24

President Donald Trump may be considering giving states and cities the power to decide on the admission of refugees approved for settlement. A draft executive order leaked to NBC News states that state and local jurisdictions may decide on the refugees the federal administration has assigned to their jurisdiction.  According to the ...

World 05/17/19, 02:37

Australia's prime minister on Friday denied media reports that two Rwandan refugees resettled in Australia are suspects in the massacre of eight tourists in Uganda 20 years ago. U.S. news outlet Politico reported that former Hutu rebels Leonidas Bimenyimana and Gregoire Nyaminani spent more than a decade in a Virginia state ...

Politics 05/07/19, 20:00

A U.S. Navy hospital ship will embark on another humanitarian mission to help countries cope with an influx of Venezuelans fleeing a deep economic and political crisis, the Trump administration announced Tuesday. The USNS Comfort will leave in June on a 5-month mission to South America, Central America and the Caribbean ...

World 04/30/19, 09:41

Group of seven North Koreans detained in China’s Liaoning Province

World 04/26/19, 20:56

Camp managers are holding 10,000 women and children with ties to IS foreign fighters in separate area

World 04/25/19, 18:53

Agency says basic services in Tripoli are weakening

World 04/24/19, 20:41

Syrian refugee and disability rights activist Nujeen Mustafa told diplomats that needs of disabled must not be forgotten in conflict

World 04/24/19, 19:44

Fighting between rival governments in Libya has made living in and near the capital extremely hazardous for civilians

World 04/19/19, 10:35

Refugees flown to Niger were detained in facilities close to the conflict frontlines in Tripoli

World 04/16/19, 08:42

United Nations aid agencies are expressing deep concern for the safety of civilians in Tripoli as fighting moves closer from the outskirts to the center of the Libyan capital. Troops fighting for rene

World 04/14/19, 09:10

Human rights spokeswoman says, based on previous experience in Libya, UN agencies fear refugees and migrants in detention may be used as human shields or forcefully recruited to fight