refugees

What Happened: U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shed light on the ongoing asylum crisis in a post on Sunday. She asserted that the issue could not be adequately addressed without considering the role of U.S. foreign policy and global dynamics. According to her, the mass exodus from...

Thousand of migrants, mostly from Venezuela, have been streaming toward two massive gates that open into the U.S. as Washington lifts its pandemic-era asylum restrictions. What Happened: Migrants rushed across the Mexico border as the U.S. lifted its Title 42 restrictions imposed in 2020 that...

CEOs walk a fine line when it comes to talking about hot-button issues like transgender rights or gun control or arming transgender people to fight for the right of immigrants to have affordable health care and equal pay without enduring global warming. The Statista stats service has put together a...

Vacation rental site Airbnb Inc (NASDAQ: ABNB) has helped people around the world with temporary stays during times of crisis through its non-profit arm. The company announced Tuesday it will help with the effort to aid Afghan refugees. What Happened: Airbnb.org, an independent 501 (c)(3) nonprofit...

A federal judge has broadened the definition of a “close relative” in President Donald Trump’s executive order meant to ban people from traveling to the United States from six predominantly Muslim nations. Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court said it would take up the ban when it...

Humanitarians have long highlighted the abusive fees demanded of migrants fleeing foreign war zones and oppressive regimes. But similarly exploitative pricing schemes quietly mark the travels of transients within the United States. On Wednesday, following a two-month investigation, the state of New...

The question of how much power the government should exercise to keep Americans safe is a complicated and controversial issue; one that is the root of much of the conflict arising since President Donald Trump took office two weeks ago. Trump’s travel ban on visitors from seven majority-Muslim...

President Donald Trump continued his action-packed first week in office last Friday when he issued an executive order instituting a 90-day travel ban restricting citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States. In addition, Trump’s order prevents any refugees from...