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UNCH staff speak to an elderly Ukrainian refugee woman during a visit by U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to a refugee facility housing Ukrainian refugees in Chisinau, Moldova, Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Aurel Obreja)
Community

Europe accused of ‘double-standard’ on Ukrainian refugees

The quick acceptance of Ukrainians fleeing Russia's aggression puts a spotlight on Europe's “double standard” for migrants.

2 days ago

A Urkrainian volunteer wearing an orange vest gestures in the distance as she stands next to a group of people.
Community

Look for the orange vest: Ukrainians in Romania help others

Many Ukrainian volunteers in Romania are helping new refugees sort out their lives after the trauma of fleeing the war.

2 weeks ago

A migrant waits of the Mexican side of the border after United States Customs and Border Protection officers detained a couple of migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border on the beach, in Tijuana, Mexico, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
Courts & Law

Federal judge halts preparations for end of U.S. asylum limit

A judge has ordered a two-week halt on phasing out pandemic-related restrictions on seeking asylum as Biden's administration prepares for the restrictions to be fully lifted.

3 weeks ago

The Chester Covanta incinerator on Lewis Street
Community

Delco to host public workshop series as it seeks a ‘path toward zero waste’

Delaware County is starting to update its 10-year Municipal Waste Management Plan — and it wants the community’s help to achieve an ambitious goal.

3 weeks ago

Ukrainian refugees wait in a bus stop near the border Monday, April 4, 2022, in Tijuana, Mexico.
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What to know about Title 42, the Trump-era policy now central to the border debate

A decades-old public health order is back in the spotlight as it's set to expire next month — a move that is long-overdue for immigration advocates.

4 weeks ago

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced Friday that Cameroon would be granted Temporary Protected Status for 18 months. (Rebecca Blackwell/AP)
NPR
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The U.S. designates Temporary Protected Status to Cameroon for 18 months

The designation comes amid extreme violence between Cameroon's forces and separatists as well as a significant rise in attacks from Boko Haram.

1 month ago

File photo: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a campaign stop, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Politics & Policy

Texas halts truck inspections that caused border gridlock

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has repealed his traffic-clogging immigration order that backed up commercial trucks at the U.S.-Mexico border this week.

1 month ago

Afghan refugees are processed inside Hangar 5 at the Ramstein U.S. Air Base in Germany
The Philadelphia Experiment
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The Philadelphia Experiment

Refugees of color wish they could get the Ukrainian treatment

Columnist Solomon Jones examines the differences in American policies for immigrants and refugees from Black and brown countries and Ukraine.

1 month ago

A family enters a U.S. Air Force plane in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 24, 2021. The evacuation was part of a U.S. effort to relocate Afghans to safety in the wake of the Taliban siege. But many families were separated in the process — and reuniting them has proven to be a challenge.
NPR
Community

Families were split up during Afghanistan evacuations — and are still not reunited

After the Taliban takeover, family members — even spouses — were sometimes separated during U.S. evacuation efforts.

1 month ago

Migrants walk along a fence at a makeshift camp that is a temporary home for hundreds of migrants hoping to seek asylum in the United States at a pedestrian crossing on Nov. 8, 2021, in Tijuana, Mexico.
Politics & Policy

COVID-19 asylum limits at U.S.-Mexico border to end May 23

The policy will end on paper April 1, but it will not take effect until May 23, to allow border officials time to prepare.

2 months ago

A Moldovan volunteer distributes food to refugees who are leaving to Romania after fleeing from Ukraine, at the border crossing in Palanca, Moldova, Thursday, March 17, 2022
Community

Ukraine refugees near 4 million. Will exodus slowdown last?

While the number of refugees who have flooded out of Ukraine nears 4 million, fewer people have crossed the border in recent days.

2 months ago

President Joe Biden waves to the pilots on Marine One as he arrives at the White House in Washington, Sunday, March 20, 2022, after spending the weekend in Rehoboth Beach, Del.
Politics & Policy

In visit, Biden will thank Polish leader for refugee efforts

Poland is hosting thousands of American troops and is taking in more people fleeing the war in Ukraine — more than 2 million — than any other nation.

2 months ago

Former French Foreign Legion member identified as Mornay walks around the border crossing in Medyka, southeastern Poland, on Friday, March 11, 2022. At Poland's Medyka border, Mornay is one of seven former members of the French Foreign Legion, an elite military force, who are voluntarily providing their own security to refugees and are on the lookout for traffickers
Politics & Policy

Concern grows over traffickers targeting Ukrainian refugees

As millions of women and children flee across Ukraine’s borders, concerns grow over how to protect the most vulnerable refugees from being targeted by human traffickers.

2 months ago

Immigration reform activists wait for President Biden across the street from the Hilton Philadelphia, where he addressed the House Democratic Caucus. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

‘There should not be forgiveness’: immigrant advocates protest ‘false promises’ during Biden visit

Biden’s visit to Philly on Friday drew dozens of protesters, who say the President has broken his promises on immigration reform.

2 months ago

Alina Gafarova holds her 1-year-old daughter Zahra inside a tent after fleeing Irpin, Ukraine at the border crossing in Medyka, Poland, Poland, Tuesday, March 8, 2022. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has set off the largest mass migration in Europe in decades, with more than 1.5 million people having crossed from Ukraine into neighboring countries. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
Community

‘Some kind of terrible dream’ for Ukrainian women refugees

The number of refugees reached 2 million on Tuesday, according to the United Nations, the fastest exodus Europe has seen since World War II.

2 months ago

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