The dignified reception for Ukrainians shows that the harsh conditions faced by other refugees are anything but inevitable.
ON MIGRATION | Greece’s double standards on refugees
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ON MIGRATIOIN | Who Enforces US Immigration Policy Anyway?
The lack of a major overhaul in the United States’ immigration system for roughly thirty years has created an ecosystem where states have attempted to insert their authority over immigration, especially when it comes to enforcement. Texas has made headlines with its tougher approach and outsized role in shaping America’s immigration enforcement policy, while some states have adopted policies to create more welcoming communities.
ON AFGHANISTAN, ON MIGRATION | One year on, few options for Afghans escaping hunger and Taliban persecution
From mass deportation to unkept relocation pledges, both neighboring and Western countries have turned their backs on at-risk and displaced Afghans.
ON MIGRATION | Debunking Major Myths About Immigrants’ Socioeconomic Status in the US
Some people claim that European immigrants who came to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries are radically different than the Latin Americans and Asians who immigrate here today.
ON MIGRATION | Maine’s open door for refugees meets a housing shortage
Portland, Maine, has traditionally been welcoming to new migrants. But it’s struggling to handle more asylum-seekers amid housing shortages.
ON MIGRATION | ‘Akin to Torture’: For-profit immigrant prison singles out Black men
The men were ordered to spend 32 days in solitary confinement for 23 hours a day. One man — Garsumo Dorley, 34 — was sentenced to an additional 22 days after asking to see his psychiatrist, leaving him in segregation for a total of 54 days.
ON MIGRATION | A Border Patrol Agent Assaulted a Citizen in His Own Home. The Supreme Court’s Ruling Lets the Agent Off.
The Supreme Court barred a lawsuit against a U.S. Border Patrol agent for entering the property of a U.S. citizen without a warrant and assaulting him.
ON MIGRATION | Federal lawmakers seek review of New England asylum cases
The Boston asylum office approved 15.5% of cases between 2015 and 2020, the nations second lowest rate.
The Maine organizations argued in their report that the Boston office is “dominated by a culture of suspicion and distrust toward asylum seekers.”
They said they found evidence of national origin and language bias, as non-English speakers and those hailing from African and the Middle Eastern nations were less likely to be granted asylum.
ON MIGRATION | At Poland’s borders, Ukrainians are welcomed while refugees from elsewhere face a growing crackdown
Poland is rushing to build a border wall and taking a harder line against those helping asylum seekers from the Middle East and Africa while welcoming Ukrainians.
ON MIGRATION | Utah Once Again Leads by Example on Immigrant Inclusion
As the politics of immigration ramp up, Utah is proving that bipartisan and public-private collaboration is still possible.
ON MIGRATION | A Cuban asylum seeker’s dangerous odyssey
Record numbers are attempting the treacherous continent-crossing route through the Darién Gap to the United States. Here’s one person’s story.
ON MIGRATION | Europe Sweeps Away More Refugees, Asylum Seekers – Part I: UK, Greece
Greek security forces are employing third country nationals … “to force [migrants] onto small boats, take them to the middle of the Evros River, and force them into the frigid water, making them wade to the riverbank on the Turkish side. None are apparently being properly registered in Greece or allowed to lodge asylum claims.”