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CRIME November 30, 2017

Feds crack down on MS-13, but immigration policy lets new recruits in, figures show

The encouraging signs that federal law enforcement is making a dent in MS-13 membership may be tempered by the fact that as some 214 gang members have been taken off U.S. streets, the Office of Refugee Resettlement in the 2017 fiscal year placed more than 40,000 Central American unaccompanied teenagers around the country.

CRIME July 5, 2017

US tried to deport refugee shot, killed by California police

US authorities tried twice to deport the unarmed black man fatally shot by police in a San Diego suburb, but his native Uganda refused to take him, resulting in his release.

IMMIGRATION July 5, 2017

More refugees walking from US to Canada despite frostbite risk, activists say

Amid the uncertainty surrounding President Trump’s immigration proposals, dozens of refugees and asylum seekers have been walking from the U.S. to Canada, despite the freezing temperatures or the possibility of frostbite or even death.

Refugees July 5, 2017

Tennessee challenges constitutionality of federal refugee program

The state of Tennessee is challenging the constitutionality of the federal government’s refugee resettlement program.

Refugees July 5, 2017

Syrian refugees now enrolling in schools

Reports from the US State Department reveal that nearly 80 percent of Syrian refugees arriving in the US over the past year were children.

Refugees April 10, 2017

UN refugee agency urges EU not to return migrants to Hungary

The U.N. refugee agency on Monday took the rare step of urging European Union members to suspend returns of asylum-seekers to their partner, Hungary, faulting its new policy of systematically placing migrants in containers and expelling any migrants not holding the proper papers.

Refugees March 29, 2017

Iraqi refugees in US accused of hiding family ties to American's kidnapper

Three Iraqi refugees in Virginia were arrested and charged with immigration fraud Tuesday after prosecutors said they hid their links to a kidnapper who held an American man hostage in an underground bunker for nearly a year.

Controversies March 13, 2017

Wearing red, white and blue lands high school students in hot water

Every heart beats true ‘neath the red, white and blue – although some people apparently see overt displays of patriotism as offensive to immigrants and refugees.

EXECUTIVE March 6, 2017

What you need to know: Changes in Trump's revised immigration order

President Trump's revised executive order suspending the U.S. refugee program and entry to the U.S. from several mostly Muslim countries included several changes compared with the original. Here’s what you need to know.

Appeals February 5, 2017

Appeals court denies Trump request to immediately reinstate travel ban

Early Sunday morning a federal appeals court denied the Justice Department's request for an immediate reinstatement of President Donald Trump's ban on accepting certain travelers and refugees.

Middle East February 5, 2017

Iran lifts ban on U.S. wrestling team

Iranian media reported on Sunday that the country has lifted its ban on U.S. wrestlers, allowing them to participate in the Freestyle World Cup later this month.