migrants

In this Dec. 9. 2019, file photo, residents in support of continued refugee resettlement hold signs at a meeting in Bismarck, N.D.

'New Era In Resettlement': U.S. Refugee Advocates Count On More Community-Based Help

1:38pm May 06, 2021

by Deborah Amos

Refugee advocates have welcomed President Biden's decision to raise the U.S. refugee cap from 15,000 to 62,500 this year. Community-based resettlement efforts are expected to become more prominent.

Queue Listen Now

Ajo, a former copper mining town more than 100 miles from Phoenix, is unincorporated. The U.S. government began dropping off migrants on the historic plaza in Ajo in March.

National

Why The U.S. Government Is Dropping Off Migrants In Rural Arizona Towns

6:59pm April 15, 2021

by Kirk Siegler

The Border Patrol says the pandemic limits how many people they can safely hold at facilities. Officials say funding and jurisdiction issues also prevent them from transporting migrants to cities.

A group of migrants from El Salvador arrives in Roma, Texas, after crossing the Rio Grande on March 30, 2021 in Roma, Texas.

National

More Than 170,000 Migrants Taken Into Custody At Southwest Border In March

5:14pm April 02, 2021

The figures are preliminary and don't include what Border Patrol agents call "got aways." Officials say it was the highest monthly total since at least 2006.

Afghan Morteza Mohammadi, 21, sews his backpack in the ruins of the former Krajina Metal factory. He prepares for an attempt to cross into European Union members Croatia, Slovenia and Italy. Migrants and refugees here refer to the trip as "the game."

World News

For Migrants In Bosnia, The 'Game' Is A Perilous Journey To A Better Life

8:01am March 27, 2021

by Elisa Oddone

Bosnia-Herzegovina has become the main hub for migrants trying to reach wealthier European nations, a journey they call the "game." Among the risks: being beaten up and sent back by border police.

A group of migrants rapidly deported from the U.S. under Title 42 wait on the Mexican side of the Paso del Norte International Bridge, between El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico on March 10.

National

Rejected By 1 Mexican Port Of Entry, Migrants Are Flown By U.S. To Another

7:25pm March 26, 2021

by Angela Kocherga | KTEP

Some areas on the border in Mexico are refusing to take back unauthorized migrants expelled by the United States, so U.S. authorities are flying them to where Mexican officials will accept them.

Queue Listen Now

Juan Gonzalez, shown here during a meeting last month at the White House, recently returned from a trip to Mexico and Guatemala. He's the National Security Council's senior director for the Western Hemisphere.

'Predatory Elite' Also Bear The Blame For Migrant Crisis, NSC's Juan Gonzalez Says

1:12pm March 26, 2021

by Bill Chappell

"Migration is essentially a social release valve for migrants," says Juan Gonzalez, the National Security Council's senior director for the Western Hemisphere.

Queue Listen Now

Carmen Monzón, one of the assistants at San Pedro church soup kitchen, organizes lunch bags in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria.

World News

In Canary Islands, Tensions Are High Over African Migration

7:11am March 26, 2021

by Sophie Eastaugh

The Spanish islands saw a big increase last year of people trying to migrate to Europe by boat. After sheltering many of them in hotels, the authorities have set up camps and stepped up deportations.

Queue Listen Now

Colombian President Iván Duque unveiled a program last month that will allow undocumented Venezuelan migrants to legally live and work in Colombia for up to 10 years.

World News

Colombia's President On Amnesty For Venezuelans: 'We Want To Set An Example'

8:14pm March 03, 2021

by John Otis

"We want to demonstrate that although we're not a rich country, we can do something that is humanitarian ... but at the same time is an intelligent and sound migration policy," Iván Duque tells NPR.

Queue Listen Now

Venezuelan migrants take a lunch break at the gooseberry farm where they work on the outskirts of Bogotá, Colombia.

World News

'A Huge Opportunity': Venezuelan Migrants Welcome Colombia's New Open-Door Policy

4:15pm February 26, 2021

by John Otis

Colombia's president has unveiled a program to let undocumented Venezuelan migrants live and work legally in the country for up to 10 years. Nearly a million Venezuelans in Colombia lack legal status.

A Salvadoran girl sits inside a camp for asylum-seekers on Sunday in Matamoros, Mexico, where some 600 people who left Central America have been waiting for immigration court hearings.

Biden Team Unveils New Asylum System To Replace Trump's 'Remain In Mexico'

11:46am February 12, 2021

by Alana Wise

President Biden has called his predecessor's "Remain in Mexico" program for asylum-seekers "inhumane." Next week, a new program begins, but details are still being worked out.

Queue Listen Now