Migrant Caravan: Thousands Move Into Guatemala, Hoping To Reach U.S.
Some of the Honduran migrants in the caravan say they are hoping to see a change in U.S. asylum policy when President-elect Joe Biden takes office.
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'I Don't Want This Fate For My Children': Lebanese Leave Amid Growing Crisis
Dangerous sea crossings are occurring in unprecedented numbers. "I can't believe that we've become that country where people feel like they have to escape," says a Lebanese software engineer.
Fires Leave Thousands Of Asylum-Seekers On Greek Island Homeless
Europe's largest refugee camp, on the Greek island of Lesbos, was built to hold 3,000 people. When fires struck this week, the settlement of 12,000 was largely destroyed.
In Greece, 148 Asylum Seekers Test Positive For COVID-19 At Shelter
At least 150 people in a shelter have tested positive for COVID-19, says the International Organization for Migration. Most are from Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Asylum-Seekers Reaching U.S. Border Are Being Flown To Guatemala
Hundreds of asylum-seekers are not getting a chance to make their case in U.S. immigration court. Instead, the migrants are put on planes to Guatemala and told to ask for asylum there.
Migrants Again Try To Leave Turkey For Europe, But This Time The Gate Is Closed
Four million Syrian refugees are living in Turkey, and another million displaced Syrians are trapped between Russian-backed Syrian forces and the Turkish border. Turkey says to head for Europe.
Few Asylum-Seekers Winning Cases Under 'Remain In Mexico' Program
A little more than 100 migrants out the of tens of thousands who've arrived at the southern border in recent months have been granted protection.
Mexican Official Tries To Move Asylum-Seekers Stuck In Tent Camps
At one point a child welfare official threatened to take custody of the kids and families refused to let them go. "I told them I couldn't, that I wouldn't let my kid go," one woman said.
Opinion: How Will We Remember Migrants Who Suffer, Strive And Risk Their Lives?
NPR's Scott Simon ruminates about news of 39 people found dead in a trailer in Essex, U.K., and why people would risk their lives for that journey.
39 Bodies Discovered In Truck Container In Southeast England
British officials say they believe the truck originated in Bulgaria and arrived in the U.K. over the weekend. A man from Northern Ireland is in custody.