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Migrants In Mexico Face Crackdown, But Officials Say They're Being 'Rescued'

2:58pm January 29, 2020

by Carrie Kahn

Much of Mexico's official language regarding migration remains euphemistic, critics say, even as migration policies have grown harsher. More than 2,000 Central Americans have been deported this month.

U.N. Expert Clarifies Statistic On U.S. Detention Of Migrant Children

5:49pm November 20, 2019

by Bill Chappell

"I didn't know at that moment that it was [from] 2015," a U.N. rights expert says. "If I would have known that, I would not have mentioned it, because that's some time ago."

Rosine Mbakam, left, says she chose to shoot all images and sound herself to maintain an equal relationship with the subjects of her films.

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Meet The Filmmaker Reinventing How African Women Are Portrayed In Movies

7:06am November 10, 2019

by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

Two deeply personal films from Cameroonian Rosine Mbakam won critical acclaim in the U.S. by grappling with how families maintain traditions in a time of global migration and generational change.

Health & Safety

In Guatemala, A Bad Year For Corn — And For U.S. Aid

12:00pm September 30, 2019

by Alissa Escarce

Last spring, Trump froze almost $500 million in funding to three Central American countries to pressure them to stop the flow of migrants. The impact on farmers could end up increasing migration.

Eulalio Barrera Barrera's family was one of 6,000 to receive a monthly stipend funded by USAID that was cut off last month because of President Trump's foreign aid funding freeze. Like many families in the program, he spent the last cash on chickens.

Trump Froze Aid To Guatemala. Now Programs Are Shutting Down

2:13pm September 17, 2019

by Tim McDonnell

In April, the president put $450 million on hold for Guatemala as well as Honduras and El Salvador over what he described as the failure of their governments to stem the flow of migrants to the U.S.

An honor guard stands at the coffin of assassinated German politician Walter Lübcke at his memorial service on June 13 in Kassel, Germany. Lübcke, a Christian Democrat, was outspoken in his pro-immigration views. His confessed killer is an avowed neo-Na

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A German Politician's Assassination Prompts New Fears About Far-Right Violence

3:42pm July 01, 2019

by Deborah Amos

Walter Lübcke, who supported Angela Merkel's open-door refugee policy, was shot in the head in June. Political leaders and experts on extremism suggest Germany's far-right party may share some blame.

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Social Democratic leader Mette Frederiksen walks with supporters after the election results at Christiansborg Castle in Copenhagen early on Thursday.

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In Denmark's Election, A Shift To The Left — Unlike In Much Of Europe

12:03pm June 07, 2019

by Sidsel Overgaard

Denmark's Social Democrats made a strong showing in this week's elections — but voter support came in part because of the increasingly hard line the party has taken on immigration.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, pictured on Monday delivering a speech, has withdrawn his country from a United Nations compact on migration.

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Brazilian President Bolsonaro Withdraws From U.N. Compact On Migration

5:48pm January 09, 2019

by Francesca Paris

Nearly 30 countries, including the U.S., had refused to sign the non-binding contract in December. Brazil's administration has promised to defend "national sovereignty."

In this Sept. 1, 2015, file photo, a child waits in line at a migrant reception center in Brussels. Belgian migration minister Theo Francken said on Thursday he wants no part of a United Nations pact on safe and orderly migration, an international deal th

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A U.N. Migration Pact Is Dividing Europe — And Has Become Fodder For Nationalists

7:43am December 10, 2018

by Joanna Kakissis

The pact, set to be approved this week, is meant to help the European Union navigate its most politically sensitive issue. The pact is non-binding, but several countries have pulled support.

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French President Emmanuel Macron (right) shakes hands with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez after a joint press conference at the Élysée Palace in Paris on June 23.

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Spain's Socialist Leader Sets A New Course On Migrants, Gender And Catalonia

4:11pm July 09, 2018

by Jessica Jones

After the conservative administration was forced out, Pedro Sánchez formed a cabinet with a record number of women, opened ports to refugees and even tweeted in Catalan.