refugees

A pilot gestures from the grounded EC-LZO Boeing 767 flight, initially meant to deport Rwandan asylum-seekers, at Boscombe Down Air Base in Boscombe Down, England, on June 14. The flight taking asylum-seekers from the U.K. to Rwanda was grounded at the last minute, after the intervention of the European Court of Human Rights.

World News

U.K. top court upholds a controversial plan to send migrants to Rwanda

7:26am December 19, 2022

by Willem Marx

The ruling comes months after the government introduced a plan to deport hundreds of potential asylum-seekers to Rwanda. Immigration lawyers and human rights groups have warned of rights violations.

Health & Safety

A new kind of climate refugee is emerging

4:02pm December 02, 2022

by Willem Marx

They flee their homes not solely because of climatic changes that make it difficult to earn a living but also because of violence sparked by the competition for dwindling resources.

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Education

Wake Forest University student selected for Rhodes Scholarship

5:16pm November 14, 2022

by Paul Garber

A Wake Forest philosophy major is one of three college students with North Carolina ties to earn Rhodes scholarships to study at England’s Oxford University.

Red knitted caps were a grandmother's way of saying, "I love you."

Health & Safety

We asked, you answered: What precious object is part of your family history?

7:01am November 14, 2022

by Marc Silver

Readers responded with moving stories of past journeys and crises — and keepsakes that remind them of their roots and tie them to their family. Here's a sampling of replies.

Momos are steamed or fried dumplings stuffed with minced meat or vegetables — a popular dish in Abdul Kareem Bhat's native Tibet. He fled after the failed uprising against China in 1959. Now living in Kashmir, Bhat says that serving the dish at his restaurant not only connects him to his roots but has "brought us closer to our Kashmiri brothers."

Health & Safety

PHOTOS: If you had to leave home and could take only 1 keepsake, what would it be?

9:33am October 29, 2022

by NPR Special Report

We asked refugees around the world to tell us of a memento they brought to connect them to their old life even as they embarked on a new and uncertain future.

With 400 to 500 customers a day at his restaurant, including many Kashmiris, Bhat of Tibet says the food "has bonded us together." He's holding one of his signature momo dumplings.

Precious memories: 8 refugees share the things they brought to remind them of home

8:10am October 22, 2022

by NPR Special Report

If you had to leave your home, you'd bring essential items for survival. But if you could take one sentimental object, what would it be? We asked refugees from Ukraine, Afghanistan, Honduras and more.

Afghan Special Immigrant Visa applicants crowd into the Herat Kabul Internet cafe, seeking help applying for the SIV program on Aug. 8, 2021, in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Taliban took over Afghanistan a week later. More than 74,000 applicants remain in the backlog of the SIV program, designed to help those who served the U.S. overseas.

Since the Taliban takeover, Afghans hoping to leave Afghanistan have few ways out

4:59pm October 03, 2022

by D. Parvaz

A year after the U.S. withdrawal, tens of thousands of applicants remain stuck in the backlog of the Special Immigrant Visa program, designed to help those who served the U.S. overseas.

Ukrainian refugee Anastasiia Ivanova reads the Bible on the terrace of the apartment in Prudentópolis, Brazil, where she now lives with her mother and siblings. The devout 22-year-old says her faith is what's helped her get through all of her trials. She

Health & Safety

PHOTOS: Ukrainian refugees feel surprisingly at home in Brazil's 'Little Ukraine'

12:58pm August 23, 2022

Eight families fled the war and traveled 5,000 miles to Brazil to live in a town settled by Ukrainians over a century ago. The language and customs — and kindnesses — have eased their transition.

Palestinian American comedian Mohammed Amer stars in Mo, a new Netflix series out Wednesday.

Arts

Mohammed Amer's new series explores the tragedy and comedy in the refugee experience

5:05am August 23, 2022

Mohammed Amer has spoken about his family's experience as Palestinian refugees in standup comedy. He spent nearly a decade turning it into a television series, which is arriving on Netflix this week.

Politics & Government

Rep. Manning raises questions about refugee center at former American Hebrew Academy

5:24pm July 19, 2022

by Paul Garber

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