Mirna hopes future asylum-seeking families like hers will never have to suffer cruel treatment and the pain of separation.
No Rights: Mexican Airports as Unprotected Spaces for Asylum Seekers
For most foreigners who enter Mexico through one of its 15 international airports, inspection zones are scenes of minor, routine screening of luggage and personal documents. For others, however, they can become places where their human rights are violated.
With Opportunity, Displaced Venezuelan Women Make a Difference in Peru
Read in Spanish Three incredible women—Maria Virginia, Estefania, and Efigenia—are community leaders and changemakers in Peru. Maria Virginia runs a successful business selling tequeños to grocery stores throughout the country. Estefania works in the Peruvian health service industry. And Efigenia is a teacher and life coach. Besides being important members of their communities, all three…
Working Outside the Box to Help Displaced Venezuelans
Sebastian Leal is a displaced Venezuelan living in Colombia. Irla Atanda profiles him and his work helping other Venezuelan migrants through his organization Afuera de la Caja.
Why Should Americans Care About Refugee Resettlement? We Asked U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin
As the Trump administration prepares to decide how many refugees the United States may resettle, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin explains why we need a robust U.S. refugee resettlement program.
Why Should Americans Care About Refugee Resettlement? We Asked U.S. Rep. Judy Chu
As the Trump administration prepares to decide how many refugees the United States may resettle, U.S. Rep. Judy Chu explains why we need a robust U.S. refugee resettlement program.
‘Seas of Tears’ a Poem by Rohingya Refugee Mohammed Rezuwan
It’s been three years since Myanmar’s soldiers targeted, killed, and raped Rohingya and burned their villages to the ground to erase any evidence. To mark this grim anniversary, Mohammed Rezuwan, a poet and Rohingya refugee living in Bangladesh, wrote this poem.
How Economic Inclusion Enables Refugees
Lubab al-Quraishi spent six years after resettling in the United States trying to break back into the medical field. Now, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, she leads a team of international doctors to conduct coronavirus tests in New York nursing homes.
World Refugee Day Letter from Refugees International President Eric Schwartz
Today, the world is confronted with one of the greatest global health challenges of our time. As the COVID-19 pandemic brings new threats to already dire humanitarian crises, protecting the rights and safety of the world’s more than 70 million refugees and other forcibly displaced people has never been a more urgent priority.
One Afghan Asylum Seeker’s Hope for the Future: ‘Help People Get Asylum’
We all stand to learn from Sofia’s determination and hope for a better future.