Refugees and Asylum

"The United States provides refuge to persons who have been persecuted or have a well-founded fear of persecution through two programs: one for refugees (persons outside the U.S.) and one for asylees (persons in the U.S.)."
- The United States Department of Homeland Security

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Gleaning Information from the Senate Refugee Hearing

Topics: Refugees and Asylum, Refugees

Admit Women and Children as Refugees Now, Able-Bodied Men Will "Follow to Join" Later

Topics: Refugees and Asylum, Refugees

Guatemala to UN: Our Emigrants Aren't Refugees

Topics: Influx of Unaccompanied Minors, Refugees and Asylum, Refugees

Germany Refugee Policy Makes Life Unbearable for Lebanese

Topics: Refugees and Asylum, Asylum

110,000 Refugees Resettled in the U.S in FY 2017?

Topics: Refugees and Asylum, Asylum

Responding to Accusations of Dishonesty from a Careless Reader

Topics: Refugees and Asylum, Refugees

Mexico Encourages the Illegal Immigration of Africans to the U.S.

Topics: Mexico, Refugees and Asylum, Asylum

A Floor, Not a Ceiling; 65,000 Syrian Refugees in FY 2017?

Topics: Refugees and Asylum, Refugees

As U.S. Rushes to Meet Obama's Refugee Target, France's Program Is on Hold

Topics: Refugees and Asylum, Refugees

Haitians Pretend to Be Africans to Make Their Way to the U.S.

Topics: Refugees and Asylum, Asylum