Refugees

If the number of refugees allowed into the United States is further reduced or eliminated, it could put American forces stationed overseas in danger, cutting off what former senior military officials have described as a critical lifeline for American military…

Advocates of the nearly 50-year refugee program inside and outside the administration fear that approach would effectively starve the program, making it impossible to resettle even those narrow populations. The advocacy groups say the fate of the refugee prog…

As in any community of this size, occasional violence has stalked the camps, including a series of murders and other violence attributed to the illegal drug trade. The criminal activity was one reason Bangladeshi officials gave in justifying the mobile phone …

The United Nations says conditions are dire for the remaining Syrian refugees in Rukban camp near the border with Jordan. Most have left for Syrian government-controlled areas but the UN says it can't guarantee the safety of those who want to go to oppositio…

MILAN (Reuters) - A second migrant rescue boat is heading towards the south Italian island of Lampedusa, potentially creating another stand-off with Italian authorities who are banning non-governmental organizations from bringing migrants ashore. Italy's out…

Image caption Zareeka Gardner says she's reconsidering her decision to live in Thailand Thailand has long been an attractive destination for Western expats - where money goes further and can buy a good quality of life. But the revival of an arcane immigrat…

Tanzania says it has reached an agreement with neighbouring Burundi to begin sending back all Burundian refugees from October, adding that the repatriation will take place in collaboration with the United Nations. However, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said …

Almost 2,500 Syrian refugees have been "forcibly deported" from Lebanon to their war-torn country over the past three months, a rights group has said, urging authorities to "immediately" halt the expulsions. In a statement on Tuesday, Amnesty International c…

GAZA (Reuters) - The head of a U.N. agency supporting Palestinian refugees, which is under a corruption investigation, said on Tuesday it still needed $150 million in donations to keep it operating until the end of this year. Pierre Krahenbuhl, commissioner…

On August 25, 2017, more than 740,000 Muslim-majority Rohingya fled Rakhine State for Bangladesh, fleeing Myanmar after its armed forces launched a brutal crackdown following attacks on security posts. On Sunday, thousands of Rohingya refugees marked the sec…