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April 10, 2017

UN refugee agency urges EU not to return migrants to Hungary

The U.N. refugee agency on Monday took the rare step of urging European Union members to suspend returns of asylum-seekers to their partner, Hungary, faulting its new policy of systematically placing migrants in containers and expelling any migrants not holding the proper papers.

March 29, 2017

Iraqi refugees in US accused of hiding family ties to American's kidnapper

Three Iraqi refugees in Virginia were arrested and charged with immigration fraud Tuesday after prosecutors said they hid their links to a kidnapper who held an American man hostage in an underground bunker for nearly a year.

March 13, 2017

Wearing red, white and blue lands high school students in hot water

Every heart beats true ‘neath the red, white and blue – although some people apparently see overt displays of patriotism as offensive to immigrants and refugees.

March 6, 2017

What you need to know: Changes in Trump's revised immigration order

President Trump's revised executive order suspending the U.S. refugee program and entry to the U.S. from several mostly Muslim countries included several changes compared with the original. Here’s what you need to know.

February 5, 2017

Appeals court denies Trump request to immediately reinstate travel ban

Early Sunday morning a federal appeals court denied the Justice Department's request for an immediate reinstatement of President Donald Trump's ban on accepting certain travelers and refugees.

February 5, 2017

Iran lifts ban on U.S. wrestling team

Iranian media reported on Sunday that the country has lifted its ban on U.S. wrestlers, allowing them to participate in the Freestyle World Cup later this month.

February 4, 2017

Idaho governor says persecuted Christians deserve refugee priority

Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter says he agrees with President Donald Trump that persecuted Christians should be treated as priority in the U.S. refugee program despite acknowledging that such preference is discriminatory.

February 1, 2017

Australia PM would not say how many refugees US will accept

Australia's prime minister on Wednesday would not say how many refugees from Pacific Island camps would be resettled in the United States after President Donald Trump's administration said "extreme vetting" would be used to check their cases.

September 22, 2016

Six-year-old boy's letter to Obama offering injured Syrian child a home goes viral

A six-year-old boy has moved President Obama and other world leaders with his offer of a home for a Syrian child who was pictured stunned and bloodied after a bombing.

August 25, 2016

It's not un-Christian to worry about refugees in US, religious freedom advocate says

Christian religious freedom activist Faith McDonnell is pushing back against the notion that it is unchristian to voice concerns with how the State Department is resettling refugees from Syria and other terrorist hot spots in the Middle East.