Policy changes in the U.S. have left an increasing number of people stranded in Mexican border towns. There they are vulnerable to the same types of violence that forced them to flee their homes in the first place.

The surge of families seeking asylum in the United States, recent changes in U.S. policies, and the lack of available resources and services at the border are putting thousands of people at increased risk of danger and exploitation. 

President Trump’s recent Executive Order did not solve the family separation crisis. IRC humanitarian programs in some of the poorest places in the world tell us five things children and families need to survive and thrive that should be in place at the southern border.

As Oprah Winfrey spotlights the plight of people seeking asylum on Oprah's Book Club, we've created a reading list to help you better understand what's happening at the U.S.-Mexico border and what you can do to help.

As the COVID-19 pandemic accelerates in crisis zones like Syria, Yemen and the U.S.-Mexico border, your generosity helps the IRC to broaden our efforts as countries face a double emergency.

Violence, climate change, rising poverty and COVID-19 are forcing thousands of people from Haiti, northern Central America and other places to flee their homes.