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Families seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border are detained

Families seeking asylum from violence in Central America are not criminals

As another caravan of Central American survivors of violence and abuse makes its way to the United States border, here’s what you need to know about the situation.  

ArticleDecember 20, 2018
Salvadoran refugee family in Dallas

'In El Salvador, you don’t know if you’ll make it home alive at the end of the day'

Threatened by gangs in El Salvador, Valentina escaped danger by resettling to the United States. She tells her powerful story so others, like her, might have a chance at safety and freedom.

ArticleSeptember 20, 2019
Lincy Sopall, fashion designer, sits at a desk sketching with a pencil. She was persecuted as a transgender womanin Honduras.

What does Pride Month mean for LGBTQI+ refugees?

Many people who flee their homes do so as they risk persecution because of their identity. This Pride Month, learn more about what LGBTQI+ refugees face.

ArticleJune 25, 2021
A 32-year-old man holds his 1 1/2 year-old daughter in Armanaz town in western Idlib.

Who is left behind when the U.S. resettles fewer refugees?

Forty years after the 1980 Refugee Act established the modern-day resettlement program, its bipartisan tradition is in jeopardy.

ArticleMarch 17, 2020
Robert, Edith and their young daughter and son stand for a photo on the sidewalk outside their home in Arizona

President Biden lifts a Trump-era limit on refugees: the facts

President Biden pledged to restore America’s long tradition of welcome. Now he's raised the historically-low Trump-era refugee admissions goal of 15,000 to 62,500.

ArticleMay 3, 2021
Piper Perabo with IRC in Phoenix, Arizona

I met families who were detained at the U.S. border. They just want safety.

“In the news, they talk about migrants and people rushing the border, but really, these are families fleeing dangerous, violent places and seeking legal asylum here in the U.S.,” says IRC Voice Piper Perabo, who met Central American families in Arizona.

ArticleJuly 2, 2019

The border, the refugee crisis, and other topics to watch for in the Democratic debates

Four crucial questions for the candidates in the Democratic primary debates.

ArticleJuly 30, 2019
A lawn with a black and white sign that says "ICE Courts Entrance"

What happens when asylum seekers face deportation without a lawyer?

Most immigrants facing deportation in the United States, including asylum seekers fleeing violence and persecution, do not have access to a lawyer. The stakes for these cases could not be higher: losing could lead to family separation and even put their lives in jeopardy.

ArticleFebruary 8, 2021

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