GENEVA - UNHCR's top refugee protection official reminded governments Thursday that "refugees are people, not statistics or global trends" and that their protection is "a humanitarian necessity, not a ...

A federal judge has extended his order protecting refugees in Minnesota who are lawfully in the U.S. from being arrested and deported. U.S.

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is renewing its call for urgent funding to scale up lifesaving aid in Burundi, warning that the ...

A new global report warned that the international refugee protection system is drifting away from its core promise of shared responsibility, forcing refugee organizations to fill widening gaps in ...

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Refugees International and the Women’s Refugee Commission released a joint report on Friday that outlines the severe effects of recent US policy shifts and aid cuts on humanitarian protections for ...

As repatriation of Burundian refugees from Tanzania speeds up, concerns are rising over reports of coercion, shelter demolitions, and mistreatment, with warnings that some refugees may still require ...

In a recent decision denying asylum to a Salvadoran woman being stalked by gang members, the Board of Immigration Appeals — the highest administrative body for interpreting US immigration law — found ...

On October 14, the Swedish government announced it was nominating the CEO of IKEA, Jesper Brodin, as its candidate for United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Less than a month later, ...

How do you tell an Afghan father that his wife and children must remain under Taliban rule because the door closed just before their turn came? What do you say to a persecuted Christian who believed ...

SAN ANTONIO — Thousands of Afghan refugees in the San Antonio community are at risk of deportation after the Trump administration announced it will end their temporary protected status, or TPS. The ...

Refugees in Bangladesh are vulnerable to kidnappings and forced recruitment, alongside restrictive movement regimes, and denial of access to education and livelihoods.