The Trump administration has lowered refugee admissions to an all-time low. Giulia McPherson of Jesuit Refugee Service/USA explains why this is both inhumane and shortsighted.
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Bishops and advocates denounce Trump administration’s historic low refugee cap
The administration announced it would bring the refugee cap—the maximum number of displaced people the country decides to resettle in a federal fiscal year—to a historic low: 15,000.
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Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy has thousands of asylum seekers still stuck at the border
“Asylum on the border is pretty much impossible,” a legal advocate with the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, said. “Covid is being used as an excuse to close the border.”
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U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo visits Catholic-run refugee center in Brazil
Pompeo visited sites aiding the Venezuelans in northern-most Roraima state, where many refugees have landed. Since 2015, more than 260,000 Venezuelans have crossed the border into Brazil.
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As federal fiscal year nears, refugee resettlement agencies fear the worst
Even as the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees pleaded with countries to take in more of the 79.5 million displaced people worldwide, the Trump administration has consistently lowered the refugee cap each year.
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Without quick action, Covid-19 will create a global hunger crisis by the end of 2020
Women, children, elderly people, Indigenous populations and migrants will be among those suffering the most.
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Canadian court: Safe Third Country Agreement with U.S. violates rights
A federal judge in Canada has struck down the Safe Third Country Agreement, which sends refugees arriving at the border back to detention in the United States, on the grounds that it violates the Charter of Rights and Freedom.
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The Editors: Trump’s latest effort to restrict asylum seekers will not restore America’s greatness
The faithful must stand against measures that dehumanize asylum seekers and welcome immigrants among us.
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Vatican: More must be done to protect rights, dignity of refugees
The Vatican was committed to discussing solutions to “mass migration and refugee movements, with the goal of preserving human lives and dignity, alleviating suffering and advancing an authentic and integral development.”
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Rohingya refugees threatened by pandemic, Caritas warns
Among those who are suffering the most during the pandemic are the Rohingya community, according to Caritas.