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A U.S. Border Patrol agent processes a group of migrants in Sunland Park, New Mexico. Democratic lawmakers and immigrant advocates are urging President Biden to end Title 42 border restrictions.

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Pressure to end pandemic restrictions mounts as Ukrainians reach the U.S. border

One Ukrainian family was allowed to enter the U.S. after being denied entry under border restrictions known as Title 42. The Biden administration faces renewed pressure to end the Trump-era policy.

March 12, 2022
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By:
  • Joel Rose
A woman wearing the Ukrainian flag is handed a beverage at the train station in Przemysl, Poland,  on Thursday. Ukrainians have been welcomed into Poland and other neighboring countries as they flee Russian attacks.

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Race, culture and politics underpin how — or if — refugees are welcomed in Europe

The embrace of Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion is far different from the cold shoulder refugees from the Middle East and Africa have received.

March 04, 2022
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
Blend, a Kurd from Iraq, considers himself lucky. He has only spent 14 days in a camp on the Belarusian side of the border and five days in the woods after crossing to the Polish side. When his kidney problems started to become unbearable because of lack of food and water for the last days, and he couldn't walk longer, volunteers from Polish aid organizations arrived to help.

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This photographer captured how activists helped migrants at the Poland-Belarus border

Polish-based photographer Kasia Strek documented what it was like for migrants and people in Poland as the crisis evolved at the border in November.

January 03, 2022
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By:
  • Kasia Strek and
  • Marco Storel
Migrants aiming to cross into Poland camp near the Bruzgi-Kuznica border crossing on the Belarusian-Polish border on Nov. 17.

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  • World

Syrians say Belarus deported them even though they're wanted by Assad's regime

After luring asylum-seekers to the EU as a political stunt, Belarus has now sent people back to the dangerous place they were escaping, rights groups and migrants tell NPR.

December 24, 2021
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By:
  • Ruth Sherlock and
  • Carol Malouf
Haitian migrants boarding buses in Tapachula. Their encampment has been plagued with a lack of water, food and sanitation.

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  • World

On Mexico's southern border, the latest migration surge is Haitian

Thousands of Haitian migrants who had lived in South America for years are crossing into Mexico, overwhelming that country's capacity to process them. Many say their ultimate destination is the U.S.

December 18, 2021
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By:
  • Carrie Kahn
A still from the 1961 Hindi film <em>Kabuliwala</em>,<em> </em>directed by Hemen Gupta.

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This 19th-century short story might help combat racism against refugees today

India's Rabindranath Tagore was the first nonwhite writer to win the Nobel Prize in literature. His 1892 story, "The Kabuliwala," fostered empathy for migrants and refugees. It still resonates today.

December 10, 2021
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By:
  • Lauren Frayer
Migrants from Haiti get caught on a crevasse along the Acandiseco river, Colombia.

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  • World

A once-remote patch of rainforest is now packed with migrants trying to reach the U.S.

More than 100,000 people have crossed the Darién Gap jungle from Colombia to Panama so far this year. The environmental impact and threats from cartels are many.

November 19, 2021
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  • John Otis
A man holding a child wipes his eye as the Kurdish family from Dohuk in Iraq waits for the border guard patrol, near Narewka, Poland, near the Polish-Belarusian border on Nov. 9. The three-generation family of 16 — with seven minors, including the youngest who is 5 months old — spent about 20 days in the forest and was pushed back to Belarus eight times.

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  • World

Here's what it's like for migrants trapped between Belarus and Poland

Thousands of migrants are camped along the border of Belarus and Poland, trapped between the countries. EU officials accuse Belarus of luring them across the border.

November 16, 2021
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  • Rob Schmitz and
  • Marco Storel
A United States Border Patrol agent on horseback tries to stop a Haitian migrant from entering an encampment on the banks of the Rio Grande near the Acuna Del Rio International Bridge in Del Rio, Texas on Sept. 19, 2021.

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  • National

The inquiry into border agents on horseback continues. Critics see a 'broken' system

Six weeks ago, DHS promised a quick investigation into images of Border Patrol agents on horses menacing Haitian migrants at the border. Critics say the discipline system needs an overhaul.

November 06, 2021
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  • Joel Rose
Fifty barracks are available for accommodation in the Krnjaca asylum center in Serbia, just outside the capital Belgrade. Single men live in separate housing, while families stay together. For those who decide to return home, the International Organization for Migration offers a "voluntary return and reintegration" program in the camp.

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  • World

Afghans Are Among Thousands Of Migrants Hoping To Reach Europe Via Serbia

Some 5,000 refugees and migrants are in Serbia, trying to reach European Union countries. With EU leaders fearing an influx of refugees, "Serbia is in a difficult position," says a refugees' advocate.

September 26, 2021
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  • Elisa Oddone
Haitians deported from the U.S. recover their belongings scattered on the tarmac of the Toussaint Louverture International Airport on Tuesday in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

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  • National

Here's What Haitians Are Finding When They Get Off U.S. Expulsion Flights

"What can we provide for our family?" one Haitian told the AP. "We can't do anything for our family here. There is nothing in this country."

September 22, 2021
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  • Bill Chappell
A U.S. Border Patrol agent on horseback tries to stop a Haitian migrant from entering an encampment on the banks of the Rio Grande on Sunday near the international bridge in Del Rio, Texas.

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  • National

U.S. Border Agents Chased Migrants On Horseback. A Photographer Explains What He Saw

"I thought the Haitians were quite scared, and I think there was probably some panic, which resulted in them trying to run around the horses," photographer Paul Ratje says.

September 21, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is one of a few GOP governors who say migrants are the source of rising COVID-19 rates.

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  • National

Some Republicans Blame Migrants For COVID-19 Surges. Doctors Say They're Scapegoating

Some Republicans are blaming the latest surge in COVID-19 cases on migrants crossing the southern border. But many doctors disagree, saying the politicians are just looking to divert attention.

August 10, 2021
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  • Joel Rose
A Cambodian migrant farm worker stands outside the greenhouse where she works growing vegetables in Miryang, South Korea.

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  • World

As Workforce Ages, South Korea Increasingly Depends On Migrant Labor

South Korea's population is shrinking and aging. Foreign workers help fill shortages on farms and in factories, but it's very hard for them to become citizens. Some say that will soon have to change.

June 03, 2021
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  • Anthony Kuhn
In this Dec. 9. 2019, file photo, residents in support of continued refugee resettlement hold signs at a meeting in Bismarck, N.D.

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  • National

'New Era In Resettlement': U.S. Refugee Advocates Count On More Community-Based Help

Refugee advocates have welcomed President Biden's decision to raise the U.S. refugee cap from 15,000 to 62,500 this year. Community-based resettlement efforts are expected to become more prominent.

May 06, 2021
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  • Deborah Amos
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