Migration

USAID freeze could lead to instability in Latin America and encourage migration

Foreign policy

A US shutdown of foreign aid is starting to have devastating impacts around the world. Health programs and even military assistance are now paused in many countries. In Latin America, some fear that the aid freeze could hurt economic programs and encourage more people to migrate to the United States.

Deportations create tensions between the US and Latin America, with China possibly benefiting from the situation

Immigration

A growing number of migrants, traumatized en route to Europe, are settling in Morocco and elsewhere

North from Africa

Migrants are increasingly taking dangerous boat journeys to reach Europe

North from Africa

Migrants from Africa reaching Spain in record numbers 

North from Africa

The Italy-Albania migrant deal seems set for failure. One Albanian town still wants it to succeed. 

Migration

A year after Italy signed a controversial migration deal with Albania, the detention facility built to house asylum-seekers in Albania stands empty as human rights groups call the migration deal cruel. But a remote village in northwestern Albania is still hopeful the plan will come to fruition.

‘Bad Kreyòl’ premieres in New York

Arts, Culture & Media

A new play that premiered in New York last month tells the story of a pair of cousins — one from America, the other from Haiti — negotiating a difficult relationship, while highlighting the Haitian culture and diaspora.

Meet the Jamaicans who harvest the Champlain Valley’s apples

Immigration

Jamaican migrant workers are a huge part of the backbone that sustains New York’s North Country orchards.

India-China border dispute impacts semi-nomadic families who depend on the land

Conflict & Justice

A long-standing border dispute between India and China has threatened the livelihoods of families who live in the area, forcing them to find alternative means of raising their livestock.

US presidential election sees ramped-up rhetoric on border and immigration

Elections

Ahead of November’s vote, US presidential candidates are making their last attempts to sell their plans on tackling immigration.