The World from PRX

Asylum

Stories about the complex process of seeking asylum — and how that process is changing. Want to see for yourself? Make your way through the US asylum process with this interactive tool.

A crowd of people, including military personnel, walk through a busy area with tents, signs, and buildings, possibly a border or migration checkpoint. The atmosphere is bustling with various signs in Spanish and a visible tent marked with 'ONU Migración.'
Migration
Latin America tried welcoming migrants. Now that model is under pressure.
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LGBTQ
From San Francisco to a Dutch refugee camp: Why transgender Americans are fleeing home
6:13
Immigration
Journalists fleeing authoritarian regimes now at risk, as Trump ends parole program
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Borders
In Mexican border cities, the migrants are gone
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Asylum 16:9
Justice
For some women fleeing violence, safety means changing US law ‘stuck in the past’
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Conflict
Despite deaths and drugs, asylum in the US remains a dream for most Mexicans
Fouad Faris, 19, sits at his computer in Shrewsbury, MA, video chatting with his sister, Rama, who is in Turkey. Faris wears a neck brace because he is recovering from a biking accident.
Conflict & Justice
A teen who escaped Syria waits for a future in the US