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June 20, 2019

Ambassador Callista Gingrich: US committed to refugee assistance, but can’t solve crisis alone

Thursday marks World Refugee Day, when we honor the strength, courage and resilience of millions of refugees around the world who have been forced to flee their homes due to violence, armed conflict and persecution.

June 16, 2019

Guatemalans choose new president as many journey to US for better life

Guatemalans headed to the polls Sunday to cast their vote for the next president, following an electoral process that generated widespread disillusion and distrust.

June 11, 2019

German boat captain to stand trial in Italy for rescuing migrants in Mediterranean

A German boat captain is set to stand trial in Italy for her rescue of thousands of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea, according to reports.

May 27, 2019

Migrant attempting to reach Europe discovered in hidden car box by Spanish border police

Newly released photos by authorities in Spain show how desperate some migrants are to make it to Europe, with one pictured over the weekend stowed away in a hidden box in a car.

May 6, 2019

Venezuelans risk death trying to cross into Colombia escaping violence, hunger, Fox News finds

Fox News correspondent Ellison Barber reported from the Venezuela-Colombia border Monday about the flight of migrants, what the United Nations has called the largest exodus of people in South America’s modern history.

May 2, 2019

Ben Stiller advocates for Syrian refugees in emotional testimony, urges lawmakers to 'not look away'

Actor and director Ben Stiller went to Capitol Hill Wednesday to advocate for Syrian refugees and talk how the U.S. can help.

March 28, 2019

Malta armed forces seize tanker hijacked by migrants

Migrants hijacked a cargo ship that had rescued them in the Mediterranean Sea, forcing the crew to set a course for Europe, the governments of Italy and Malta said Wednesday.

January 24, 2019

Italy refuses to accept migrants on NGO rescue boat, says it should go to France instead

Italy’s nationalist-populist government on Thursday told an NGO migrant rescue boat that it would be refused entry to Italy’s shores, and directed it to France instead -- the latest in an escalating feud between the two countries.

January 22, 2019

Italy’s Salvini slams France for migrant crisis: ‘I don’t take lessons on humanity and generosity from Macron’

Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini accused France on Tuesday of destabilizing and impoverishing parts of Africa and subsequently fueling the migration crisis -- the latest in a diplomatic spat between the two countries.

January 21, 2019

Ecuador to clamp down on immigration controls after Venezuelan migrant murders pregnant girlfriend

Ecuador is putting new immigration controls in-place amid the ongoing Venezuela migration crisis after a Venezuelan man slaughtered his pregnant Ecuadorian girlfriend on Saturday.