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Syrian forced migrants in Turkey have built businesses despite challenges. Here’s what has helped them succeed

By the end of 2024, the number of people worldwide who had been “forcibly displaced as a result of persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations or events seriously disturbing public order” and had fled their countries stood at approximately 42.7 million, according to the UN Refugee Agency. Whether they are asylum…

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“Where would America be without us?” A community of refugees is stunned by White House limits

In Minneapolis, where Somali refugees helped revitalize entire neighborhoods, the community was stunned by the presidential order capping annual refugee admissions at 7,500, the lowest number since the program began in 1980

The Independent UK

They were teacher and student in exile. Now this Democrat and Republican face off in Ohio

Bhuwan Pyakurel and Kamal Subedi’s story charts a Bhutanese refugee community’s rise – and its growing political divide

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First Thing: US to limit refugee numbers to 7,500 with priority for white South Africans

US refugee groups say move ‘lowers our moral standing.’ Plus, unionized Starbucks workers to vote on strikes over pay and conditions

The Guardian - UK

Refugee Program Shrinks to 7,500 Slots Under New Trump Admin Policy Favoring White South Africans

The United States will admit no more than 7,500 refugees in fiscal year 2026, with most slots expected to go to white South Africans, according to a notice published Thursday in the Federal Register.

Latin Times

Trump sets lowest-ever refugee cap. See how other presidents compare.

White South Africans will get most slots under Trump's refugee cap.

Axios

Refugee groups condemn Trump’s ‘blatantly racist’ plan to prioritize white South Africans and cap admissions at 7,500 each year

White House issues major overhaul of refugee admission policy to primarily admit Afrikaners

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Trump limits refugee admissions to 7,500 per year and gives priority to white South Africans

The administration announced the programme for Afrikaners in February, saying that white South African farmers face discrimination and violence at home.

Euronews

The Latest: Trump administration limits refugee admissions to mostly white South Africans

The Trump administration is restricting the number of refugees it admits into the country to 7,500 and they will mostly be white South Africans

The Independent UK

Quelling public disquiet is worth extra cost of barracks asylum housing, says No 10

Government defends prospect of paying more for barracks, saying people ‘don’t want asylum seekers in hotels’

The Guardian - UK

Plans to house UK asylum seekers in barracks are costly and complicated, experts say

Exclusive: Organisations warn using the barracks in Sussex and Inverness may be more expensive than hotels

The Guardian - UK

Thousands of families will be torn apart by Labour’s asylum crackdown

Exclusive: More than 6,000 children will be unable to reunite with their loved ones after government paused major route for refugees to come to Britain

The Independent UK

Shab makes emotional return to New York

Shab made an emotional return to New York - where she first travelled to as a refugee leaving Iran - for a concert in the city last week.

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Iryna Zarutska's Tragic Death Inspires a New Butterfly — But Why Did Scientist Harry Pavulaan Choose Her Name?

A new butterfly named after Iryna Zarutska honours the slain Ukrainian refugee as scientist Harry Pavulaan transforms grief into a tribute of hope.

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The Guardian - UK

High court halts eviction of refugee under Home Office 28-day policy

Judge intervenes in case, disapplying government rule that charities say drives refugees into homelessness

The Independent UK

New butterfly species named in honor of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska who was fatally stabbed riding the Charlotte light rail

The scientist who dedicated the pretty, light-blue colored species to the 23-year-old called it ‘Iryna’s Azure’

Capital & Main

‘We’re the Resistance’

A refugee and immigrant advocate reflects on how to cope with the ICE raids in Los Angeles. Amid the trauma, she says, there is also reason for hope.

The Independent UK

Refugee misses chance to apply to bring family to the UK by 13 minutes after visa route closes

Refugees in the UK are unable to reunite with their loved ones after the Home Office paused a lifeline scheme in September

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The Guardian - UK

Plain rice and little else: life for 120,000 refugees inside Mauritania’s vast camp on Mali’s border

Over a quarter of a million refugees live in Mbera and nearby villages, and more than half are under 18. But aid cuts mean providing essentials has become even harder

Fortune

Does the UN need to be run like a business? Ikea CEO Jesper Brodin may get the chance

The outgoing Ikea chief is Sweden’s nominee to serve as the UN high commissioner for refugees.

The Guardian - UK

Afghanistan women’s refugee players refused visas for first tournament in UAE

Afghanistan players travelled to airports to take part in UAE tournament but were told not to board flights and many are said to have felt retraumatised by the experience

AAP

Australia's refugee policies among world's harshest

Australia can help solve a complex and growing challenge without spending vast sums harming people to deter others, the Human Rights Commission president says.

The Independent UK

Suspect accused of killing Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte light rail may face death penalty if convicted

Decarlos Brown Jr. was indicted by a federal grand jury following the fatal train attack on 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska on August 22

The Independent UK

Tournament featuring Afghanistan women's refugee team moved to Morocco

A tournament that included a team of refugee women’s soccer players from Afghanistan has been moved to Morocco and shifted to later this week

The Independent UK

Trump seeks cap on refugee admissions at only 7,500 people — nearly all could be white South Africans

Administration officials are considering plans to drastically slash the number of refugees allowed in the country

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