List of Migration and Immigration articles
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Flags of Lithuania, the United States, and NATO are hoisted in front of a U.S. Air Force plane carrying U.S. soldiers at the air force base near Siauliai Zuokniai, Lithuania, on April 26, 2014. Is Lithuania the West’s First Line of Defense?
The small Baltic nation is facing down threats from authoritarian regimes in Russia, Belarus, and China.
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Afghan migrants wait for transport. Turkey’s Refugee Problem Is Reaching a Breaking Point
Turkey’s population is exhausted, and the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan will only make anti-refugee sentiment more central to the country’s politics.
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A military transport plane takes off in Kabul. The Falling Man of Kabul
Zaki Anwari represented what a free Afghanistan could achieve. His gruesome death is a vivid reminder of the human toll of U.S. abandonment.
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A man stands in a doorway Taliban Takeover Seen as a Boon for Human Smugglers
Along one part of the Turkish border, hundreds of new Afghan migrants show up every day.
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Several Afghans crowd around a table holding Special Immigrant Visa applications. Expedited Visas for Vulnerable Afghans? Many Have Been Waiting for Years.
Why the special immigration system is broken.
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Afghans at a passport office The United States Needs an Afghan Refugee Resettlement Act
Legislation passed in the wake of the Vietnam War could provide a blueprint for today’s policymakers.
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Afghan migrants rest while they wait for transport by smugglers after crossing the Iran-Turkish border on Aug. 15. Biden Sparked a Refugee Crisis. He Must Help Europe Bear the Cost.
The chaotic U.S. withdrawal has already led thousands of Afghans to flee.
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Afghan children at an IDP camp The Coming Afghan Refugee Crisis Is Only a Preview
More desperate migrants will head West in coming years—and the West’s migration policies must change in response.
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The High Court in Malaysia Malaysia’s Sexist Citizenship Law Is Keeping Families Apart
Malaysian mothers can’t automatically pass on their nationality to foreign-born children. The pandemic has worsened the law’s ill effects.
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Russian, U.S., Spanish, and British passports The State Department’s Visa-Issuing Authority Is in Crisis
How “the worst consular system in the world” was turned around—and why it needs to happen again.
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A picture taken in 1961 shows the newly built Berlin Wall near Potsdamer Platz. Belarus and Hong Kong Are Building the 21st Century’s Berlin Walls
Sixty years ago, a barrier in Berlin transformed Europe overnight. Today, authoritarian regimes are following in East Germany’s footsteps by barring their citizens from leaving.
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Residents walk in Australia. Australia’s Borders Aren’t Closed for Everyone
Celebrity exemptions are testing the public’s patience.
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Lebanese doctors chant slogans as they take part in ongoing anti-government demonstrations in central Beirut on Nov. 12, 2019. Lebanon Is in Terminal Brain Drain
As the country’s economy goes into free fall, there’s a rush for the exits that could hamstring the country for generations.
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A street artist paints a mural about corruption and COVID-19 in the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa, on July 7, 2020. Why Is America Cooperating With Militaries Running Criminal Rackets?
U.S. international security cooperation urgently needs an overhaul by Congress.
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Afghan refugees arrive in Greece. Biden’s Afghan Withdrawal Will Spark the Next Refugee Crisis
The European allies that fought alongside the United States will face the fallout as thousands of refugees flee the Taliban, giving fodder to far-right parties.
