List of Migration and Immigration articles
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A girl looks at pictures of missing persons hanging from a rope in front of the National Palace during the International Day of the Disappeared in Mexico City. Trump Takes Aim at Drug Cartels
The president has designated Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. Here’s what that means.
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Expatriate Syrians gather to celebrate the fall of the Assad regime in Berlin on Dec. 8, 2024. Don’t Rush to Send Syrians Back
Premature returns come with profound risks for refugees and are counterproductive to Syria’s long-term stability.
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Asylum-seekers wait for processing near the U.S.-Mexico border in California on Feb. 2, 2024. Will Trump Actually Deport Millions of Undocumented Workers?
The economic costs are high, but the president-elect believes he has a mandate for dramatic changes to immigration policy.
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People walk along a dock by the water. Why EU Offshore Migrant Centers Can’t Work—for Now
The Italy-Albania plan shows that there are far too many obstacles.
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A police officer wearing a reflective vest holds up her hand to halt an oncoming truck on a multi-lane highway beneath a cloudy gray sky. When the World Closed Its Doors
Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, the ease with which governments shut borders offers worrisome lessons.
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Vladimir Putin wears a white medical lab coat as he takes a newborn baby from a mother handing it to him. The baby is wrapped in a yellow blanket and the mother wears a floral robe or dress, smiling as she supports the baby's neck with one hand. Putin's posture is slightly stiff as he holds the baby carefully. The Global Right Is Fighting Against Real Families
A narrow vision of the patriarchal household drives politics from Budapest to Washington.
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Men, most of them from Syria, queue for lunch at the initial reception facility for migrants and refugees on Oct. 5, 2023 in Eisenhuettenstadt, Germany. Do Syrian Refugees Still Exist?
Europe seems determined to deport citizens of Syria’s new regime.
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A demonstrator in a yellow-green vest holds up a banner with Trump's face on it. The U.S. Can’t Afford to Be a Bad Neighbor
Trump’s policies threaten to alienate U.S. partners in the Americas—and Washington stands to suffer.
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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump stands with his hands outstretched. Behind him are American flags. The Biggest Foreign-Policy Challenges Facing Trump in 2025
The U.S. president-elect’s second term will begin in a vastly different global landscape than his first.
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A shadow of Donald Trump is seen on the side of an airplane. What 2024 Meant for U.S. Foreign Policy
The American people had a big decision to make this year, but was there ultimately more continuity than change in their choice?
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A fisherman walks past the remains of houses damaged by the rising sea at Podampeta beach in Ganjam, India, on Feb. 29. The World Must Recognize Climate Refugees
As the planet warms, the people most affected still don’t qualify for protections under international law.
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This photo taken on July 19 shows a poster showing support for then mayor Alice Leal Guo in Bamban, Philllipines. Was a Philippine Mayor a Secret Chinese Spy?
Alice Guo’s case has ignited fears of Beijing's espionage.
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A group of police officers await the disembarkation of the 600 migrants in the port of Catania on April 12, 2023 in Catania, Italy. Europe’s Radical Migration Ideas Are Becoming Reality
There’s no shortage of obstacles to sending would-be migrants to third countries—but the continent is committed to giving it a try.
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An elderly woman with feathered gray hair and red lipstick smiles wide as she holds a sign above her head. The sign reads "Mass deportation now!" A crowd of dozens of other rally attendees is visible behind her, many of them wearing red, white, and blue and also holding signs. What Trump’s Mass Deportations Would Mean for the U.S. Economy
The economic costs of such a campaign may be bigger than the president-elect has bargained for.
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Two shelters, with one being held up by plastic blue drums and angular bars. Trump Will Be a Philippine Military Ally But a Climate Enemy
Manila is worried about Chinese maritime aggression and rising seas.
