migration

March 02, 2018

Since 2014, some Central American youth were given temporary permission to join their parents in the US. The government acknowledged the danger they were in. But now, the Trump administration has canceled the programs that brought them. Meet one family, who waited 15 years to reunite, but whose time is almost up.

With smuggling costs skyrocketing, parents balance risk and debt for their children's future

February 28, 2018

The cost of smuggling has gone up in the last year — sharply. But, for the safety of their children, parents get references, take out loans and make the best smuggling decision they can.

Economics

A year after the Italy-Libya migrant deal: Fewer deaths at sea but persistent abuse on land

February 06, 2018

In February 2017, Italy and Libya signed an agreement to try to slow the arrival of migrants across the Mediterranean from Africa to Europe, with Italy giving logistical and financial support to Libya's coast guard. Since then, migrant sea arrivals in Europe have declined, and so have drownings, but many migrants returned to Libya face abusive detention.

An American family finds their way in Mexico after deportation

January 11, 2018

“We surrendered to a journey that was wonderful but forced upon us,” says Katerina Barron. She and her two children were born in the US and moved to Mexico after her husband was deported.

Education

For one immigrant in Florida, a DACA fix would mean 'peace of mind'

December 01, 2017

Magali Torres, who lives in Florida and is originally from Mexico, is closely watching whether Congress and the White House can agree on a path that will allow her to continue to work legally in the US and worry less about deportation.

How Lesbos residents drove the far-right Golden Dawn party off the island

GlobalPost

September 12, 2017

For Greece's ultranationalist Golden Dawn party, the world’s biggest refugee crisis since World War II was a political opportunity. And Lesbos seemed a natural place to build a base of support. It wasn’t.

Their lives are changing because of Trump’s immigration policies. Here’s how.

August 04, 2017

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08/03/2017 - 3:15pm

We're following the stories of individuals as they navigate the policy and ideological shifts happening during the Donald Trump administration. From an undocumented immigrant to a Nobel Prize winner, here's how immigration affects people.

A small German city finds it's not easy welcoming hundreds of Syrian refugees

July 20, 2017

The Bavarian city of Traunreut, population 21,000, is working to integrate 600 refugees. Some locals are helping. Others are rallying against the arrivals. One thing is for sure: It's a challenging situation for everyone.

Books

The novel ‘Lucky Boy’ and a timely story of immigration and motherhood

March 22, 2017

Shanthi Sekaran’s novel, a Global Nation Book Club pick, delves into privilege, motherhood and immigration, legal and not.

Pages

Arts, Culture & Media

‘Hello, my name is Yes,’ and other English names in China

April 22, 2014

China may be experiencing a golden age of memorable English names. Millions of young Chinese are giving themselves English names of all shapes and sizes. But there’s also evidence that the trend may be peaking.

When undocumented migrants photograph their own journey across the border

June 10, 2014

Many photographers have documented the journey that migrants make through Mexico to the US. But this new project gave the cameras to the migrants themselves.

Justice

If Paddington Bear came to the UK today, he might be detained for illegal entry

December 04, 2014

Paddington Bear, the much loved children's book character, managed to find refuge in Britain starting in the 1950s. But he probably wouldn't fare so well if he tried to move to the UK today.

What you missed in US immigration this year

January 01, 2015

The largest immigration detention center opened. Refugees from Bhutan struggled with depression and suicide. And migrants rode The Beast. These are the stories from 2014 you may have missed.

Culture

One Honduran woman decided not to leave for the US thanks to her Garifuna culture

January 23, 2015

Among the thousands of young Hondurans coming to the US last year were Garifuna, descendants of African slaves with their own distinct culture. But some Garifuna are opting to stay. Here's why.

Who's responsible for the flood of migrants arriving on the shores of Italy?

April 17, 2015

Warm weather means a rise in the number of people leaving the Middle East and Africa and heading to the shores of Italy, France and Greece. Many die on the way and even those who make it, have a hard time settling in Europe.

New to America, this young Vietnamese refugee wanted to ‘erase’ his past

April 28, 2015

A brother and sister remember their abrupt start to a new life in America after they fled collapsing South Vietnam. It's one story among the many collected by StoryCorps from Vietnamese refugees whose lives were changed by the fall of Saigon in 1975.

The illusion of 'controlled migration' is that you can actually control it

May 11, 2015

The European Union has a plan to divvy up the burden of migrants crossing the Mediterranean. It's an effort to prove that European countries can control their borders, but it's one that ignores the underlying problem of why people are leaving their countries by the thousands.

Migrants are sleeping on cardboard outside Italian train stations after EU halts their journey north

June 15, 2015

Hundreds of migrants are sleeping in the rough in Italian train stations and on its border crossings. The stalled travelers are mainly migrants from north Africa who've survived a perilous journey by sea only to be turned back by new, tough restrictions in northern Europe.