UN agencies seek $5.6B to help Ukraine, its refugees abroad
February 15, 2023 GMTGENEVA (AP) — The U.N.'s humanitarian aid and refugee agencies said Wednesday they are seeking $5.6 billion to help millions of people in Ukraine and countries that have taken in fleeing Ukrainians in the wake of Russia's invasion of their country nearly a year ago.
US citizens get chance to play role in resettling refugees
January 19, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — A government program launched Thursday is giving American citizens the chance to play a role in resettling the thousands of refugees who arrive every year in the United States.
During the first year of the Welcome Corps, the State Department aims to line up 10,000 Americans who can help 5,000 refugees adjust to life in the United States.
Saved from death at sea, Syrian refugees face deportation
January 18, 2023 GMTTRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — On New Year’s Eve, a small boat carrying more than 230 would-be migrants, most of them Syrians, broke down and began to sink after setting sail from the northern coast of Lebanon.
Greek trial of volunteer migrant rescuers to resume Friday
January 10, 2023 GMTMYTILENE, Greece (AP) — Two dozen Greek and foreign aid workers and volunteers who participated in migrant rescue operations on an eastern Greek island have gone on trial in a smuggling-related case that’s been widely criticized by human rights groups.
Over 150 Rohingya refugees reach ashore in Indonesia
January 8, 2023 GMTBANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — More than 100 weak and hungry Rohingya Muslim refugees were among the latest group to reach ashore in Indonesia on Sunday after a long and dangerous journey aboard a wooden boat.
Afghan refugees in US face uncertainty as legislation stalls
December 30, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has failed so far to create a path to residency for Afghans who worked alongside U.S.
Former Colombian soccer players to teach their skills in US
July 25, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — A Colombian soccer fan who came to the U.S. as a political refugee is creating a training camp for young people in New Mexico with former players from Colombia as the instructors.
David Certain, who owns a coffee company, hopes one day to expand the program in the United States and also take it back to his home country.
Review: Heifetz debut blends immigrant experience, Americana
March 30, 2022 GMT“First Generation American,” Elliah Heifetz (Self-released)
Singer-songwriter Elliah Heifetz’s debut album is a cheerful reminder Americana has roots in many countries.
Heifetz was raised on food stamps in Philadelphia as the son of Soviet political refugees, and his melting pot musical mix ranges from Eastern European folk and Yiddish theater to Jimmy Buffett and John Prine.
US Olympian Alysa Liu, father targeted in Chinese spy case
March 17, 2022 GMTU.S. Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu and her father Arthur Liu — a former political refugee — were among those targeted in a spying operation that the Justice Department alleges was ordered by the Chinese government, the elder Liu says.
Turkish political refugees flock to Germany, seeking safety
August 20, 2017 GMTBERLIN (AP) — The Turkish judge sits in a busy cafe in a big German city. Thirteen months ago, he was a respected public servant in his homeland. Now he is heartbroken and angry over the nightmarish turn of events that brought him here.