Trump administration slashes refugee resettlement numbers to record low The Trump Administration wants to cap the number of refugees allowed to enter the country next year at a record low of 18 thousand people. That’s about half the number allowed this current year. And far lower than previous ones. Esmy Jimenez
Who owes the greater debt: immigrants, or America? Author Dina Nayeri discusses her book, The Ungrateful Refugee. Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong Bill Radke
Poet Ocean Vuong's new novel is more than Briefly Gorgeous "To be queer is to fail into your pleasure." The book, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, is a letter from a son to his mother, who can't read. The poet says it's a monument to failure, to violence, to labor, to silence, to America. Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong Bill Radke
World Nearly 71 Million People Forcibly Displaced Worldwide In 2018, U.N. Report Says The record number headlined the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees' annual "Global Trends" report published Wednesday, just a day before World Refugee Day. Ashley Westerman
Animals Lost Pup Finds New Life As Humanitarian Mascot In Refugee Camp The puppy started following a team that was cleaning up the beach in Bangladesh. And now he is an Instagram star. Jason Beaubien
Latin America Chronicles Of A Venezuelan Exodus: More Families Flee The Crisis On Foot Every Day An All Things Considered team recently traveled along a common Colombian route taken by Venezuelans fleeing crisis in their country and discovered dramatic stories of an expanding exodus. Matt Ozug Christina Cala Ari Shapiro
National 2018 Was A Year Of Drastic Cuts To U.S. Refugee Admissions America is rejecting more legal immigrants than ever before. Refugee advocates warn that President Trump's aim is to dismantle the U.S. refugee resettlement program. Deborah Amos
World A U.N. Migration Pact Is Dividing Europe — And Has Become Fodder For Nationalists The pact, set to be approved this week, is meant to help the European Union navigate its most politically sensitive issue. The pact is non-binding, but several countries have pulled support. Joanna Kakissis
World Report: Facts About Migrants Don't Always Match What The Headlines Say 'The Lancet' looks at everything from the potential spread of infectious diseases to the impact on the economy of the country where migrants and refugees have arrived. Joanne Silberner
