Refugee Crisis
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Trump policy allowing states to refuse refugees puts spotlight on Republican governorsMore than 30 governors have agreed to accept refugees, but about a dozen Republican governors have remained silent on President Donald Trump's executive order.PoliticsDec 22, 2019
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Photo of Rio Grande drowning evokes painful memories for aunt of Syrian refugee Alan KurdiWARNING: This post contains content some viewers may find disturbing. Discretion is advised.CanadaJun 26, 2019
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CBSA charges woman with taking money to help refugees into CanadaBorder agents claim Olayinka Celestina Opaleye brought several people into Canada illegally via Roxham Road in Quebec.CanadaJan 23, 2019
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‘They need to feel it to get it’: World Economic Forum attendees can spend ‘a day in the life of a refugee’The program involves a cast and crew of volunteers comprised entirely of former refugees to recreate for the participants the experience of displaced people.PoliticsJan 22, 2019
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Belgian PM offers to resign amid uproar over UN migration pactCharles Michel lost the support of the biggest party in his coalition last week in protest at his support of a U.N. pact to foster cooperation over the world's 21 million refugees.PoliticsDec 18, 2018
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‘We want to build a community’: Rohingyas call on Canada to resettle more refugees"It's psychologically very tough for Canadian Rohingya refugees to live here in peace when their families are suffering and going through horror and trauma in refugee camps."CanadaSep 9, 2018
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Brazil could limit number of Venezuelans entering through northern borderHundreds of thousands of people are fleeing economic meltdown and political turmoil in Venezuela, where people scrounge for food and other necessities of daily life.WorldAug 29, 2018
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Western University student will swim across Lake Ontario to raise money for Syrian refugeesLal will swim across Lake Ontario Saturday. His goal is to raise $60,000 to sponsor the resettlement of two Syrian families in Canada.CanadaAug 24, 2018
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Toronto Mayor John Tory urges federal government to assist with refugee crisisMayor John Tory said there still is a lack of direction and leadership from the federal government when it comes to housing new arrivals.PoliticsJun 26, 2018
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Hungary jails migrant smugglers over 71 suffocation deathsA Hungarian court sentenced four human traffickers to 25 years in prison each for their roles in the 2015 case in which 71 migrants suffocated to death in the back of a refrigerated truck.CrimeJun 14, 2018
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