The Latest Breaking News from Refugee

US has sent $7.5m to Equatorial Guinea to accept noncitizen deportees

Country is one of world’s most repressive and corrupt, raising concerns over rights abuses of those deported

The Guardian - US · Nov 10, 2025

‘Never lose hope’: how a new Afghanistan women’s team helps refugees cope with trauma

Afghan Women United is comprised of players forced to flee their homeland and is another step in beating barriers

The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2025

“We all blamed each other, but we never doubted the song”: It took Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers more than 100 takes to nail one of their greatest songs – and it still ended up being “an albatross” around their necks

When Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers teamed up with a hotshot new producer for a 1979 classic, it nearly broke the band

Louder · Nov 8, 2025

They were teacher and student in exile. Now this Democrat and Republican face off in Ohio

Bhuwan Pyakurel and Kamal Subedi’s story charts a Bhutanese refugee community’s rise – and its growing political divide

The Guardian - US · Oct 31, 2025

First Thing: US to limit refugee numbers to 7,500 with priority for white South Africans

US refugee groups say move ‘lowers our moral standing.’ Plus, unionized Starbucks workers to vote on strikes over pay and conditions

The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2025

Refugee Program Shrinks to 7,500 Slots Under New Trump Admin Policy Favoring White South Africans

The United States will admit no more than 7,500 refugees in fiscal year 2026, with most slots expected to go to white South Africans, according to a notice published Thursday in the Federal Register.

Latin Times · Oct 30, 2025

Trump sets lowest-ever refugee cap. See how other presidents compare.

White South Africans will get most slots under Trump's refugee cap.

Axios · Oct 30, 2025

Refugee groups condemn Trump’s ‘blatantly racist’ plan to prioritize white South Africans and cap admissions at 7,500 each year

White House issues major overhaul of refugee admission policy to primarily admit Afrikaners

The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2025

Trump limits refugee admissions to 7,500 per year and gives priority to white South Africans

The administration announced the programme for Afrikaners in February, saying that white South African farmers face discrimination and violence at home.

Euronews · Oct 30, 2025

The Latest: Trump administration limits refugee admissions to mostly white South Africans

The Trump administration is restricting the number of refugees it admits into the country to 7,500 and they will mostly be white South Africans

The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2025