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The number of refugees and asylum-seekers from Central America seeking safety in the United States has soared in recent years. Here's what you need to know about U.S. asylum and border policies.
More than 100 million people around the world have been forced to flee their homes due to persecution and conflict. Here's what you need to know about asylum and the right to seek safety.
A review of Australian measures for asylum-seekers arriving by boat announced this month had raised serious protection questions.
Casa del Migrante, Tijuana's oldest shelter for asylum-seekers, has been a house of refuge for thousands of families on their journey to safety.
UNHCR is concerned about the new U.S. practice of transferring asylum-seekers and migrants, expelled under a U.S. public health order, by aircraft from the United States to southern Mexico.
This year on World Refugee Day, USA for UNHCR's CEO Anne-Marie Grey reflects on the right to seek asylum and calls for solidarity with refugees and displaced people in their search for safety.
The UN Refugee Agency is calling on States to urgently release refugees and asylum-seekers who are being unlawfully and arbitrarily held in detention.
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi appeals to the government of the United States to swiftly lift the public health-related asylum restrictions that remain in effect at the border.
UNHCR welcomes the continued efforts of the United States government to protect refugees and asylum-seekers as part of its Blueprint for a Fair, Orderly, and Humane Immigration System.
More than two years on from the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees is calling on states to lift remaining pandemic-related asylum restrictions.
Kate Clark, Senior Director of Immigration Services at Jewish Family Service, explains how a shelter in San Diego is providing critical protection, healthcare and legal education to asylum seekers.
The humanitarian situation at the U.S.-Mexico border is complex but one thing is simple -- families who are fleeing violence and persecution deserve our compassion.
UNHCR is aware of the United States government’s announcement on reinstating the Migrant Protection Protocols program and urges the U.S. to continue to follow through with efforts to end the program.
Alberto Marino had a good life in Venezuela. But violence broke out and Alberto knew he needed to flee his home if he was going to survive. “At 33, I left behind my family, my whole career,” recalls Alberto. “I came to the U.S. escaping for my life.”
As winter bites, UNHCR helps the Greek government move vulnerable asylum-seekers from reception centers on the Aegean Islands to shelter on the mainland.
Forced displacement from Central America is straining asylum capacity across the region.
“Before the gangs, there was a moment when everything was good.” Shelter in Mexico gives a father and son from Honduras a chance to recover while waiting on their asylum claim.
All states must manage their borders as they see fit, but these measures should not result in closing avenues to asylum or forcing people to return to situations of danger.
As of today, 227 Yemeni refugees have arrived in Djibouti together with an unknown number of other nationals, but have not asked for asylum.
Central America and Mexico are facing unprecedented pressure as the number of people seeking international protection rises at a time when access to asylum is being limited by border restrictions.
With more than 900,000 refugees and asylum-seekers living inside the country, Ethiopia is home to the second largest refugee population in Africa.
UNHCR Mexico is ushering in a multi-year planning model aimed at ensuring the continuity of programs that help refugees from the moment they apply for asylum to their full integration.
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, calls for urgent support to prevent deaths and protect refugees and asylum seekers who are embarking on dangerous journeys by land and sea.
On International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi honors the resilience of LGBTIQ+ refugees and asylum-seekers.
UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for Protection said government responses have ranged from the most humane through to blanket denials of access to asylum and forced returns.