Biden increases refugee cap to 62,500 after backlash
The Biden administration had initially kept a Trump-era refugee cap of 15,000.
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U.N. ambassador: Biden refugee move a "first step" to up admissions
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield says the administration is "looking at the infrastructure that we have in place to support bringing refugees into the United States."
U.N. ambassador says Biden refugee plan a "first step" to boost admissions
President Biden's decision to maintain the Trump-era ceiling of 15,000 refugee admissions for this year was met with swift backlash.
Biden retains historic-low refugee cap for now, angering allies
While he scrapped Trump-era categories that narrowed who could be resettled in the U.S., Mr. Biden did not increase the record-low 15,000-spot refugee ceiling.
ISIS still controls about a third of Syria and Iraq, including Mosul. The Iraqi city is isolated from the world since ISIS took it over in 2014
ISIS still controls about a third of Syria and Iraq, including Mosul. The Iraqi city is isolated from the world since ISIS took it over in 2014. Holly Williams spoke with citizens that managed to escape Mosul by crossing the front lines of a fierce battle.
Under Trump border rule that Biden has kept, few can seek asylum
Just 0.3% of more than 600,000 migrants expelled by U.S. border officials under a pandemic-era policy have been allowed to pursue U.S. refuge.
Ten years since Syrian civil war began
It has been 10 years since the beginning of the Syrian civil war. Since then, hundreds of thousands of people have been killed and millions have been displaced from their homes. CBS News foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer spoke with CBSN's Tanya Rivero with her perspective from reporting on one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.
Ten years since start of Syrian civil war
It has been 10 years since a violent crackdown on protests against Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad began escalating into civil war. Since then, more than 388,000 people have died and millions fled their homes. Ian Bremmer, president of Eurasia Group, joined "CBSN AM" to discuss the ongoing impact.
Syrian refugees at "breaking point" after 10 years of civil war
Ammar Haj's family are just surviving as refugees in Jordan, but with child labor, sexual violence and suicide attempts rising - and hope fading - they're may be the lucky ones.
Viet Thanh Nguyen talks about new novel
Best-selling author Viet Thanh Nguyen talks to Jan Crawford about his new novel, out this week. "The Committed," a sequel to his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "The Sympathizer," continues the story of the refugee narrator from Nguyen's first book. The novels have earned him the description as "a conscience of American literature."
Humanitarian crisis in Tigray
Ethiopia is moving closer to peace talks in its northern Tigray Region. On Friday, officials in Tigray laid out conditions for negotiations, including unrestricted access to humanitarian aid. Lana Zak spoke with Francesco Rocca, president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, about the humanitarian crisis in that region.
Climate change driving migration in Central America
In Central America, whole communities were wiped out by hurricanes that were strengthened by human-caused climate change in the 2020 season. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli speaks to migrants heading north in search of safety. Then Kayly Ober, a senior advocate at Refugees International, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to talk about climate-driven migration happening across the globe.
U.S. to resettle more child refugees fleeing violence around the world
The commitment is part of the Biden administration's efforts to rebuild the country's long-standing refugee program, which was gutted under Trump.
Biden proposes raising refugee ceiling to 62,500 spots for this year
President Biden called it a "down payment" on his commitment to resettle up to 125,000 refugees during fiscal year 2022, which begins in October.
Biden signs order to ramp up refugee admissions
Trump repeatedly slashed refugee admissions, allocating 15,000 spots last year — a historic low.
Paris police accused of "shocking" tactics in clearing migrant camp
Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin has promised an investigation as officers stand accused of hitting protesters and journalists with truncheons, and he wants it done in 48 hours.
Taliban urges Biden to withdraw U.S. troops
The Taliban is calling on President-elect Joe Biden to stick with a February agreement to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Meanwhile, Hong Kong's pro-democracy lawmakers have all resigned in a show of defiance after four politicians were expelled from the government, and Sudan is bracing for up to 200,000 refugees to pour into the country while trying to escape deadly violence in neighboring Ethiopia. CBS News' Rylee Carlson has the headlines from London.
Revisiting Trump's border wall promise
In 2015, then-candidate Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to build a wall spanning the entire southern border with Mexico. Mireya Villarreal rode along with Border Patrol to see how those plans developed.
Violence threatens Afghan-Taliban peace talks
Deadly clashes and attacks are gripping parts of Afghanistan's Helmand province as fragile peace talks with the Taliban continue. The U.S. and Afghan government fired back with airstrikes. BBC News chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet joins CBSN from Kabul to take us through the latest developments.
A new effort to help the youngest refugees
The International Rescue Committee and Sesame Workshop are teaming up on a major new effort to help young Syrian refugee children, including a new Sesame show in Arabic. Lesley Stahl reports.
Sesame and the IRC join forces to help Syrian refugee children
The International Rescue Committee and Sesame Workshop are teaming up on a major new effort to help young Syrian refugee children, including a new Sesame show in Arabic.
Emotional coping tactics for young kids
Sesame Workshop and International Rescue Committee are collaborating to teach children how to handle tough emotions. The new Sesame edition is being made with refugee kids in mind.
U.K. considers housing refugees on ferries
In September alone, nearly 2,000 migrants entered the U.K. illegally by boat -- more than all of 2019. In response, authorities are cracking down on human smugglers, and reportedly considering housing asylum-seekers on disused ferries while their claims are being processed. BBC News' Simon Jones has this report for CBSN.
10/1/20: Red and Blue
Trump walking back White Supremacist comments; Fmr. Pres. Jimmy Carter turns 96
Trump ramps up race rhetoric at rally
President Trump went all in on his race-tinged rhetoric at a rally in Duluth, Minnesota, on Wednesday night, and went after refugees and Representative Ilhan Omar. Ben Tracy reports.
Supreme Court takes up case over asylum access at border
Microsoft seeing "continued recovery" amid major worldwide outage
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