State Department expands eligibility for refugee program for Afghans

The State Department said the change will expand the opportunity to resettle in the U.S. to "many thousands of Afghans and their immediate family members."

• Aug 2, 2021

Afghan family stranded at airport fear Taliban "death sentence"

After militants murdered a relative, Farshad's family sold everything and bought tickets to Russia. They made it to Turkey, where they've been stuck for 21 days.

• Jul 14, 2021

U.S. will not give refuge to those fleeing Cuba and Haiti by boat

"Allow me to be clear: if you take to the sea, you will not come to the United States," Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas warned on Tuesday.

• Jul 13, 2021

Proposed U.K. law could see asylum seekers jailed for up to 4 years

A refugee charity estimates that if the bill is passed, between 9,000 and 21,600 applicants who would currently qualify for refugee status in Britain no longer would.

• Jul 9, 2021

Training refugees in the culinary arts

The Brooklyn restaurant Emma's Torch is a staunch advocate for empowering asylum-seekers through education, by training them for jobs in the food service industry. Correspondent Nancy Giles talks with Emma's Torch founder Kerry Brodie, and with graduates of her program who are finding their path to the American Dream.

• Jul 4, 2021
• 7:22

Training refugees in the culinary arts

The Brooklyn restaurant Emma's Torch is a staunch advocate for empowering asylum-seekers through education, by training them for jobs in the food service industry, and setting them on their path to the American Dream.

• Jul 4, 2021

Artist helps Rohingya women face sexual violence, past and present

Dibarah Mahboob works with refugees who fled attacks, including rape, in Myanmar, only to find threat had followed them to Bangladesh.

• Feb 21, 2018
• 1:43

Refugee group calls on U.S. to help Afghans

A new wave of deadly violence is gripping Afghanistan as U.S. troops withdraw from the war-torn country. Amid the surge in attacks, the International Refugee Assistance Project is calling on the Biden administration to help vulnerable communities in Afghanistan leave the country. Adam Bates, policy counsel for the group, joins CBSN to discuss.

• May 10, 2021
• 7:46

Father facing deportation granted stay

The father of a son battling leukemia was facing deportation, so he decided to take refuge inside a Phoenix church. On Monday, he was granted a stay and 1-year work permit. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez has the latest.

• Feb 12, 2018
• 2:46

Rohingya refugee crisis

More than 700,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar in the last five months. Refugees are saying the country's army is killing and raping their people. Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has resigned from a Myanmar advisory board on the Rohingya crisis, calling it a "whitewash." He joins CBSN to explain why he believes the country's civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is not doing enough to help the refugees.

• Feb 12, 2018
• 10:01

Rohingya mass graves in Myanmar

There's new evidence of genocide being carried out against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. The Associated Press and Human Rights Watch organization found at least five mass graves in the country. They were confirmed through interviews with survivors who fled to Bangladesh.

• Feb 1, 2018
• 1:46

Former ambassador to Mexico talks migration

Vice President Kamala Harris spoke Friday with Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador as the two countries seek solutions to the wave of immigrants coming from Central and South America. Antonio Garza, the U.S. ambassador to Mexico during President George W. Bush's administration, spoke with CBSN's Tanya Rivero about what he sees as the solutions to migration and economic issues.

• May 7, 2021
• 10:05

Wilmot Collins's historic win

Wilmot Collins is one of the Election Night winners making national headlines. The Helena, Montana mayor-elect first came to the city 23 years ago as a refugee from Liberia - and he is believed to the first African American mayor in Montana history.

• Nov 9, 2017
• 4:56

Rohingya crisis

Thousands of Rohingyan refugees continue to flee violence in Myanmar while nearly 600,000 Rohingya have crossed the border into Bangladesh. Some 15,000 are stranded there with limited food and water in overcrowded refugee camps. BBC News' Clive Myrie reports on the growing crisis.

• Oct 19, 2017
• 3:40

Syrian refugee's book

A young Syrian refugee became a social media sensation last year when she posted about her country's civil war. Now living in Turkey, she and her mother have written a book about their harrowing experiences. Rina Ninan reports.

• Oct 14, 2017
• 2:48

Rohingya crisis

Myanmar government soldiers are systematically burning down the villages of Rohingya Muslims and forcing refugees to cross the border into Bangladesh. Matt Wells, senior crisis adviser for Amnesty International, returned recently from the region and joins CBSN with the latest information.

• Oct 13, 2017
• 5:50

Myanmar's leader on Rohingya crisis

Burma's leader is defending her government against charges of ethnic cleansing. For the first time, Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi addressed her country over accusations the military burned down hundreds of Rohingya Muslim villages. Jonah Fisher of our partners at BBC reports from the country's capital.

• Sep 19, 2017
• 1:36

Refugees visit Trump home

The international anti-poverty organization Oxfam rented President Trump's childhood home in New York as a way to draw attention to the refugee crisis. Ben Grossman-Cohen of Oxfam and Eiman Ali, who was 3 when she arrived in the United States, spoke to APTN about the visit.

• Sep 18, 2017
• 0:52

Rohingya refugee crisis

U.N. leaders have called the violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state a clear example of ethnic cleansing. About 400,000 refugees from the Muslim Rohingya community have crossed the border into Bangladesh as the military torches Rohingya villages. BBC News South Asia correspondent Justin Rowlatt joined CBSN from the Myanmar-Bangladesh border with more on the crisis.

• Sep 15, 2017
• 6:02

Rohingya refugees injured

Nearly 400,000 Rohingya have fled violence in Myanmar to neighboring Bangladesh since August 25

• Sep 12, 2017
• 3:59

Refugee camps

Hilltops and valleys become settlements as Rohingya refugees continue to arrive, looking for food and shelter

• Sep 6, 2017
• 2:24

Climate change refugees

The people of Kiribati, a remote Pacific island nation, are among the first people in the world to be displaced by climate change and sea level rise. CBS News Correspondent Seth Doane traveled to Kiribati to speak to the world's first 'climate change refugees.'

• Aug 21, 2017
• 6:51

Climate Refugees

The people who contribute the least to climate change are the ones who'll feel its impact the most. Seth Doane goes to Kiribati for "CBSN: On Assignment" to meet a nation under threat from the rising oceans.

• Aug 21, 2017
• 8:06

World's first climate refugees?

Some people in the South Pacific could become the world's first climate change refugees due to rising sea levels. For "CBSN: On Assignment," CBS News correspondent Seth Doane visits the low-lying island nation of Kiribati where about 100,000 people live. Watch the full report on Monday, Aug. 21, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS and CBSN

• Aug 19, 2017
• 2:12

Biden to address vaccine hesitancy

President Biden is set to deliver remarks addressing the administration's pandemic response and vaccine rollout, including efforts to counter vaccine hesitancy. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joins CBSN to discuss the latest on that and other developments in Washington.

• May 4, 2021
• 12:45

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