Senators ask Biden to shield Ukrainians from deportation
Citing Russia's military offensive in Ukraine, a bipartisan group of senators said the Biden administration should grant Temporary Protected Status to Ukrainians in the U.S.
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Nearly 120,000 Ukrainians have fled, says U.N. refugee agency
The agency expects up to 4 million Ukrainians could flee if the situation deteriorates further.
U.S. setting up expedited processing hub in Qatar for Afghans
The program will be based in a U.S. Army base in Qatar where eligible evacuees will be taken to complete interviews with U.S. officials, medical checks and security screenings.
7 states have received half of the Afghans relocated from U.S. bases
In contrast, Hawaii, South Dakota, Mississippi, Alabama, Montana, Delaware and North Dakota had collectively resettled fewer than 90 evacuated Afghans.
Nations condemn Taliban over police killings
President Biden and his administration have faced criticism for not doing enough to help the hundreds of thousands of Afghan citizens who supported the U.S. mission get out of the country. Imtiaz Tyab reports.
Coach acquitted in assault of judo champion
A court acquitted a coach accused of domestic violence against Olympic judo champion Margaux Pinot, sparking outrage in France. Pinot had accused her partner and trainer Alain Schmitt of punching and attempting to strangle her during an altercation over the weekend. Ian Lee reports from London on this and other international stories making headlines.
"Afghan girl" from iconic 1985 photo flees her country once again
Young refugee Sharbat Gulla's piercing green eyes on a 1985 National Geographic cover captivated the world. Almost 30 years later, she's sought refuge again, this time in Italy.
College student urges U.S. to also grant his Afghan family refuge
Countless Afghans with U.S. ties who were not evacuated are stranded in Afghanistan or neighboring countries desperately looking for a way to be resettled in America.
Iraqis lured to Belarus on a false promise die trying to reach Poland
Now hundreds, many of whom spent life savings on the ill-fated bid for asylum in Europe, are being flown back to Iraq after weeks stuck in a freezing forest.
U.S. and G7 demand Belarus end "callous" migrant crisis with Poland
Belarus opens shelter, flies some migrants and refugees home, but suffering continues for thousands caught in the Russian-backed nation's "hybrid" battle with the West.
Poland-Belarus border crisis intensifies
Tensions are rising along the border of Belarus and Poland amid a migrant crisis in Eastern Europe. Aid workers spoke with CBS News' Charlie D'Agata about the desperation of refugees camping out in freezing weather.
U.S. closes first temporary housing site for Afghan evacuees
More than 25,000 Afghan evacuees have departed military sites to start new lives in communities across the U.S.
Belarus-Poland standoff fuels fear of new migrant crisis in Germany
Germans have been on edge about immigration since the controversial admission of 1 million refugees in 2015. Now an EU faceoff with Belarus' Russian-backed autocrat is driving a new influx.
U.S. limits refugee admissions to focus on resettling Afghans
The Biden administration will prioritize the resettlement of certain refugees, including those who are reuniting with family members already in the U.S.
Europe's migrant crisis spills into Germany
European Union officials say Belarus has been funneling refugees from the Middle East into Europe, which they see as retaliation for sanctions punishing Belarus' president after a contested election. CBS News' Anna Noryskiewicz reports from Berlin.
Migrants rescued barely conscious near Poland's border with Belarus
The EU says Europe's "last dictator" Alexander Lukashenko has lured thousands of people to his country to try to cross into the EU. Many are camped out in a bitterly cold forest, near a barbed wire border fence.
WorldView: American sentenced in Myanmar
U.S. journalist Danny Fenster was sentenced by a court in military-ruled Myanmar to 11 years in prison in what Human Rights Watch calls a "travesty of justice." Yemeni employees of the U.S. government have been detained in a rebel-controlled area. The U.N. says the number of people fleeing war, conflict and persecution rose significantly in the first half of 2021. CBS News' Ian Lee has those headlines and more from London.
Afghan evacuees resettle in U.S.
The U.S. has started relocating and resettling thousands of Afghan evacuees in communities across the nation. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN AM to discuss the process and where the refugees are settling.
"Little Amal's" giant mission to soften European hearts to refugees
Can an 11-foot-tall Syrian refugee girl's 5,000-mile journey make people see refugees as fellow human beings? "It's our duty to try."
Afghan evacuees begin resettlement in U.S.
The Biden administration has started relocating thousands of Afghan evacuees from U.S. military facilities to communities across the country. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN to discuss more.
Migrants are caught in Belarus-EU "hybrid warfare," and it's killing them
The EU says Belarus is luring migrants and refugees from conflict zones, touting easy passage into Europe. Migrants say Poland is forcing them right back over the border.
Afghan evacuees face uncertain legal status in the U.S.
In the next few weeks, more than 50,000 Afghan evacuees are set to leave U.S. military sites to resettle in communities across America.
Inside U.S. Army base housing Afghan refugees
Fort McCoy officials said Afghan refugees now have ample access to clothing, English classes and health care at the base after reports that there was not enough food and clothing when evacuees first arrived. Nancy Chen reports.
"We felt in danger": Afghan evacuees in U.S. describe fleeing the Taliban
Many families have arrived at Fort McCoy — one of eight U.S. bases helping to resettle more than 60,000 Afghan evacuees — with nothing but the clothes on their backs.
Turkey builds a wall to keep out Afghan refugees
Afghans who survive the trek through Iran to the Turkish border, which can take weeks, will now be met with a wall of concrete slabs 10 feet high.
Top doctor for Congress resigns amid misconduct allegations
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