World 'The Peak Of This Mountain Is Like A Mirage': Pandemic Leaves Asylum Seekers Stranded The pandemic has "had a particularly heartbreaking impact on refugees — in the sense that it's cut off their ability to travel, and trapped them in precarious situations," says an immigration lawyer. Alice Fordham
World Satellite Photos Show Rapid Growth Of Syrian Refugee Camps Fighting in northwest Syria has forced hundreds of thousands of people — many of them women and children — to seek shelter along the border. Jordan Pascale
Arts & Life Gen Z teens on balancing growing up with saving the world Two teens share an hour of stories created by young people, and discuss the balance between teen activism and just being a kid. Marian Mohamed Antonio Nevarez Simone St. Pierre Nelson RadioActive Youth Media
National Gov. Greg Abbott Says New Refugees Won't Be Allowed To Settle In Texas "Texas has carried more than its share in assisting the refugee resettlement process," Abbott, a Republican, said in a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday. Vanessa Romo
Health Reporters Pick Their Favorite Global Stories Of The Decade The topics range from a ticking time bomb in the Arctic to the art of taking selfies in an ethical way. Here are the stories selected by our contributors. Marc Silver
Being an immigrant could be pricier next month if federal rule goes through An asylum fee, higher costs for citizenship and DACA applications. Esmy Jimenez
Arts & Life The secret diaries my grandma snuck out of a Communist prison in Vietnam My grandfather was a South Vietnamese soldier during the Vietnam War. After the war ended, the Communist government imprisoned him in an re-education camp. As a way to connect with his family, he secretly wrote letters, poems and stories. Hong Ta
World Syrian Kurdish Refugees Say Kurdish Forces Tried To Prevent Them From Fleeing To Iraq "They told us, even if you stand here for 100 years, we are not going to let you cross," one refugee who made it to an Iraqi camp tells NPR. Many have resorted to paying smugglers to help them cross. Fatma Tanis
Politics The barrier between us is breaking: How politics brought my mom and me closer Sometimes politics drive family and friends apart. But when Ilhan Omar, the first Somali-American congresswoman, was elected in 2018, my mom and I became closer than ever before. Marian Mohamed
Global Health Turkey's Invasion of Syria Worsens A Humanitarian Crisis A front-line hospital was abandoned Friday as up to 100,000 people fled Turkey's ground and air offensive. Tim McDonnell
