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The Center for Strategic and International Studies held a panel discussion following the release of its new report on irregular migration. Panelists discussed the causes of irregular…

Executive director Cathy Gorn described the National History Day contest. Then, three middle school students presented a 10-minute performance titled, “From the Tragedy of Slavery to the Triumph…

Former government officials who helped to implement the Refugee Act of 1980 discussed challenges they faced with refugee admissions, the impact of public opinion, and lessons learned in…

A group of former government officials who helped write and implement the Refugee Act of 1980 discussed the reasons behind the creation of the legislation, and how these issues are still with us…

A group of former government officials and refugee rights advocates discussed the Refugee Act of 1980, the history of refugee policy prior to 1980, and refugee issues over the past 40…

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights hosted a talk on early 20th century immigration policy and the Nazi-era refugee crisis of the 1930s and 1940s. U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum historian…

The Senate Judiciary Committee met to consider S. 1494, the Secure and Protect Act of 2019, which would change the rules governing adjudication of asylum seekers' cases and establish processing…

The National Governors Association held its 2019 summer meeting in Salt Lake City. In this portion of day one, Governor Doug Ducey (R-AZ) and Cindy McCain, Arizona Human Trafficking Council…

Migration Policy Institute’s Sarah Pierce talked about Trump administration attempts to restrict who can seek asylum in the U.S.

Viewers responded to the question “Should the U.S. tighten asylum laws?”

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered remarks at the State Department on the formation of a commission to redefine human rights, based on “natural law and natural rights.” He was joined…

Three federal immigration and border officials testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on migrant smuggling and trafficking issues on the U.S.-Mexico border.…

Historian Jon Meacham moderated a discussion with former President Jimmy Carter and former Vice President Walter Mondale on human rights hosted by the Carter Center at a resort in Leesburg,…

After initial debate, House Democrats withdrew the rule that would have permitted debate on the House version of the southern border humanitarian aid bill. The House later passed the Senate…

After initial debate, House Democrats withdrew the rule that would have permitted debate on the House version of the southern border humanitarian aid bill. The House later passed the Senate…

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke about the department’s 2019 human trafficking report at an event honoring individuals around the world who led the fight in combating trafficking. He called…

Representative Donald Beyer (D-VA) offered an amendment that would require the Office of Refugee Resettlement to disclose information related to unaccompanied children in the custody of the…

As the House considered a nearly $1 trillion spending package, Representative Joaquin Castro (D-TX) introduced an amendment that requires the government to report all deaths of migrant…

U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Freedom Sam Brownback delivered the keynote address during a discussion at the Heritage Foundation, on China’s human rights abuses. During the…

Aviva Stahl talked about her special investigation piece for The Nation Magazine, “Gag Order,” which looks at the treatment of prisoners in a U.S. super maximum security prison in Colorado. This…