immigrants
We Asked People About Their Weirdest and Worst Border-Crossing Experiences
Border agents ask some fucked-up questions.
Welcome to the Black Hole of America's Immigration System
At Stewart Detention Center, roughly 1,700 men wait to find out whether they'll be deported from the United States. Chances are, they will be.
Texas Is Trying to Stop the Influx of Syrian Refugees
There won't actually be fewer refugees moving to Texas, but the decision to withdraw from the federal resettlement program sends a pretty strong political message.
The Refugees Who Refuse Asylum
For some, the ability to travel back home outweighs the protections of asylum status in western Europe.
The Great British Boycott: Migrants Are Planning to Abandon Their Jobs for the Day to Protest Brexit Racism
We spoke to the guy behind "A Day Without Us", who wants to highlight the positive impact of migrants in the UK.
How Syrian Refugees Are Helping One Another Adjust to Life in a Strange Land
A new website started by a Syrian refugee living in Germany aims to explain everything from how to navigate the country's bureaucracy to how to order at a restaurant.
The Impossibility of Asylum When You Have a Criminal Record
Calvin Carter fled Jamaica after he says his boyfriend was murdered in an anti-gay hate crime. But with two misdemeanors on his record, gaining protective status in the US is next to impossible.
Seeking Asylum and Finding Love
Germany opened its borders to more than 1 million refugees last year—some of whom are now finding love and starting families with locals.
The Aimless Purgatory of Being a Teen Refugee
More than 42,000 minors entered Germany alone last year seeking protection from conflict zones. Most of them are teens, hoping to adapt to a new culture on their own.
What It's Like to Photograph the Refugee Crisis
Warren Richardson, who won this year's World Press Photo Award for his haunting image of Syrian refugees on the Serbian-Hungarian border, told us what refugees have taught him about survival.
The Artists Using the US-Mexico Border as a Blank Canvas
We spoke to artists who have painted "Fuck Trump" murals, created instruments from items abandoned by border crossers, and used paint to make parts of the fence disappear.
Why Chinese Migrants Go Through Mexico to Get to America
In the last few years, the number of Chinese immigrants caught crossing into the United States from Mexico at the San Diego border has skyrocketed.