Journalists sometimes have no choice but to flee their country of origin when their lives are threatened. Yet exile does not always bring security, as illustrated by the recent experience of Beninese ...

Two Somali Bantu political refugees were released from federal immigration detention over the weekend, after spending months in jail for their failure to apply for their legal alien resident card.

A federal study, once promoted as proof that refugees strengthen the U.S. economy, has become a flashpoint in a broader clash ...

The wrinkled limestone karst landscape of the Thai-Burmese border is home to around 130,000 Burmese refugees. Many who fled decades of ethnic conflict have lost their lands, families and livelihoods, ...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Nov 5 (UNHCR) - Afghan refugees in Pakistan, after years of exile imposed by the violence in their homeland, are enthusiastically turning to the ballot box to join in the peaceful ...

Sisters Jennifer Armas Gomez, 20, and Jessica, 18, graduate from Soldan International Studies High School on Wednesday, May 14, 2014. The two are political refugees from Cuba, where they were denied ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Venezuelan refugee is praising the Trump administration for capturing Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro in a targeted operation ...

Editor’s note: This story was updated with a statement from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. LANSING, MI - Lue Yang, 47, was born stateless in a Thai refugee camp. As Hmong refugees, Yang’s ...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Congolese woman’s search for safety sent her on a terrifying trek of nearly 2,300 miles (3,700 kilometers) through southern Africa on foot when she was just 15. Reuniting with ...

Journalist Comlan Hugues Sossoukpè’s forced extradition to Benin, despite his recognised refugee status in Togo, exposes the fragility of international protections. This statement was originally ...