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Animals North America

10. March 2023

Watch Thousands of Birds Peck Around in Their Month-Long “Pit Stop”

Sandhill cranes migrate yearly from Mexico, Florida, Texas, and Arizona to Alaska, Canada, and eastern Siberia, stopping for a month in Nebraska along the way.

Society

Society USA

28. August 2022

Good News: Asylum Seekers Will No Longer Be “Sent Back Home”

The United States has adopted a new migration policy that will no longer send back asylum seekers from South and Central America, ending the practice imposed by the previous government.

Society

Society Italy

22. July 2021

European Cities Welcome Refugees with Open Arms

The city of Palermo, Italy, welcomed a conference reuniting 33 European cities which are all willing to take in more refugees and migrants, thus exposing their common vision of a more welcoming Europe.

Society

Society Iran

19. July 2021

No Legal Papers? No Problem: All Kids Can Go to School Here

The government of Iran has made some reforms to make sure all migrant children, legal and undocumented ones alike, can attend school and thus have access to a proper education.

Animals

Animals Spain

5. July 2021

Shooting This Threatened Bird Is Now Illegal

Spain has agreed to ban the shooting of the turtle dove for a year, helping to spare about a million of the migrating birds and boost the population of the winged animal.

Society

Society USA

13. June 2021

Asylum Seekers No Longer Forced to “Wait Outside”

South Americans who seek asylum in the United States no longer need to go back and "Remain in Mexico" while their claim is being reviewed, a decision hailed as a major victory from migrant rights advocates.

Society

Society Colombia

1. June 2021

Millions of Undocumented Migrants Get a Chance to Work, Settle and Dream

The Colombian government is granting temporary protected status for 10 years to close to a million undocumented Venezuelans, giving them the right to work legally without the need of a visa, and to contribute to the prosperity of their host country.

Society

Society Colombia

2. March 2021

Latin American Country Promises Help, Protection, and Jobs to These Refugees

Colombia’s is providing a ten-year temporary protection to 1.7 million Venezuelans refugees and migrants, giving them access to essential services, protection and assistance.

Society

Society Mexico

4. December 2020

Mexico Stops Locking up Refugee Kids

Mexico is changing its immigration law to finally prohibit holding migrant children in immigration centers, preventing them from immediate deportation and allowing them to explore possibilities of seeking protective status.

Society

Society Germany

9. September 2020

Less Crime and Happy School Children Five Years After Germany’s Huge Wave of Immigrants

In 2015, the German chancellor Angela Merkel stood firm on her decision to open the doors to massive migration. Today, more than 80% of the refugee children and teenagers have a strong attachment to their German schools.