The Trump administration has given ICE the authority to detain refugees who entered the U.S. lawfully but don't have green cards yet, part of a bid to scrutinize the legal immigration system, according to a government memo obtained by CBS News.

The Department of Homeland Security says in a memo that refugees applying for green cards must return to federal custody one year after they were admitted to the U.S.

The Department of Homeland Security is broadening federal immigration authorities’ ability to detain legal refugees who have not yet obtained green cards, citing national security concerns and the need to ensure refugees undergo additional screening,

Resettlement organizations said the updated guidance represents a dramatic shift in how refugees are treated after being legally permitted to enter the United States.

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. When Ramla Sahid was five years old, she and her family fled Somalia to escape the civil war that had engulfed the nation.

The number of displaced people has doubled in the last 10 years. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), more than 123 million people have been forcibly displaced for reasons of persecution or conflict. That’s one out of ...

EXCLUSIVE: Whoopi Goldberg is exec producing Sean Claffey's More Than A Medal, a feature documentary about refugee athletes who competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The project is in production with Limonero Films handling presales and taking the first footage out to buyers at the EFM in Berlin.

The UNHCR office in Cyprus published today a report on public perceptions of refugees and migrants in Cyprus. The report, titled “Perceptions matter – What do Cypriots think about refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants”, presents a picture of how ...

When refugees first settled in Gatsibo Sector, Gatsibo District, following the establishment of Nyabiheke Refugee Camp, some residents feared the newcomers would disrupt their daily lives. They worried about insecurity and assumed the refugees,