Category: refugee

Over Half Million Chinese People Applied for Refuge Overseas Over 9 Years

Over 600,000 Chinese citizens applied to another country for asylum from 2012 to 2020, with annual applicants increasing seven times in the past nine years, media reported recently. A number of British media reported in the past week that, based on data obtained from the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the annual number of mainland…


US Expands Afghan Refugee Program, Citing Taliban Violence

The Biden administration on Monday intensified its efforts to evacuate at-risk Afghan citizens from Afghanistan, citing increased levels of Taliban violence. The State Department said Monday that it is expanding the scope of of Afghans eligible for refugee status in the United States “to many thousands of Afghans and their immediate family members who may…


Biden Authorizes $100 Million in Emergency Funds for Afghan Refugees

WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden on Friday authorized up to $100 million from an emergency fund to meet “unexpected urgent” refugee needs stemming from the situation in Afghanistan, including for Afghan special immigration visa applicants, the White House said. Biden also authorized the release of $200 million in services and articles from the inventories of U.S. government…


For Family and Freedom

Parting from his wife and two sons was the hardest thing Tiberiu Czentye had ever done—harder than the upcoming 40-mile trek that would end with him crawling on the ground as he tried to evade armed guards near the Romanian–Yugoslavian border, harder than what would be months of hard labor in a Yugoslavian prison after…


Heeding Complaints, Biden Lifts Refugee Cap to 62,500

WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden said on Monday he has resurrected a plan to raise refugee admissions this year to 62,500 after drawing a wave of criticism from supporters for initially keeping the refugee cap at a historically low level. A Democrat, Biden formally reversed himself just two weeks after his administration announced it would keep the…


Biden Raises Refugee Cap to 62,500

WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden said on Monday he has resurrected a plan to raise refugee admissions this year to 62,500 after initially keeping the refugee cap at a historically low level. A Democrat, Biden formally reversed himself just two weeks after his administration announced it would keep the cap at the 15,000 level set by former…


Refugee Son Exposes Persecution of Father in China: ‘The Communist Party Is Evil’

A young Chinese refugee in Australia, who fled the communist country with his mother in 2012, hopes that one day they will reunite with his father who has been severely persecuted in China for his faith. Eric Jia, originally from Shaanxi Province, China, was just 11 years old when he last saw his father, Ye…


Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Grant Priority Refugee Status to Uyghurs Persecuted by CCP

Uyghurs fleeing persecution by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) would get priority refugee status under a bipartisan bill introduced by Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) on April 13. The Uyghur Humans Rights Protection Act would make it easier for Uyghurs and members of other Turkic or Muslim minority groups to apply for resettlement. The bill also…


Thailand Denies Forcing Back Burma Refugees Blocked at Border

MAE SARIANG, Thailand—Thai authorities on Monday denied forcing back more than 2,000 refugees who had fled air strikes in Burma, but a local official said it was government policy for the army to block them at the border and deny access to outside aid groups. Thousands of people fled Burmar (also known as Myanmar) over…


Secretary of State Blinken Says US Should Allow in Hong Kong Refugees Fleeing Beijing’s Repression

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he thinks the United States should provide refuge for Hongkongers fleeing the Chinese regime’s widening suppression of the city’s freedoms. “We’ve seen China act egregiously to undermine the very commitments it made during the handover of Hong Kong … from Britain,” Blinken said in an interview with MSNBC aired on…