Refugees & Asylum Seekers

short readMar 29, 2024

Activists march toward the White House in 2021 to a call for Congress and the Biden administration to pass legislation granting immigrants with Temporary Protected Status a path to citizenship. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

Since January 2021, the Biden administration has greatly expanded the number of immigrants who are eligible for Temporary Protected Status.

short readSep 19, 2022

Refugees arrive at Dulles International Airport in Virginia after being evacuated from Kabul, Afghanistan, following the Taliban takeover of the country in August 2021.

short readAug 17, 2022

A U.S. Air Force plane takes off from Kabul International Airport on Aug. 30, 2021, the day the U.S. completed its withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan.

short readMar 25, 2022

Crowds of refugees from Mariupol, Ukraine, make their way out of the Lviv train station on March 24.

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How Temporary Protected Status has expanded under the Biden administration

Most Americans express support for taking in refugees, but opinions vary by party and other factors

A year later, a look back at public opinion about the U.S. military exit from Afghanistan

After a month of war, Ukrainian refugee crisis ranks among the world’s worst in recent history

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How Temporary Protected Status has expanded under the Biden administration

Most Americans express support for taking in refugees, but opinions vary by party and other factors

A year later, a look back at public opinion about the U.S. military exit from Afghanistan

After a month of war, Ukrainian refugee crisis ranks among the world’s worst in recent history

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