Molly McKitterick

Yazidis: Victims of Islamic State's Legacy of Terror

Yazidis — a Kurdish-speaking minority with its own non-Muslim faith — play an outsized role in IS's legacy of terror; the village of Kocho suffered greatly

(Im)migration News Recap, Mar. 24-30  

(Im)migration News Recap, March 16-23

Trump's Big, Beautiful Shrinking Wall

A wall at US-Mexico became Trump’s signature promise -- a call and response at his campaign and post-campaign rallies, a symbol of his contempt for illegal immigrants and the centerpiece of his draconian immigration policies

Turnaround Policy Begins for Asylum Seekers at US Border

Mexican officials say they will not accept child migrants back from the US; Washington insists otherwise

(Im)migration News Recap, Jan. 14-19

$5 Billion for the Border Wall and Standing Firm

Demand came at end of November after President Trump submitted budget that contained only $1.6 billion for border security, including parts of the wall

(Im)migration News Recap, Dec.16-22

If it feels like the wall has popped back into the headlines after a long absence, the truth is it has been there all along from the President's campaign rallies to the background of much of his immigration policy

2018 at the Border: National Emergency or Manufactured Crisis?

Desperation collided with politics and children bore the brunt of a debated threat, all in the shadow of the still unfunded border wall

(Im)migration News Recap, Dec. 9-15

Number of Criminals in Migrant Caravan - Does It Matter?

Since the beginning of November, the number of criminals accompanying the various migrant caravans has more than doubled, according to the administration

Pew: Undocumented in US Hit Lowest Level in Decade in 2016

Decrease attributed to sharp drop — by 1.5 million — in number of Mexicans crossing the US border illegally

(Im)migration News Recap, Nov. 18-24

Timeline: US Troops at the Border

President Donald Trump has defended sending U.S. troops to the southern border with Mexico, citing national security concerns

Trump Administration Moves to Limit Asylum; ACLU Sues

Administration officials say measures go into effect on Saturday, for at least three months, but could be extended; measure doesn't affect people who are already in country

More Muslims Running (and Winning) in US Elections

In the 2018 midterm elections Muslim Americans saw an opportunity to push back against anti-Muslim rhetoric and discrimination— and they seized it. Now, the first two Muslim women ever are headed to Congress.

(Im)migration News Recap, Oct. 28-Nov. 3 

A weekly digest of the top original immigration, migration and refugee reporting from across VOA

Congress Debates Detention of Migrant Children

Lawmakers grapple to find best approach to staggering numbers of children detained by Trump administration after they illegally cross US-Mexico border

ICE's Demand for Millions of NC Voting Records Explained

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has not said why it wants more than 2 million ballots and 15 million voting records from eastern counties, but state's board of elections unanimous in decision to fight order

Yemeni TPS Holders Have 60 Days to Re-Register

US government had announced in early July that it would be extending TPS for Yemenis for 18 months until March 3, 2020; without the extension, it would have expired Sept. 4