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Ramon Taylor

Ramon Taylor is a New York-based video journalist for VOA News. His coverage includes U.S. elections, the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and President Obama’s visit to Cuba. He has also produced for CNN en Español and Telemundo in Washington. He is an International Relations graduate from Johns Hopkins University. Follow him on Twitter: @ramonctaylor

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October 15, 2019
Changing Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples' Day Gains National Approval

For many Americans, the annual Columbus Day holiday honors the heritage and contributions of the 17 million-plus Italian Americans living in the United States. But honoring navigator Christopher Columbus has long been considered by many as an affront to Native Americans who were in the so-called New World long before Columbus arrived in 1492.
October 15, 2019
Changing Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples' Day Gains National Approval

For many Americans, the annual Columbus Day holiday honors the heritage and contributions of the 17 million-plus Italian Americans living in the United States. But honoring navigator Christopher Columbus has long been considered by many as an affront to Native Americans who were in the so-called New World long before Columbus arrived in 1492. A growing movement to change the holiday is picking up steam across the country. VOA’s Ramon Taylor and Julie Taboh report.
October 14, 2019
Changing Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples' Day Gains National Approval

The Italian navigator namesake who sailed to the modern-day Americas in 1492, Christopher Columbus has long been considered by some scholars and Native Americans as an affront to those who had settled on the land thousands of years prior to his arrival
October 11, 2019
US Not Alone in Restricting Asylum Eligibility

For all the attention the White House's border initiatives have drawn, the US is not alone in forging regional asylum deals in which nations share responsibility for processing claims filed by people fleeing persecution, conflict, violence, or human rights violations
October 04, 2019
(Im)migration Recap, Sept. 29-Oct. 4

In the current fiscal year 2020, the Trump Administration seeks to cut refugee arrivals yet again, this time to 18,000 — the lowest ceiling in U.S. history
October 02, 2019
One Year After Khashoggi Murder, Still Looking for Accountability

A Saudi government team was found to have killed and dismembered the prominent Saudi dissident and Washington Post columnist inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey
October 02, 2019
One Year After Journalist's Murder, Case Being 'Ignored'

Marking the one-year anniversary of the killing of Saudi dissident and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, the United Nations special rapporteur and Khashoggi’s fiancée both warn the international community: only action — not words — will send a message that no one can get away with murder. VOA’s Ramon Taylor reports.
October 01, 2019
One Year After Journalist's Murder, Case Being 'Ignored'

Marking the one-year anniversary of the killing of Saudi dissident and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, the United Nations special rapporteur and Khashoggi’s fiancée both warn the international community: only action — not words — will send a message that no one can get away with murder. VOA’s Ramon Taylor reports.
September 24, 2019
America's Shifting Asylum Policies Explained

Trump administration overhauls rules for those seeking protection at US southern border
September 15, 2019
US-Bound Migrants, Asylum-Seekers Wait Out Policy Changes

Despite the odds against them, migrants and asylum-seekers from the Americas, Africa and beyond await their fates along America’s southern border
September 14, 2019
Voices of Migrants: Returned to Mexico

VOA reporters Victoria Macchi and Ramon Taylor spoke with a broad sampling of migrants and asylum-seekers in early August. Many departed their home countries months before U.S. policy changes went into effect, under assumptions that no long apply. All are awaiting immigration court hearings. Here are some of their stories.
September 14, 2019
Voices of Migrants: Fleeing Violence, Crime

VOA reporters Victoria Macchi and Ramon Taylor spoke with a broad sampling of migrants and asylum-seekers in early August. Many departed their home countries months before U.S. policy changes went into effect, under assumptions that no long apply. All are awaiting immigration court hearings. Here are some of their stories.
September 14, 2019
Voices of Migrants: Detained at the US-Mexico Border

VOA reporters Victoria Macchi and Ramon Taylor spoke with a broad sampling of migrants and asylum-seekers in early August. Many departed their home countries months before U.S. policy changes went into effect, under assumptions that no long apply. All are awaiting immigration court hearings. Here are some of their stories.
September 12, 2019
Major Impact Expected from Supreme Court Asylum Decision

Policy effectively denies asylum to most migrants at the southern US border, in wake of a Supreme Court ruling
September 04, 2019
US Border Agents Scramble as Migrants Face Deadly Peril

2019 projected to be one of the most fatal years for asylum seekers
September 03, 2019
US Border Agents Scramble as Migrants Face Deadly Perils

As migrants and asylum-seekers have crossed America’s southern border in record numbers this year, U.S. Border Patrol has scrambled to adapt. In one Texas sector, a near 1,200% increase in the number of migrant family apprehensions has forced the agency to shift personnel and alter emergency procedures geared to save lives. VOA’s Ramon Taylor and Victoria Macchi report on the natural hazards border crossers face, in what is projected to be one of the deadliest years for migrants in the region.
August 31, 2019
Many From Africa, Haiti Seek Asylum at US Southern Border

While most migrants who arrive at America's southern border are from the Northern Triangle countries of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, the U.S. Border Patrol in Texas' Del Rio Sector reports apprehending people from more than 50 countries in the last year. VOA's Ramon Taylor and Victoria Macchi spoke with asylum-seeking families who have journeyed across the Atlantic and through the Americas en route to the US-Mexico border, desperate for a new beginning.
August 31, 2019
Many From Africa, Haiti Seek Asylum at US Southern Border

While most migrants who arrive at America's southern border are from the Northern Triangle countries of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, the U.S. Border Patrol in Texas' Del Rio Sector reports apprehending people from more than 50 countries in the last year. VOA's Ramon Taylor and Victoria Macchi spoke with asylum-seeking families who have journeyed across the Atlantic and through the Americas en route to the US-Mexico border, desperate for a new beginning.
August 25, 2019
Explainer: Migrant Protection Protocols

Under the U.S. policy of Migrant Protection Protocols, migrants who enter the United States on its southern border seeking asylum can be sent back to Mexico to await a decision on their case. It's a controversial policy as Ramon Taylor and Victoria Macchi report.
August 25, 2019
What is the US Migrant Protection Protocols?

Under Migrant Protection Protocols, migrants who enter the United States on its southern border seeking asylum can be sent back to Mexico to await a decision on their case

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