I was on 1A this morning on third country deportations. Points: They are cruel, coercive, unnecessary, undermine due process, undermine refugee & torture conventions, disconnect foreign policy from support for human rights and democracy, use tax dollars to separate families & send refugees to harm.

@jeremykonyndyk.bsky.social and @qulshtm.bsky.social just returned from Somalia with a warning: Trump's aid cuts risk pushing the country into famine. 🧵

🎙️New from our podcast, Forced From Home. This year marks 9 years since the Rohingya genocide. Jeremy Konyndyk speaks with Tun Khin on the need for accountability and international justice. Listen to the full episode and subscribe: www.refugeesinternational.org/actions/forc...

Pierre Damas Bel. A 20-year-old Haitian immigrant with ambitions of practicing medicine, playing soccer, & building a life for himself. When his TPS was stripped from him, the weight of his uncertain future was too much to bear. He tragically took his life on August 31st.

📖SEPTEMBER 17: Join us and the Afghan-American Foundation in Washington, DC for the launch of "The Last Free Women," an intimate account of the lives of four Afghan women whose futures were upended after the fall of Kabul in August 2021. RSVP today! support.refugeesinternational.org/a/book-launc...

📣 Refugees International is coming to NYC this October! Join us at our fall fundraiser, featuring an exclusive conversation with Ishaan Tharoor, Hawa Hassan, and Nadia Hashimi. We can't wait to see you! Buy your tickets today ⬇️ give.refugeesinternational.org/a/refugees-i...

Warning: watching this video about a Peruvian immigrant's restaurant in Lancaster, PA will make you hungry. www.youtube.com/shorts/cl1Nn...

so much great food is thanks to immigrants sharing their culture! #braveofus #shorts #friscos

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August 25 marks Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day and the start of the Rohingya people’s tenth year in exile from Myanmar. We spoke with Umme and Jaitun, #Rohingya refugee women advocates living in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Listen to their testimonies.

🎙️HAPPENING NOW: Rohingya Crisis Enters Tenth Year Join us for a webinar to hear from #Rohingya activists and legal and humanitarian experts about challenges and ways forward in the next year before the Rohingya exile reaches a full decade. support.refugeesinternational.org/a/rohingya-c...

Why am I still shocked!? Because it’s shocking from an historical perspective apnews.com/article/trum...

US set for largest mass visa revocation in history targeting up to 200,000 foreigners, officials say

The Trump administration is preparing to revoke the visas of up to 200,000 foreigners who have applied for or are currently seeking asylum status in the United States.

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This Tuesday, August 25, marks Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day. Join us for a discussion on the current challenges Rohingya are facing and ways forward as the crisis enters its tenth year. Register now: support.refugeesinternational.org/a/rohingya-c...

"The international community keeps treating the symptoms without touching the underlying cause: our political exclusion within Myanmar." It's been 9 years since the #Rohingya genocide. Rohingya human rights activist Lucky Karim writes for @thediplomat.com thediplomat.com/2026/08/endi...

Ending the Cycle of Flight for the Rohingya Requires a Political Reckoning

The international community keeps treating the symptoms without touching the underlying cause: our political exclusion within Myanmar.

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Maybe don’t send people to a city overwhelmed by internally displaced people and who don’t have any place familiar or safe to go. The Trump administration doesn’t care. It will uproot pastors and home health aides and children born here and deport them. edition.cnn.com/2026/08/21/a...

In the city where Haitian deportees are being sent, locals say they’re not ready | CNN

Thursday marked the first deportation flight to Haiti from the US since the revocation of Temporary Protected Status

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The pattern @almadavid.bsky.social, @humanrightsfirst.org & @refugeesinternational.org have documented with @aclu.org @immigrantjustice.bsky.social in one man's story. Roberto Mosquera. Held over a year in a maximum-security prison in Eswatini. No charge. No way out. Every defender should read this.

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New from NYT Magazine. Roberto Mosquera came to the U.S. from Cuba at 12 in the 1980 Mariel boatlift. He served his time for an old crime. Now he sits in a maximum-security prison in Eswatini, a country he had never heard of, with no charge and no way out. 🧵

🎙️New from our podcast, Forced From Home. Jeremy Konyndyk & Hourie Tafech speak on the evolution of the refugee-led movement, the role refugee leaders play in international policy platforms, & how to advance refugee participation globally. www.refugeesinternational.org/actions/forc...

Our latest report reveals at least 161 high-confidence preventable deaths among Afghan women, newborns, & children following U.S. aid cuts. Humanitarian aid should be restored.

🚨WEBINAR August 25 marks Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day Join us to hear from Rohingya activists & legal and humanitarian experts about challenges and ways forward as the Rohingya exile enters its tenth year. support.refugeesinternational.org/a/rohingya-c...

NEW REPORT 📢 Refugee International Senior Fellow Priyali Sur's latest report reveals at least 161 high-confidence preventable deaths among Afghan women, newborns, & children following U.S. aid cuts. Humanitarian aid should be restored. www.refugeesinternational.org/reports-brie...

Afghanistan is facing a severe humanitarian crisis five years after U.S. military withdrawal and the 2025 termination of U.S. humanitarian assistance. Join us on 8/13 for our latest findings & America’s enduring responsibility to the Afghan people. support.refugeesinternational.org/a/deadly-imp...

🎙️New from our podcast, Forced From Home. For 75 years, the 1951 Refugee Convention was a global commitment to protect refugees. James Hathaway & @jeremykonyndyk.bsky.social on how states fail refugees & how international systems can be strengthened. www.refugeesinternational.org/actions/forc...

Afghanistan is facing a severe humanitarian crisis 5 years after U.S. military withdrawal and the 2025 termination of U.S. humanitarian aid. Join us on August 13 for our latest findings & America’s enduring responsibility to the Afghan people. support.refugeesinternational.org/a/deadly-imp...

At least 4 Rohingya refugee boats have capsized in the Bay of Bengal in 4 months. We spoke to survivor Rahila Begum and explored why rising violence, conditions in Bangladesh camps, and aid cuts are driving Rohingya refugees to risk deadly sea journeys. @theazadiproject.bsky.social

"The massive new Ebola outbreak now spreading across conflict-ridden eastern Congo is a grim object lesson on just how vital USAID was." Read more on the consequences of DOGE's dismantlement of USAID in @jeremykonyndyk.bsky.social's latest op-ed on @zeteo.com. zeteo.com/p/ebola-cong...

Blame Elon Musk and Donald Trump for the Out-of-Control Ebola Crisis

Jeremy Konyndyk, who helped lead the U.S. response to the 2014 Ebola outbreak, writes about the deadly consequences DOGE's dismantling of USAID has had, as Congo struggles to contain the virus.

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For 75 years, the Refugee Convention has laid the foundation for refugee protection. But here in the U.S., that protection is eroding. Tell the White House to uphold America’s commitment to refugees & end the attacks on our communities. Sign today ✍️ support.refugeesinternational.org/a/tell-white...

Tell the White House: Keep Our Promise to Refugees

The White House is targeting refugees who were promised safety in the United States. Tell the White House to immediately end these unlawful attacks on refugees and keep our promise.

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Thank you @crow.house.gov for your leadership & introduction of the Afghanistan TPS Act. This bipartisan legislation will grant Afghan nationals Temporary Protected Status (TPS), offering work-authorization and protection from deportation. Full press release ⬇️ crow.house.gov/media/press-...

Crow Introduces Bill to Grant Vulnerable Afghans Temporary Protected Status

WASHINGTON — Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO), a former paratrooper and Army Ranger who serves on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and House Armed Services Committee, introduced the A...

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🎙️New from our podcast, Forced From Home. In this episode, we learn from @craigspencer.bsky.social on the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo, how it spreads, and factors fueling the current Bundibugyo outbreak. Listen to the full episode. www.refugeesinternational.org/actions/forc...

🚨The Supreme Court has authorized the Trump administration to terminate TPS. Haitians with TPS are parents, caregivers, and taxpayers. Tearing them from communities will have devastating consequences. Tell Congress: protect Haitian TPS Holders. support.refugeesinternational.org/a/urgent-con...

The Knicks and Brunson have been the good news story of the sports world this year. Imagine the good news and hope the team could bring to the suffering people of Sudan if the team cut its connection to such horrific violence.

A Question I'd Ask Jalen Brunson About the Patch on His Jersey

If I had the good fortune of meeting Jalen Brunson, I would urge him to learn about what the UAE is doing in Sudan, to educate others about it, and to ask the Knicks owner, James Dolan, to end the UAE deal.

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🎉 We are proud to announce our 2026 Refugee Fellows cohort! Thank you to the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and the Robert Bosch Stiftung for their generous support in making this program possible. Scroll to read more about about each fellow 🧵 www.refugeesinternational.org/statements-a...

My story for @aljazeera.com on the Cubans deported to Mexico after living decades in the US. Many people deported from the US under Trump have been sent to the southern states of Chiapas and Tabasco, with these men dumped in Palenque (Chiapas)🧵👇 www.aljazeera.com/features/lon...

Meet the Cubans stuck in Mexico under Donald Trump’s deportation campaign

Cuba has often refused to accept deportations from the US. Where does that leave Cuban deportees under Trump?

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