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Dozens of migrants have been killed in a shipwreck off the coast of Italy

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni said that the migrants were crowded into a 20-meter (66-foot) -long boat

By The Associated Press

UN: Pandemic reduced migrants by 2 million by mid-2020

A new U.N. report estimates that the COVID-19 pandemic reduced the number of international migrants by 2 million by the middle of 2020 because of border closings and a halt to travel worldwide.

By The Associated Press

Speaking Mam in MAGA country: Immigration, education and the teenage boy in the middle

The work of immigrants — who are often more willing to perform low-wage, manual labor jobs — undergirds the economy in Franklin County. But a dependence on cheap labor puts stress on other institutions.

By Laura Benshoff/WHYY

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Asylum seekers jam US border crossings to evade Trump policy

For months, asylum seekers have been prohibited from filing their claims at U.S. border crossings under a much-criticized Trump administration policy.

By Rachel McDevitt/StateImpact Pennsylvania