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  • Bound to Pay

    September 26, 2017 |

    Texas Observer |

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    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    Libre by Nexus helps immigrants get out of jail, and makes more than $30 million a year doing it. In exchange for providing collateral to bondsmen, the company charges clients, including asylum seekers in desperate situations, huge upfront fees and a $420 monthly rental charge for a required ankle monitor. Multiple lawsuits accuse the company of profiteering off vulnerable people.

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  • How Germany is integrating its refugees

    September 16, 2017 |

    The Economist |

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    Response Location: Germany, Berlin

    In the midst of the Syrian refugee crisis, Germany has managed to integrate more than 1.2 million men, women, and children into schools and workplaces around the country. Although the learning curve is steep, refugees learn both language and cultural skills to help them adapt to their new life, and families are welcomed into makeshift homes while the government works to build new housing structures.

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  • Trauma and transitions: How San Diego grapples with educating refugees.

    August 28, 2017 |

    Investigative Reporting Workshop |

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    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    San Diego County public schools have a large number of refugee students and changes such as lowering noise levels (such as school bells) that triggered post-traumatic stress, reducing class sizes, providing daily teacher consistency, and integrating language and academic instruction has helped them feel more comfortable and fill the gaps in their education. Not all of the interventions have led to academic success, but schools are juggling very limited budgets to address the specific needs of refugee students, including extra English language instruction and counseling services.

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  • How technology is helping cities cope with mass migration

    August 01, 2017 |

    Citiscope |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    In an era of mass migration and vast displacement, communities and governments around the world are struggling to cope with the influx of millions of immigrants and refugees. But different innovations in technology are making integration easier and increasing access to resources for new arrivals - from mobile banking accounts to online housing databases. Part 3 of 3.

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  • ‘Neighborhood Mothers' Share Integration Wisdom with Refugees

    July 26, 2017 |

    News Deeply |

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    Response Location: Germany

    Germany has welcomed many refugees in recent years, and programs across the country are trying to help integrate them as quickly as possible. 'Neighbourhood Mothers' is one such program of migrant women who mentor new refugees.

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  • Young Colombian refugees find new lifeline in Ecuador

    July 15, 2017 |

    TRT World |

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    Response Location: Ecuador, Quito

    Ecuador has a large number of refugees, particularly from Colombia, these refugees face a lot of barriers upon arrival. 'Fudela' is a soccer program that has Ecuadorians and Colombians playing together in order to foster understanding, cooperation, teamwork, job skills and community.

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  • Refugees find temporary havens on Airbnb

    July 11, 2017 |

    San Francisco Chronicle |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    Airbnb hosts are offering free short-term rentals to refugees. The option, called Open House, has attracted new hosts to the Airbnb platform and has given refugee families independence, privacy, and a sense of home while they find more permanent housing.

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  • The Heartland Wants More New Americans

    July 04, 2017 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Louisville, Kentucky

    In the aftermath of an election "consumed with anti-immigration rhetoric," many of the same states that helped put Trump in the White House are not just home to growing numbers of immigrants and refugees, but many are actively seeking to naturalize these populations, as they play a significant role in bolstering economic growth. The Cities for Citizenship initiative is helping local governments to make the naturalization process more transparent and accessible for immigrant communities across the midwest.

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  • Fight or Flight

    June 22, 2017 |

    Boulder Weekly |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    As immigration policy fluctuates under the current administration and the future of thousands of undocumented migrants remains volatile, uncertain, and complex, many find themselves in a heightened state of stress and fear. But activists in Colorado are attempting to take positive steps and support the immigrant community, specifically through the creation of the Colorado Rapid Response Network and 24-hour hotline. The network helps ensure accurate information about ICE activity is shared and that trained volunteers are available to assist with legal, human, or civil rights concerns.

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  • Guatemalan deportees get fresh start as volcano guides

    May 12, 2017 |

    Al Jazeera |

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    Response Location: Guatemala, San Jose Calderas, Chimaltenango

    The United States deported more than 100 people to the farming village of San Jose Calderas in 2008. Money lenders and gang members quickly descended on the deportees, demanding payments and taking property. Some deportees and their families are now working as tourist guides on the nearby Acatenango volcano, carving out a new way of making a living.

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