That’s why, each year, millions of people leave home in search of a safer, better tomorrow. Asylum seekers, migrants, immigrants and refugees are all terms used to describe people on the move, ...

Human Rights Watch’s Refugee and Migrant Rights Division defends the rights of refugees, asylum seekers, displaced people, and migrants worldwide. We investigate rights violations arising from ...

As conversations about both pathways for entering the country continue, it’s important to note the difference between ... the term “migrant” can be used to describe an immigrant but should not be used ...

As of last year, more than 300 million people had legally relocated in search of greater opportunity—as migrants—or to escape conflict or natural disaster—as refugees. That number has almost doubled ...

Many undocumented Afghan migrants have Pakistani spouses and have lived in the country for years. Nevertheless, the ...