The Justice Department had sued SpaceX in 2023, accusing the company of violating federal law by refusing to hire refugees and people granted asylum in the United States.
Category: Refugees and Displaced Persons
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3 Years Into War, Ukrainian Musicians Ask, ‘Will We Ever Go Home?’
The Kyiv Symphony’s players are building new lives as refugees in a German town. But they face shifting attitudes about migrants and an unending war.
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A Loss and Damage Fund Is Taking Shape at COP Climate Talks
The U.N. climate summit in Azerbaijan has cleared the for way aid to flow when lower-income countries are hit.
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Iranian Film Director Mohammad Rasoulof Flees Country After Jail Sentence
Mohammad Rasoulof, known for the award-winning “There Is No Evil,” had been barred from leaving Iran after his work criticized the country’s clerical leadership.
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Economic Dividend of Immigration Faces Legal and Logistical Hurdles
Immigrants aided the pandemic recovery and may be crucial to future needs. The challenge is processing newcomers and getting them where the jobs are.
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An Oratorio About Shanghai’s Jews Opens in China at a Difficult Time
“Émigré,” about Jews who fled Nazi Germany, debuts amid U.S.-China tensions and cultural rifts over the Israel-Hamas war. It comes to New York in February.
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Applying Her Kurdish Heritage to Watches
Leyla Uysal uses ethnic motifs and the colors of her Turkish homeland in her Bajer line.
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Ukraine’s Economy Starts to Rebound as It Adapts to War
Economists predict a return to growth, but many challenges lie ahead, including the rebuilding of war-torn cities and labor shortages.
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Lynn Lynn’s Journey From Rocker to Dissecting Myanmar’s Coup in Film
Lynn Lynn was a musical idol when he volunteered in 2015 to protect the life of Myanmar’s new civilian leader. Forced to flee after 2021’s coup, he has reinvented himself as a film director.
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CEOs Back New York’s Call for Help With Migrant Crisis
More than 120 business leaders, including Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase, are urging President Biden and congressional leaders to provide aid to the city.
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Can a Rapper Change Italy’s Mind About Migrants?
As the country’s right-wing government takes a hard line on Mediterranean immigration, the hip-hop artist Ghali has become a prominent voice of compassion.