“I do not consider this to be gaming the system,” said Stephen Yale-Loehr, professor of immigration law at Cornell University, noting that the White House “very vigorously” consulted with numerous government agencies to ensure that the additions to the list of STEM-designated degrees were appropriate.

Hosted by Global Cornell, the Global Grand Challenges Symposium brought together more than 300 faculty, staff and students from Cornell and the new Cornell Global Hubs to discuss ideas for the next universitywide Global Grand Challenge.

Three years ago, migrations was chosen as the first Cornell Global Grand Challenge. From Nov. 16-18, you can be part of key discussions that help us determine the next global challenge for the university.

Use #GlobalCornell on Twitter to be a part of it.

Govs. Ron DeSantis of Florida and Greg Abbott of Texas were using people as political billboards by sending people released by border agents to cities across the US. Just weeks later, the Biden administration would soon send its own border message by making a deal to turn many Venezuelan asylum seekers back to Mexico.

When Asrar boarded a plane with more than 400 other Afghans fleeing Kabul for America last year, the longtime intelligence officer said he felt something he hadn’t in a long time: safe.

While the U.S. Border Patrol has reported 98 encounters with people on the U.S. government’s terrorist watchlist along the southwest border, those individuals were stopped by border agents, and did not escape into the U.S.

A California burger chain in Texas may be one indicator of the increased migration of Californians to the southern state with diametrically opposite politics.

A new report identifies 70 bird species that are at a “tipping point,” meaning that their populations have declined so significantly that they could face endangerment or even extinction in the coming years. 

More than 21,000 asylum seekers have arrived in New York City, creating a log jam in the nation's biggest sanctuary city.

How will climate change impact whether people decide to stay or leave New York state? That’s one of the questions being considered by the New York Sea Grant. The collegiate research program recently compiled a fact sheet to help drive the conversation about the Great Lakes and climate-induced human migration.