10-06-2026 15:00 via theguardian.com

‘Every day it’s more barriers’: how the US is shutting out climate refugees

As the US shuts its doors to most refugees, there’s little hope of a new system to help those forced from home by climate impactsTrump targets migrants from countries hit most by climate shocksMillions of people around the world are having their lives upended by floods, storms and heatwaves worsened by the climate crisis. Those forced to flee their home countries, however, are finding that the door to the US is more firmly shut than ever.Neither US nor international law recognizes environm
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