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

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By Oliver Milman, The GuardianJun 13, 2026, 9:00 am113 ptsTrending
Millions 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 environmental…

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