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Migrants aiming to cross into Poland camp near the Bruzgi-Kuznica border crossing on the Belarusian-Polish border on Nov. 17. Maxim Guchek/BelTA/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Syrians say Belarus deported them even though they're wanted by Assad's regime
James Jean and Patrice Worthy, photographed in New York City. They model clothing by Ikiré Jones. Rog Walker for Ikiré Jones hide caption
Anas, left, and Bashar, 8, bond in the Ramadan Kitchen. Bashar Kaddo hide caption
Syrian gardeners at the Domiz refugee camp in northern Iraq share the harvest. Kastro Yosef/The Lemon Tree Trust hide caption
Syrians arriving last month from Jarablus, in Aleppo province, to their old neighborhood of al-Waer, in Homs, Syria. They left their homes to escape the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad, and now they are going back. AP hide caption
Tawfik Assali (center) of Allentown, Pa., embraces his sister, Sarah Assali, upon her and other family members' arrival from Syria at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York Monday. Craig Ruttle/AP hide caption
After Delays Due To Travel Ban, Syrian Family Has Emotional Reunion
Firefighters combat a blaze on April 29, after regime helicopters targeted a medical center in an opposition-controlled region of Aleppo, Syria. Anadolu Agency/Getty Images hide caption
Turkish paramilitary police officers escort Syrian smugglers Muwafaka Alabash (front) and Asem Alfrhad (rear) for their trial in Bodrum, Turkey. AP hide caption
The Statue of Liberty, as seen through windows on the south side of the Great Hall at Ellis Island. Julie Jacobson/AP hide caption