U.S. Border Patrol agents ask a group of Central American asylum seekers to remove hair bands and wedding rings before taking them into custody on June 12, near McAllen, Texas. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption John Moore/Getty Images World A Record Number Of People Were Displaced In 2017 For 5th Year In A Row June 19, 2018 • An average of 44,000 people were displaced every day, or one person every two seconds, according to a United Nations report. Conflict is the biggest factor driving displacement.
