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Photo Share: Learning English, Tucson


March 30, 2012
By The IRC
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IRC welcomes U.S. decision to grant temporary protected status to Syrian nationals

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Bob Carey
NEW YORK
29 Mar 2012

The International Rescue Committee commends the Obama Administration’s decision to allow Syrians currently in the United States to remain beyond the expiration of their visas due to worsening violence in their home country.

The Department of Homeland Security announced today that Syrians already in the United States are eligible for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months once they register and pass security checks.

Sarah Wayne Callies: Floods


March 27, 2012
By Sarah Wayne Callies

One of the strengths of the IRC and Ban Mai Nai Soi has been their ability to tap the intellectual capital of the refugees for the betterment of the entire camp.

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In the News: Jencarlos Canela, the IRC and a Guinness world record


March 23, 2012
By The IRC

IRC Voice Jencarlos Canela (right) and IRC director of operations in Miami Oasis Peña with some of the volunteers who stitched a flag that broke a Guinness world record.

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What we're reading: The Book of Jonas


March 23, 2012
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Photo Share: Community farm, San Diego


March 20, 2012
By The IRC
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Orientation program helps refugees in Baltimore

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Orientation program helps refugees in Baltimore
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March 2, 2012
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The Baltimore Sun
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http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-refugee-cultur...
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In its ninth month, program provides financial, social guidance

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Quoted: Child trafficking, "hidden in plain sight"


February 29, 2012
By The IRC
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From Refugees to American Dreamers

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From Refugees to American Dreamers
Date: 
February 23, 2012
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San Diego Reader
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From Refugees to American Dreamers. Thuba Nguyen, senior employment specialist at the International Rescue Committee, explains why school doesn’t have to be out of reach.

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Sarah Wayne Callies: That day at the pool


February 9, 2012
By Sarah Wayne Callies

Sarah Wayne Callies visits the IRC office in Atlanta, where she spent last summer working on the second season of AMC’s hit series "The Walking Dead."

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