The Trump travel ban went into effect on July 13, leaving thousands of vulnerable refugees who were not already on flights to the United States stranded in dangerous and life-threatening situations.The Sadiq family was one of the last to safely enter before the deadline.

During the 2017 Cannes film festival, actor Jake Gyllenhaal accepted a $500,000 donation from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association on behalf of the IRC Learn about the entertainment industry's long-standing support of refugees and the IRC.

The International Rescue Committee is deeply saddened by the loss of longtime IRC Overseer Elie Wiesel, who died Saturday at his home in New York. He was 87.