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Three women, one older and two middle aged, sit at a table with a red and white table clothe. They are smiling and the older woman is kissing the woman on her left. They are all refugees.

Why should America take in more refugees? Get the facts on the refugee cap.

The United States has long offered safe haven to people fleeing violence, tyranny and persecution. The Trump Administration slashed refugee arrivals to their lowest levels ever but President Joe Biden has the chance to rebuild the bipartisan resettlement program.

ArticleMay 3, 2021
Jacqueline Uwumeremyi, center, was resettled by the IRC in Boise, Idaho

For the first time, this refugee mother experiences America’s embrace

As refugees in South Africa, Jacqueline and her family feared for their lives. They were welcomed by local church members and other neighbors in Boise, Idaho.

ArticleSeptember 10, 2020
Muska, left, from Afghanistan with her friend Mary.

Birthdays and baby showers: a refugee's first friend in America

At first, Muska Haseeb, a refugee from Afghanistan, was scared to come to America. “I cried so much on the plane,” she recalls. “I didn't know anyone, didn’t speak English...how was I going to integrate?”

ArticleMarch 17, 2020

“I belong in America”

Growing up in exile, Mulu Bahre found his place in the world when he became an American citizen. He is now eager to give back to the country that accepted him and his family. Read his full story.

VideoJanuary 19, 2017

Ethiopian refugee purchases his first home in America

As a political activist in Ethiopia, Yisehak Samage's life became dangerous. He was resettled as a refugee in Baltimore where he bought his first house and dreams of going back to school for a doctorate degree. 

VideoJanuary 24, 2017

Yazidi family find safety in America

A Yazidi family from Iraq, one of the many ethnic minorities persecuted by ISIS, was preparing for a joyful reunion in the land of the free when a Trump Administration refugee ban changed everything. Here is their story.

VideoMarch 16, 2017
18-year-old Reema was resettled by the IRC in Baltimore

Refugees on the playing fields of America

As the 2016 Summer Olympics came to a close, refugee soccer players resettled in Baltimore reflected on their own dreams.

ArticleAugust 19, 2016

Jori and Majed from Syria go back to school in America

It's Jori's first week of kindergarten in Dallas, Texas. Her big brother Majed just started Third Grade. Their family arrived as refugees from war-torn Syria nearly two years ago. Jori and Majed's mother, Bothina, was a teacher back home.

VideoSeptember 7, 2017

Toolkit: Act now to save America’s asylum system

A toolkit from the IRC to respond to the Trump Administration’s harmful proposed regulations dismantling the U.S. asylum system.

ResourceJuly 7, 2020

10 things to know about the global refugee crisis and America’s lack of leadership

On the heels of news that the Trump Administration is considering resettling zero refugees next year, a new IRC report shows that America’s retreat from global leadership in refugee protection comes at a time of acute global crisis.

ResourceJuly 30, 2019

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