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"Extreme vetting" for refugees is already here

President Donald Trump has claimed that refugees coming into the United States are not screened. The truth is that refugees are already vetted more intensively than any other group seeking to enter the country. Four refugees describe the exhaustive interviews and security checks they and their families went through to resettle in the U.S.

ArticleOctober 24, 2017

IRC: innocent, security-vetted refugees victims of Supreme Court decision

Press ReleaseJune 26, 2017
Syrian sisters resettled in Baltimore

How the U.S. refugee vetting and resettlement process really works

President Joe Biden has a chance to rebuild the refugee resettlement program, which has historically enjoyed bipartisan support. The IRC takes you through the steps of the rigorous U.S. refugee vetting and resettlement process.

ArticleApril 16, 2021

Counterproductive and cruel, new Executive Order narrowed to exclude most vetted, most vulnerable

Press ReleaseMarch 6, 2017

IRC President and CEO David Miliband: “Real-time Review of Vetting Procedures Would Save Lives and Preserve Program.”

Press ReleaseMarch 17, 2017
Two women and a man who arrived in the U.S. as refugees sit wearing winter coats and hats near an American flag

Refugees in America

The United States has a long tradition of welcoming refugees fleeing persecution and conflict. Learn how the IRC helps refugees in the U.S. and how you can too.
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The IRC responds to planned vetting expansion and partial Travel Ban expiration

Press ReleaseOctober 24, 2017
A volunteer from the International Rescue Committee holds a pen while two Syrian refugees point to an item on the page the volunteer is writing on.

Jordan

The International Rescue Committee provides crucial support to Syrian refugees and vulnerable Jordanians living in harsh conditions.
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Young children outside surround a small garden in a settlement for migrant workers.

Thailand

For more than three decades, refugees from Myanmar have sought safe haven in neighboring Thailand. The International Rescue Committee is aiding more than 100,000 refugees in nine camps along the border.
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A Syrian refugee woman sits with her son and other family members inside a tent.

Greece

Greece currently hosts approximately 50,000 refugees, most of whom will remain in the country. The International Rescue Committee ensures these refugees understand their rights and provides them with job training, and psychosocial support so that they can rebuild their lives.
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