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The Tlas family, refugees from Syria, pose for a photo with an IRC staff member in their new home in San Diego

Coming to America: the reality of resettlement

“The vetting is so extreme, there is no room to lie—you will get caught,” say Azzam and Nisreen Tlas, Syrians resettled in San Diego who have experienced the three-year process.

ArticleMay 8, 2017

Four myths that threaten the safety of refugees

Horrific attacks in cities like Orlando and Paris have sparked a dangerous backlash against refugees in Europe and the United States — particularly against Syrians, 13 million of whom have been uprooted by nearly five years of terror at home.

ArticleJune 14, 2016
Two refugees hold an American flag at a citizenship ceremony.

U.S. census: How to make sure everyone counts despite COVID-19

Key decisions that will affect how the U.S. responds to future crises depend on an accurate census.

ArticleJuly 21, 2020
Family mentor Jamie Utz with 8-year-old Muhammed Samatar from Somalia

An American friend becomes family for a Somali refugee building a new life for her son

Navigating a new city alone as a refugees, this Somali family found comfort in their friendship with an American.

ArticleMarch 3, 2017
The Tlas family from Syria at home in San Diego

10 things President Trump doesn't understand about refugees

The White House has capped refugee arrivals in 2019 at 30,000—an historic low. We take a look at some of the facts the Trump Administration doesn’t grasp about refugees, and explain how its refugee policies weaken America and endanger lives.

ArticleMarch 11, 2019
Women and children wait in line to be processed at a U.S. Border Patrol facility in Texas

David Miliband: 5 lessons that should be learned at the U.S.-Mexico border

President Trump’s recent Executive Order did not solve the family separation crisis. IRC humanitarian programs in some of the poorest places in the world tell us five things children and families need to survive and thrive that should be in place at the southern border.

ArticleJune 23, 2018
Congolese refugees Devin and Nadine await family members arriving at Boise Airport.

After 15 years in a refugee camp, this Congolese family is finally together in America

Divin and Nadine's family's saga illustrates the hardships imposed by the Trump Administration’s policies on refugees as thousands cleared for resettlement remain in limbo.

ArticleDecember 2, 2019
Harris from Kabul, Afghanistan

It’s refugees like me who make America great

After his work helping the United States as an interpreter in his native Afghanistan put him in danger, Harris started a new life in America. He shares his story.

ArticleFebruary 2, 2017

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