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University Students Around Texas Offer Support During Visit to Dallas
Students from Baylor University and Texas A&M University visit the IRC in Dallas to learn more about how they can support resettled refugees.
- Announcement
- July 6, 2022
The LDS Women’s Relief Society in Wichita Helping to Welcome Refugees in Wichita
. In May, a group of women from the Women’s relief Society from the LDS Church in Wichita came to the IRC where they met with IRC staff, toured our office and were able to learn more about the IRC and the work that is done to help refugees resettling in Wichita. After their meeting they presented the IRC with a stack of cheery and bright colored quilts and baby blankets for refugees resettling in Wichita.
- Announcement
- July 29, 2016
Afghan Evacuation Crisis: Three Years of Legal Response
Since August 2021, 80,000-90,000 Afghan nationals arrived in the US through Operation Allies Refuge/Welcome, with IRC providing resettlement and legal services.
- Report
- May 12, 2025
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.
- Resource
- July 30, 2019
One refugee family’s road to a new life in the United States
Meet the Win family. They are among just 1 percent of refugees worldwide who are lucky enough to have a chance at resettlement and start a new life in the United States.
- Video
- April 13, 2022
Who decides how many refugees come to the US?
The U.S. refugee cap limits the number of refugees who can be resettled each year, reflecting the U.S.'s commitment to providing safe haven to the world’s most vulnerable. Learn more.
- Article
- October 31, 2025
David Miliband's Op-ed in The Washington Post
"It is no exaggeration to say that if current trends continue, the U.S. government will have no refugee resettlement program at the end of this administration." - David Miliband, President and CEO of the IRC
- Announcement
- April 19, 2018
Volunteers Begin to Work with Children in Garden City
Jane is the first volunteer in Garden City to serve as a mentor for youth resettled by the IRC.
- Announcement
- July 31, 2017
High School Students Come Together to Support IRC
Students from Wichita East High School and Manhattan Middle School in Manhattan, Kansas hosted donation drives for hygiene items to be given to refugees resettling in Wichita.
- Announcement
- June 22, 2022
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.
- Video
- June 27, 2022