How a refugee went from Target cashier to famed supermodel — without sacrificing her hijab
Discovered on Instagram, Ugbad Abdi's journey from Somali refugee raised in Des Moines, Iowa, to high fashion supermodel is a testament to resilience.
Migrants lose hope after mass deporting
Migrants from Afghanistan, Russia, Iran and China deported from the United States and dropped in Panama hopped door-to-door ...
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Israel’s ban on UNRWA continues a pattern of politicizing Palestinian refugee aid – and puts millions of lives at risk
The UNRWA, short for United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, was established two years after about 750,000 Palestinians were expelled or fled from their homes ...
With aid cuts looming, Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh face halved rations and misery
Frustration runs high in sprawling camps of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the ...
Former Myanmar refugee had secured family’s escape to Tri-Cities. Then Trump took office
Trump has suspended all refugees from coming to the U.S. just as her cousin’s family had cleared all requirements.
Fearing for their lives, Syrian refugees flee into Lebanon
After violence broke out between the current and past regimes in Syria, fearful residents have waded across a river to take ...
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The International Rescue Committee provides opportunities for refugees, asylees, victims of human trafficking, survivors of torture, and other immigrants to thrive in America. Each year, thousands of ...
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Hunted by the Taliban, a family finally finds refuge in Louisiana: 'This is freedom'
After living in hiding from the Taliban for years, an Afghan prosecutor, her husband and two children finally escaped to ...