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News Articles: refugee

In this March 31, 2019, photo, women speak to guards at the gate that closes off the section for foreign families who lived in the Islamic State's so-called caliphate, at al-Hol camp in Hasakeh province, Syria.

No Country Will Take Them: Alleged ISIS Widow With Kids The Latest Of Many In Limbo

The case of a woman who reportedly married ISIS fighters and is now stuck in Turkey with her young children has become the subject of a diplomatic dispute between Australia and New Zealand.

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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Yazidi refugees from Iraq are among those fleeing religious persecution. The Biden administration promises to allow refugees into the U.S. at much higher numbers than the Trump administration did.

Biden Gives New Hope To Refugees Fleeing Religious Persecution

Joe Biden intends to admit 125,000 refugees in his first year. Many will be fleeing religious persecution. While highlighting persecution, President Trump cut refugee admissions to 15,000.

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  • Tom Gjelten
Two doctors with blue hairnets, blue medical scrubs, and masks stand in front of an orange medical tent surrounded by orange traffic cones.

As Vulnerable Populations Confront COVID-19 Realities, Doctors Go 'Beyond The Exam Room' To Help

A frontline doctor and advocate for Georgia's immigrant and refugee populations on supporting and encouraging some of the people most vulnerable to COVID-19.

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Ted Terry is the mayor of Clarkston, a large refugee community located near Atlanta.

Georgia Refugee Community Prepares For Travel Ban

President Trump’s executive orders concerning immigrants and refugees have upset a lot of people across the country. The town of Clarkston, Georgia is...

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