Afghan Refugees

Some Afghan refugees who had legally resettled in the U.S. have received emails from the Department of Homeland Security urging them to...

Judge rules U.S. must process 12,000 refugees who were conditionally approved for resettlement prior to January 20, 2025.

Read our 2024 Annual Report and check out some of the key successes in our year of refugee resettlement services and support for refugee families.

#AfghanEvac called onn national security leadership officials to take immediate action to protect the future of Enduring Welcome, the U.S. government’s program to provide refugee resettlement for Afghan wartime allies.

Working in partnership with HIAS, NFR resettled a family of four refugees from Nicaragua. They arrived (after a year in Costa Rica) in...

Refugee resettlement organizations speak out against this decision.  Refugee resettlement organizations have come out publicly after the...

In spite of recent changes in Washington, Neighbors for Refugees is busy helping legal refugees to the U.S. from Afghanistan, Ukraine, Nicaragua, and other countries. We are fulfilling our mission to help our new neighbors become self-supporting and fully contributing members of our community.

This is the extraordinary story of Lima, Nopal, and their family, who were resettled in Pelham, New York through Neighbors for Refugees. Through Neighbors, this refugee family was able to be resettled in New York.

As you can imagine, for anyone deeply involved in welcoming refugees to our country, we were surprised and saddened by the election results on November 5th. The incoming administration has expressed hostility to foreigners, and we expect the pipeline for entry into the U.S. for refugees will be severely curtailed, if not almost closed completely.