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News & current events that affects the lives of refugees around the world.


As South African Refugees Arrive, Afghan Allies Are Shut Out
The Trump administration's fast-tracking of refugee status for white Afrikaners is garnering criticism from refugee resettlement...

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5 days ago1 min read
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Afghan Refugees Receive Letters to Self-Deport
Some Afghan refugees who had legally resettled in the U.S. have received emails from the Department of Homeland Security urging them to...

Neighbors for Refugees
May 81 min read
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Judge Rules U.S. Government Must Process 12,000 Refugees
Judge rules U.S. must process 12,000 refugees who were conditionally approved for resettlement prior to January 20, 2025.

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May 81 min read
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AfghanEvac Urges Officials to Protect "Enduring Welcome" Refugee Resettlement Program
#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.

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Apr 271 min read
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Local Leaders Decry ‘Moral Mistake’ in DHS Threat to Legal Refugees
An article in The Examiner News by Adam Stone reports: A coalition of Westchester community leaders and refugee support organizations, including Open Arms for Refugees, gathered to condemn a recent DHS letter urging legal asylum seekers to “self-deport.”

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Apr 241 min read
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Administration Ends Temporary Protected Status for Thousands of Refugees
Refugee resettlement organizations speak out against this decision. Refugee resettlement organizations have come out publicly after the...

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Apr 232 min read
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Citizens Come Out to Protest Treatment of Refugees and Immigrants
Westchester residents protest treatment of refugees and immigrants

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Apr 231 min read
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Neighbors & Afghan Evac Updates
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.

Neighbors for Refugees
Feb 260 min read
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Tackling Extraordinary Challenges
We had hoped that Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric was meant only for the campaign. What we’ve seen in the first week of this new administration has been much worse and swifter than we had anticipated.

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Jan 300 min read
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Our Refugee Commitment, Expectations & How You Can Help
Neighbors for Refugees is determined to welcome and support refugee families – both those soon-to-arrive and those who are already members of our communities – no matter what happens under the new Trump administration. Neighbors’ financial and volunteer support
helps refugee families meet their many (and likely increasing) challenges: housing, food,
learning English, employment, school enrollment, tutoring, navigating the health system, and the like.

Neighbors for Refugees
Dec 6, 20240 min read
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Welcoming Refugees as Quickly as Possible
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.

Neighbors for Refugees
Nov 27, 20240 min read
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