Photo: depositphotos.com Refugees have long been viewed with caution, fearing they could pose a threat to national security, despite undergoing rigorous years-long screening. Here are 7 surprising facts about refugees that you might not know. When the government pays for refugees to resettle in the United States, it...
Yuriy Karpenko expected that his wife's parents Georgy and Larisa Gabliy, who received refugee status in the United States, would fly to Seattle from Ukraine in mid-February. However, they, like about 20 thousand other refugees, will not be able to enter the United States after the blockade ...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his readiness to accept refugees from Muslim countries who, in accordance with the decree of US President Donald Trump, are temporarily prohibited from entering the United States. Trudeau wrote about this on his page on the social network Facebook. "Canadians...
US President Donald Trump may sign executive orders on Wednesday, including a temporary ban on the entry of most refugees and a suspension of visas for citizens of Syria and 6 other Middle Eastern and African countries, congressmen and immigration specialists told Reuters. ...
US President Barack Obama has set a goal of admitting 110 refugees to the US during the 2017 fiscal year, which is about 10 more than originally planned and 30% more than this year, writes Voice of America. About the delivered...
The US and Russia have reportedly reached an agreement on a ceasefire plan in Syria starting Saturday. Officials and diplomats (quoted by Western news outlets on condition of anonymity) report that the ceasefire does not apply to hostilities against the Islamic State ...
US President Barack Obama has invited Syrian refugee Rifai Hamo to his annual message to the nation. Thus, the head of the White House is trying to demonstrate his disagreement with the anti-Muslim positions of the Republicans, writes USA Today. Hamo became famous in December 2015 when about ...
President Barack Obama welcomed three dozen new US citizens during a naturalization ceremony in Washington. In his speech, Obama called on Americans to condemn “hatred and prejudice” against Muslims, referring to the controversial statements of a number of...
American intelligence agencies have discovered that the Islamic State terrorist group has equipment and blank forms to create fake Syrian passports. Washington is concerned that terrorists have the ability to produce false documents. According to ABC News, citing a 17-page report from the Ministry of National...
The head of the municipality, Bill de Blasio, called on Jews from Syria to show solidarity with their former Muslim compatriots who are forced to flee their country. Speaking at the Shaare Zion synagogue in Brooklyn, de Blasio unexpectedly compared Syrian refugees with Jews who fled the Nazis, writes...