Refugee Resettlement

Saturday is World Refugee Day in Boise and we have a preview.

With the exception of 2020, the College of Southern Idaho’s refugee program, which resettles refugees in Twin Falls, has held an annual Refugee Day in the city park since 2010.

Ali Noorani is the former President and CEO of the National Immigration Forum. His new book includes a chapter on the Magic Valley.

It’s impossible to sweep across the planet in a weekend; but you most certainly experience the sights, sounds and tastes from Africa, China, Cuba, Japan, Iran, Laos, Spain, Ukraine and much more when the World Village Festival returns to downtown Boise June 24, 25 and 26.

Fifty Afghans are supposed to come to Twin Falls this fiscal year, which started on Oct. 1. On top of that, 200 people are set to come from countries including Eritrea, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sudan.

The number of Afghan refugees in Idaho will likely increase as the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan continues.

President Joe Biden is raising the number for refugees allowed into the United States to 62,500. That’s up from the Trump White House’s historic low of just 15,000. Idaho refugee resettlement programs are weary, but ready.

Trump-era immigration policies mean many refugee families have been waiting for nearly up to a decade to reunite with loved ones in the States. As the Biden administration signals to overturn some of those policies, refugees and supporting organizations are taking stock.

The Trump administration has announced new limits for refugees coming to the U.S. Next year, 18,000 refugees will be admitted to the United States. It’s…

A new report from the International Rescue Committee, a global non-profit organization, finds that the number of refugees entering the country is at an…