/tags/refugee-crisis refugee crisis en-US WLRN Thu, 24 Mar 2022 14:10:30 GMT /news/2022-03-24/the-u-s-will-take-in-up-to-100-000-ukrainian-refugees-fleeing-the-war The United States will welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainians and other displaced people fleeing the conflict in Ukraine, a senior administration official told reporters traveling with President Biden. Thu, 24 Mar 2022 14:10:30 GMT /news/2022-03-24/the-u-s-will-take-in-up-to-100-000-ukrainian-refugees-fleeing-the-war Tamara Keith /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-03-06/photos-calls-for-war-crime-investigation-intensify-as-russia-targets-western-ukraine Officials with the United Nations' refugee agency say the conflict has sparked the fastest-growing refugee crisis in Europe since World War II. Mon, 07 Mar 2022 15:36:51 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-03-06/photos-calls-for-war-crime-investigation-intensify-as-russia-targets-western-ukraine Nicole Werbeck, Marco Storel /2021-10-05/refugee-admissions-hit-record-low-despite-bidens-reversal A total of 11,445 refugees were allowed into the United States during the budget year that ended on Thursday, according to figures obtained by The Associated Press. Tue, 05 Oct 2021 11:58:30 GMT /2021-10-05/refugee-admissions-hit-record-low-despite-bidens-reversal The Associated Press /2019-08-20/colombia-kindly-offers-free-health-care-to-venezuelans-up-to-a-point The government has promised to welcome migrants from neighboring Venezuela as "blood brothers." But more than 1 million newcomers are adding to the stress on an already strained health-care system. Tue, 20 Aug 2019 14:09:39 GMT /2019-08-20/colombia-kindly-offers-free-health-care-to-venezuelans-up-to-a-point Luisa Torres /2019-06-27/house-passes-senate-version-of-new-funding-to-ease-border-crisis The $4.6 billion bill passed in a 305-102 vote after the Republican-led Senate refused to adopt sections of the House version. The House would have added requirements for care of migrants. Thu, 27 Jun 2019 21:32:57 GMT /2019-06-27/house-passes-senate-version-of-new-funding-to-ease-border-crisis Vanessa Romo /npr-breaking-news/2019-05-01/venezuelans-find-temporary-lifeline-at-colombias-first-border-tent-camp The United Nations refugee agency set up a facility in Maicao near the Venezuelan border, providing help for more than 300 migrants. The facility aims to expand to meet the growing need. Wed, 01 May 2019 14:12:00 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2019-05-01/venezuelans-find-temporary-lifeline-at-colombias-first-border-tent-camp John Otis /npr-breaking-news/2019-04-05/makeshift-volunteer-clinics-struggle-to-meet-medical-needs-at-the-border As recent arrivals to the U.S. are released from detention with health problems ranging from diarrhea to gaping wounds, doctors who are trying to help, with little federal support, feel the strain. Fri, 05 Apr 2019 09:00:14 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2019-04-05/makeshift-volunteer-clinics-struggle-to-meet-medical-needs-at-the-border Anna Maria Barry-Jester /2018-12-27/2018-was-a-year-of-drastic-cuts-to-u-s-refugee-admissions America is rejecting more legal immigrants than ever before. Refugee advocates warn that President Trump's aim is to dismantle the U.S. refugee resettlement program. Thu, 27 Dec 2018 18:18:00 GMT /2018-12-27/2018-was-a-year-of-drastic-cuts-to-u-s-refugee-admissions Deborah Amos /2018-12-27/after-pittsburgh-shooting-jewish-congregations-vow-to-keep-helping-refugees A gunman killed 11 worshippers at a synagogue because it supports a Jewish aid group that resettles refugees in the U.S. But volunteers refuse to be deterred. "That is who we are," says one. Thu, 27 Dec 2018 12:25:00 GMT /2018-12-27/after-pittsburgh-shooting-jewish-congregations-vow-to-keep-helping-refugees Jerome Socolovsky /2018-12-23/after-years-in-refugee-camps-a-family-celebrates-its-first-christmas-in-the-u-s With the help of American volunteers from a variety of churches, a family of refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo was welcomed recently to its new home in Silver Spring, Md. Sun, 23 Dec 2018 15:44:00 GMT /2018-12-23/after-years-in-refugee-camps-a-family-celebrates-its-first-christmas-in-the-u-s Denise Guerra, Henry Zimmerman