/tags/refugees Refugees en-US Copyright Thu, 17 Apr 2025 19:21:44 GMT /politics-government/2025-04-17/columbus-man-chairing-new-commission-focused-on-helping-immigrants-and-refugees Columbus leaders have established the Commission on Immigrant & Refugee Affairs. The commission’s new chair, Bartholomew Shepgong, spoke with WOSU’s Debbie Holmes to explain what the agency will do. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 19:21:44 GMT /politics-government/2025-04-17/columbus-man-chairing-new-commission-focused-on-helping-immigrants-and-refugees Debbie Holmes /show/all-sides/2025-02-12/local-leaders-share-concerns-on-how-immigrants-may-fare-under-trump-administrations-policies On this hour of All Sides, we’ll speak with community leaders about their concerns and what they’re doing to quell the fears of the communities they serve. Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides/2025-02-12/local-leaders-share-concerns-on-how-immigrants-may-fare-under-trump-administrations-policies /show/all-sides/2025-01-28/local-leaders-share-concerns-on-how-immigrants-may-fare-under-trump-administrations-policies On this hour of All Sides, we’ll speak with community leaders about their concerns and what they’re doing to quell the fears of the communities they serve. Tue, 28 Jan 2025 10:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides/2025-01-28/local-leaders-share-concerns-on-how-immigrants-may-fare-under-trump-administrations-policies /politics-government/2025-01-27/central-ohio-refugee-agency-plans-to-continue-services-despite-federal-stop-work-order Community Refugee and Immigration Services' local office is following guidance from a national affiliate to continue serving refugees already in resettlement programs. Mon, 27 Jan 2025 21:41:47 GMT /politics-government/2025-01-27/central-ohio-refugee-agency-plans-to-continue-services-despite-federal-stop-work-order Allie Vugrincic /politics-government/2024-09-25/columbus-city-council-wants-to-create-new-commission-on-immigrant-and-refugee-affairs The commission would help ensure that immigrant and refugee voices are heard and will try to improve their ability to integrate, thrive and contribute to Columbus. Wed, 25 Sep 2024 20:07:50 GMT /politics-government/2024-09-25/columbus-city-council-wants-to-create-new-commission-on-immigrant-and-refugee-affairs George Shillcock /2023-10-11/black-mauritanians-are-seeking-asylum-in-ohio-advocates-want-federal-protection Black Mauritanians face ethnic discrimination and violence in their West African home country. They come to Ohio for a better life, but advocates say more needs to be done to protect their legal status in the U.S. Wed, 11 Oct 2023 09:00:00 GMT /2023-10-11/black-mauritanians-are-seeking-asylum-in-ohio-advocates-want-federal-protection Kendall Crawford /2023-08-23/two-years-on-afghan-evacuees-in-ohio-face-legal-limbo More than 1,700 families were resettled in Ohio after the Afghan government collapsed to the Taliban two years ago. The immigration program they came through, humanitarian parole, expired in August, leaving their future uncertain. Wed, 23 Aug 2023 08:23:00 GMT /2023-08-23/two-years-on-afghan-evacuees-in-ohio-face-legal-limbo Alejandro Figueroa, WYSO /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2022-08-18/the-challenges-and-lessons-learned-from-refugee-resettlement-efforts-in-central-ohio Muslim killings in Albuquerque exemplify how the tensions of escaping from a war-torn country don’t end when refugees leave. We’ll look at how these murders have shaken the Muslim community in New Mexico as well as the adjustment of refugees to life in central Ohio. Thu, 18 Aug 2022 12:49:40 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2022-08-18/the-challenges-and-lessons-learned-from-refugee-resettlement-efforts-in-central-ohio /npr-news/npr-news/2022-04-13/ukrainians-have-arrived-at-the-u-s-mexico-border-by-the-thousands Tijuana's border crossing with San Diego has become the main point of entry into the United States for Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war. Wed, 13 Apr 2022 19:20:00 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2022-04-13/ukrainians-have-arrived-at-the-u-s-mexico-border-by-the-thousands Adrian Florido /npr-news/2022-04-10/even-with-ties-ukrainian-families-struggle-to-reach-the-united-states Olena Kopchak, her husband and their 8-year-old daughter, Yana, are among the growing number of Ukrainians who are trying to make it to the United States — and confronting obstacles. Sun, 10 Apr 2022 09:00:57 GMT /npr-news/2022-04-10/even-with-ties-ukrainian-families-struggle-to-reach-the-united-states Franco Ordoñez