Refugee Resettlement

Vermont Public's Mary Williams Engisch spoke with Tracy Dolan, director of the State Refugee Office, about how the office is readjusting its approach and priorities ahead of the incoming Trump administration.

This week marks three years since the U.S.-backed government in Afghanistan fell to the Taliban. In that time, one retired Vermont judge has helped over 200 women Afghan judges flee persecution.

The measure would end a one-year residency requirement for New Americans who want access to educational grants to help cover classes like English or drivers ed.

Organizations in Vermont plan to increase the number of refugees they take in this year to roughly 600 people. But the state’s housing crisis could get in the way.

Leaders of refugee resettlement agencies are asking the state to help fund temporary and long-term housing for refugees.

Before he became a refugee, Abdihamid says he guided his family's herd of camels from village to village, selling the animals’ valuable milk.

Some Vermont schools are now hosting large groups of refugee children for the first time.

In this encore broadcast from November 2022, host Mikaela Lefrak and guests explore the term “New Americans," and hear from some who say the phrase unites communities of refugees, asylum seekers and immigrants, while others see it as divisive, confusing, or worse.

This hour, host Mikaela Lefrak and guests explore the term “New American." Some say the phrase unites communities of refugees, asylum seekers and immigrants, while others see it as divisive, confusing, or worse.

If you had to leave your home, you'd bring essential items for survival. But if you could take one sentimental object, what would it be? We asked refugees from Ukraine, Afghanistan, Honduras and more.