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When Rutland's former mayor Christopher Louras announced in the spring of 2016 that the city would resettle 100 mostly Syrian refugees to boost the local…
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The number of refugees entering the U.S. has fallen dramatically in the last three years: from roughly 85,000 refugees entering the country in 2016 to…
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They fled violence in Syria. They moved from place to place for years. And now, Hazar, Hussam and their three kids are finally settling into their new…
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Many of us take it for granted that when we visit the doctor's office, shop for groceries or otherwise go about life in Vermont we do so in English. But…
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The killing of 11 people in a Pittsburgh synagogue over the weekend has left the Jewish community around the country grappling with reportedly the…
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More than 92,000 Bhutanese refugees now live in the U.S., relocated after enduring years of deplorable and often deadly conditions in refugee camps after…
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Refugee rights groups say the Trump administration has closed the door on vulnerable Syrian civilians.
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President Donald Trump has capped U.S. refugee admissions for fiscal year 2018 at 45,000 people.Amila Merdzanovic, director of the Vermont Refugee…
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Despite resettlement plans to bring 100 Syrian refugees to Rutland this year, only 14 have arrived.Nonetheless, Vermont’s Refugee Resettlement Program has…
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The number of asylum-seekers fleeing the U.S. into Canada is rising precipitously this summer; July saw nearly four times as many people crossing the…