refugee resettlement

Maddie on left leans on Wilmot

The new mayor of Helena, Montana, has made history — and now just wants to get to work

November 8, 2017Global Politics

Wilmont Collins came the US as a refugee. Now he will be the first black mayor of his hometown.

Hamzeh Mourad and his daughter, Houda. The Syrian family arrived in Canada last December with nothing but their clothes and $800.

Syrian refugees in Canada face their first month without state money

December 21, 2016Conflict

A group of activists march down a street with a large banner that reads, STAND TOGETHER MONTANA.

Small-town America is arguing over whether to welcome Syria’s refugees or fear them

May 18, 2016Global Politics

Anas Francis is reunited with his cousin Syrian refugee Laila Beylouneh, 13, at the Welcome Centre in Montreal, Quebec, December 12, 2015.

Canada is just better at welcoming Syrian refugees, but the US is trying to do more

April 5, 2016Global Politics

A billboard in Waite Park, Minnesota, near St. Cloud. The owner agreed to take it down because Catholic Charities does not resettle refuguees in the area.

As debate over refugee resettlement stirs, agencies see more volunteers — and protests

March 1, 2016Global Politics