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Afghans Say Last Path To Safety Shut As US Halts Visas After DC Shooting
Afghans who fled the Taliban and have waited years for a U.S. resettlement decision say their last path to safety has shut since Washington froze all Afghan immigration cases following a shooting near the White House.
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Concerned About Refugees, UN Experts Add To Censure Of Donald Trump Move
UN human rights experts warned that asylum seekers could face torture if not given safe harbor and the Vatican called for openness to other cultures on Wednesday, adding to a drumbeat of international criticism of US President Donald Trump's travel curbs.
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Amid Deportation Threats From Donald Trump, Syrian Children Start Afresh In America
Seated at his desk at a suburban San Diego middle school, 12-year-old Abdulhamid Ashehneh tries not to let his mind wander to the painful memories of his life in civil war-torn Syria.
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Barack Obama: US Can Meet Goal Of Accepting 10,000 Syrian Refugees
President Barack Obama says the US can meet his goal of resettling 10,000 Syrian refugees by Sept. 30, the end of the federal budget year.
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Texas Backs Down From Effort to Block Syrian Refugees
Texas stopped trying Friday to block Syrian refugees from resettling in the state after suing the US government over fears that new arrivals from the war-torn country could pose a security risk.
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Syrian Refugees: A Divided America
"I am a Syrian refugee... I am not a terrorist... We are escaping from the terrorists," says a visibly worried Hussam Alroustom, speaking on a rainy November afternoon at a refugee resettlement center in New Jersey.
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For Syrian refugees in US, Fear Gives Way to Hope
They share a small two-bedroom apartment in Sacramento with few possessions, but for Syrian refugee Mohammad Abd Rabboh, his wife and two daughters, there is finally freedom from fear.
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How the US Plans to Welcome 10,000 Syrian Refugees
US President Barack Obama has promised that the United States will admit 10,000 Syrian refugees for resettlement over the next 12 months, after criticism that America is not doing enough.
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Security Concerns Limit Syrian Refugees Coming to US
While the exodus from Syria has become the world's biggest refugee crisis, the United States is being criticized by relief organizations and some within President Barack Obama's Democratic Party for allowing only a limited flow into America.
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Afghans Say Last Path To Safety Shut As US Halts Visas After DC Shooting
Afghans who fled the Taliban and have waited years for a U.S. resettlement decision say their last path to safety has shut since Washington froze all Afghan immigration cases following a shooting near the White House.
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Concerned About Refugees, UN Experts Add To Censure Of Donald Trump Move
UN human rights experts warned that asylum seekers could face torture if not given safe harbor and the Vatican called for openness to other cultures on Wednesday, adding to a drumbeat of international criticism of US President Donald Trump's travel curbs.
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Amid Deportation Threats From Donald Trump, Syrian Children Start Afresh In America
Seated at his desk at a suburban San Diego middle school, 12-year-old Abdulhamid Ashehneh tries not to let his mind wander to the painful memories of his life in civil war-torn Syria.
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Barack Obama: US Can Meet Goal Of Accepting 10,000 Syrian Refugees
President Barack Obama says the US can meet his goal of resettling 10,000 Syrian refugees by Sept. 30, the end of the federal budget year.
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Texas Backs Down From Effort to Block Syrian Refugees
Texas stopped trying Friday to block Syrian refugees from resettling in the state after suing the US government over fears that new arrivals from the war-torn country could pose a security risk.
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Syrian Refugees: A Divided America
"I am a Syrian refugee... I am not a terrorist... We are escaping from the terrorists," says a visibly worried Hussam Alroustom, speaking on a rainy November afternoon at a refugee resettlement center in New Jersey.
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For Syrian refugees in US, Fear Gives Way to Hope
They share a small two-bedroom apartment in Sacramento with few possessions, but for Syrian refugee Mohammad Abd Rabboh, his wife and two daughters, there is finally freedom from fear.
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How the US Plans to Welcome 10,000 Syrian Refugees
US President Barack Obama has promised that the United States will admit 10,000 Syrian refugees for resettlement over the next 12 months, after criticism that America is not doing enough.
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Security Concerns Limit Syrian Refugees Coming to US
While the exodus from Syria has become the world's biggest refugee crisis, the United States is being criticized by relief organizations and some within President Barack Obama's Democratic Party for allowing only a limited flow into America.
