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January 11, 2020

Omar responds after Texas uses Trump executive order to opt out of refugee program

Texas became the first state to announce it will opt out of a federal refugee resettlement program in 2020 – a decision made possible by an executive order by President Trump.

December 8, 2019

North Dakota county to vote on whether to stop accepting refugees

A county in North Dakota will decide Monday whether it will stop accepting refugees, potentially becoming the first since President Trump issued an executive order making it possible.

September 26, 2019

Trump administration proposes cutting refugee limit to lowest level in program's history

The Trump administration Thursday recommended cutting the number of refugees admitted to the United States to 18,000-- the lowest number since the resettlement program began in 1980.

September 6, 2019

Trump administration may consider fresh cutback to refugee cap, official says

The Trump administration may consider a making significant reduction to the number of refugees admitted into the U.S. beginning next month due to a massive backlog of more than 900,000 asylum cases.

July 27, 2019

Soerens and Yang: Trump has a choice to make -- Ban refugees or truly restore American greatness?

President Trump has a choice to make.

July 11, 2019

Warren plans to increase annual refugee admissions nearly 800 percent from FY2018

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., on Thursday released a sweeping immigration plan that would dramatically increase the number of refugee admissions by nearly 800 percent from FY 2018 and 250 percent from the Obama years.

June 19, 2019

Syrian refugee arrested in plot to bomb Pittsburgh church for ISIS, feds say

The FBI foiled an attempted bomb plot and arrested a Syrian refugee on Wednesday who allegedly planned to bomb a church in Pittsburgh in the name of the Islamic State, investigators have revealed.

March 5, 2019

US-backed Kurds say they're clearing out last ISIS stronghold in Syria

August 20, 2018

GOP Sen. Grassley presses DHS, State Dept for info on 'disturbing' arrest of suspected ISIS killer in Sacramento

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, on Monday pressed the Department of Homeland Security and the State Department for more information on the alleged ISIS killer and purported refugee arrested in northern California last week.

July 10, 2018

Volunteers travel to US-Mexico border, donating goods to refugee shelter

In the midst of a national dialogue and heated debate surrounding families being separated at the border, one group of volunteers decided to drive right to the border to help out.