refugees

For Syrian refugees, a long, uncertain route to immigration

By PBS News Hour

The vast majority of Syrian refugees live less than 200 miles from home in neighboring countries like Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey. Today they have fewer options of moving on as more Western governments shut their doors, and many have preferred…

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What is it like to be a Muslim at a Baptist university?

By Larisa Epatko

Baylor University senior Lama Zakzok would like to add one more religious student organization to Baylor's list: Project Nur, an initiative meant to build acceptance for Muslims and prepare future leaders in social justice.

You asked: How are refugees vetted today?

By Larisa Epatko

When President Donald Trump signed an executive order last month suspending the U.S. refugee program in order to implement more “extreme vetting,” PBS NewsHour viewers asked us what the current vetting process is.

In South Sudan, a mother reunites with her children

By Larisa Epatko

Families scatter in the chaos of South Sudan's internal fighting, but from time to time, lost loved ones are reunited.

In his new novel, Elliot Ackerman wants to humanize the Syrian conflict

By Elizabeth Flock

"Green on Blue" is the debut novel by Elliot Ackerman, a journalist and former Marine who served in Iraq and in Afghanistan.

Intent of Trump's immigration order questioned in appeals court

By PBS News Hour

A federal appeals court heard arguments on Tuesday whether to override a lower court on President Trump's executive order on refugees and immigration. How did the attorneys lay out their cases and what’s at stake? Audie Cornish speaks with Marcia…

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LISTEN: Appeals court hears arguments over Trump's immigration ban

By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press

On Tuesday night, a three-judge panel from the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in the legal battle over President Trump’s immigration ban.

For Syrian refugees, uncertainty as legal battle over immigration ban unfolds

By Larisa Epatko

Advocacy groups say refugees who have resettled in the U.S. are concerned about what will happen to their family members living abroad.

In Pennsylvania, Syrians react to Trump's immigration ban

By Michael D. Regan

President Donald Trump’s executive order last week banning refugees and immigrants from seven countries, including Syria, has ignited mixed feelings among some of the 4,200 Syrian residents who live in eastern Pennsylvania.

140 Somali refugees set to leave for U.S. sent back to camp

By Tom Odula, Associated Press

About 140 Somali refugees whose resettlement in the United States this week was stopped by President Donald Trump's executive order have been sent back to their refugee camp instead, one of the refugees said Saturday.