refugees

We’ll go On the Record with the head of local offices of the International Rescue Committee, which is helping Afghan evacuees build new lives. How many will resettle in America? How can local communities support and welcome newcomers?

The CEO of a non-profit refugee service describes efforts to rescue Afghan allies from harsh Taliban rule.

Questions about the status of immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers has reached a crisis point – with children being separated from their parents at…

What does it take to start over in a new country? Filmmaker Alexandra Shiva explores the obstacles and triumphs of four Syrian families as they rebuild…

The International Rescue Committee works with refugees and other immigrants with low incomes who want to put down roots here by buying a home. We speak…

Last week marked a grim anniversary: five years of conflict in Syria. Nearly half the population has been displaced in that time, around 11 million…

Every year more than 50,000 refugees and asylees enter the United States, and hundreds resettle in Maryland. On today’s edition of The Checkup, we hear…