"And then see it all the way on the other side after years and years of usually repeated displacement, repeated fleeing conflict or sitting in a refugee camp for years to finally seeing them land ...

They are seeking safety and the chance to move their lives forward. Why are refugees arriving in Iowa City? The United States has a long tradition of sheltering those fleeing conflict and persecution.

It’s rather quiet outside in this southeast Iowa City neighborhood ... the Azizi family lived within one of the largest Afghan refugee camps in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.

“They are coming from, often, refugee camps where they've waited on average ... IRC provides refugee resettlement services in Des Moines and Iowa City.

At least 1,400 refugees ... Iowa, expected to receive 600 people this year. "Refugees go through a major vetting process before even getting approved to travel, and their average stay in a refugee ...

The Liberian refugee and young entrepreneur spoke at the University of Northern Iowa on Wednesday ... her adolescent life moving between refugee camps after fleeing the fighting that enveloped ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - As the Trump Administration makes sweeping changes across many federal programs, one Iowa organization with a mission to help refugees find a new home in the state is being ...