"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 ...

CelebrAsian 2025 kicks off Friday in downtown Des Moines, marking the 50th anniversary of the state's first welcome to ...

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.

Benedicte Chubaka’s family members were slated to fly to the U.S. from Uganda through a refugee resettlement program ... border crossings under former President Joe Biden. RELATED: Iowa City area ...

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

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.

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 ...

On March 28, Hotak was among 19 resettlement workers laid off from Lutheran Services in Iowa, one of seven agencies across the state that have lost refugee ... Sioux City and Waterloo at the ...

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 ...

Refugee resettlement agencies in Iowa are nearly out of funding after the Trump administration stopped providing money to support new arrivals. The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants in ...