Refugees

Soon after Russia invaded Ukraine, Arlington resident Olena Prokhorenko Ogiozee tried to convince her mom to leave. Like many Ukrainians, 68-year-old Nataliya Prokhorenko didn’t want to abandon her city or country.

The district’s refugee family support office will provide interpreters, test student’s English proficiency and help train teachers on how to recognize signs of trauma.

Refugee Services of Texas expects nearly 200 refugees to be resettled in the Austin area by the end of next month. Here's what they need the most.

At least 100 Afghan refugees are expected to arrive in Austin this week, with more coming later.

Any effort to address what's happening on the border has to start with root causes in Central America, says Cecilia Muñoz, who was head of the Domestic Policy Council in the Obama administration.

The order is a blow for the White House, which essentially tried to give state and local government officials power to veto resettlement. The judge says that appears to violate the Refugee Act.

Texas will not be resettling refugees in the new fiscal year, Gov. Greg Abbott told federal officials Friday.State officials had until the end of the…

A large majority of the country’s governors have told the Trump administration that their states will continue accepting refugees, but with less than…

Texas’ refugee resettlement programs are bracing for what could be a huge blow – one that stakeholders say could weaken the state's support system for…

Local advocates and leaders are denouncing the Trump administration’s order to cap the number of refugees admitted into the U.S. next year at 18,000. The…