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Syrian refugees embrace after landing at Chicago's O'Hare airport.

US refugee agencies wither as Trump administration cuts numbers to historic lows

Immigration

Resettlement agencies are being forced to close as the Trump administration cuts refugee admissions. Experts say the damage will long outlast this president.

Rohingya refugees gather at a market inside a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, March 7, 2019.

IRC ‘shocked again’ as Trump slashes refugee resettlement numbers

Refugees
Ayesha Khatun

What it’s like to live in the world’s toughest places for women

Conflict
Rohingya refugee children attend a makeshift school at Balukhali Makeshift Refugee Camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

Trump says the world is a nasty place. This humanitarian disagrees.

Global Politics

Syrian violences leaves Iraqi refugees in extended limbo

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