/tags/refugees refugees en-US Copyright Wed, 23 Aug 2023 08:23:00 GMT /2023-08-23/two-years-on-afghan-evacuees-in-ohio-face-legal-limbo More than 1,700 families were resettled in Ohio after the Afghan government collapsed to the Taliban two years ago. The immigration program they came through, humanitarian parole, expired in August, leaving their future uncertain. Wed, 23 Aug 2023 08:23:00 GMT /2023-08-23/two-years-on-afghan-evacuees-in-ohio-face-legal-limbo Alejandro Figueroa, WYSO /show/cincinnati-edition/2023-07-12/dhs-extending-temporary-protected-status-cincinnati-compass-refugee-groups In January, Sen. Sherrod Brown asked the president to include Mauritanians living in the U.S. in the TPS program. Wed, 12 Jul 2023 08:01:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2023-07-12/dhs-extending-temporary-protected-status-cincinnati-compass-refugee-groups /ohio-news/2022-08-16/more-than-1-700-people-evacuated-from-afghanistan-resettled-in-ohio-since-last-year One year ago, the Taliban took over Afghanistan, and since that time, more than 67,000 people from Afghanistan have come to the United States to settle in many places, including Ohio. Tue, 16 Aug 2022 14:26:16 GMT /ohio-news/2022-08-16/more-than-1-700-people-evacuated-from-afghanistan-resettled-in-ohio-since-last-year Jo Ingles /show/cincinnati-edition/2021-11-01/greater-cincinnati-groups-welcome-afghan-refugees After the Taliban's lightning fast takeover of their country earlier this year, many vulnerable Afghanis fled. Some are seeking refuge here in Greater Cincinnati, and local groups are working to help them. Mon, 01 Nov 2021 14:04:14 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2021-11-01/greater-cincinnati-groups-welcome-afghan-refugees /local-news/2019-07-29/environment-underlying-cause-of-refugee-crisis-uc-professor-says A University of Cincinnati space professor who studies everything from Mars to maps is taking a deeper look into why so many people are coming to the U.S.… Mon, 29 Jul 2019 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2019-07-29/environment-underlying-cause-of-refugee-crisis-uc-professor-says Ann Thompson /health/2019-06-10/how-foreign-born-doctors-help-refugees-other-immigrants Deepa Halaharvi is a morning person. "Eat, read, pray, and get ready to go to work," she says, laughing. "And usually I’m out the door around 6:15 or 6... Mon, 10 Jun 2019 18:52:51 GMT /health/2019-06-10/how-foreign-born-doctors-help-refugees-other-immigrants Paige Pfleger /2018-09-19/new-cap-on-refugees-puts-bowling-green-resettlement-efforts-in-jeopardy The Trump administration’s decision to lower the cap on refugees admitted into the U.S. is calling into question the future of refugee resettlement in... Wed, 19 Sep 2018 13:22:25 GMT /2018-09-19/new-cap-on-refugees-puts-bowling-green-resettlement-efforts-in-jeopardy Becca Schimmel /community/2018-05-24/immigrant-and-refugee-law-center-opens-in-price-hill Navigating our complex legal system can be a challenge, even more so for immigrants to this country. Barriers to understanding the legal system can… Thu, 24 May 2018 10:42:00 GMT /community/2018-05-24/immigrant-and-refugee-law-center-opens-in-price-hill Dan Hurley /ohio-news/2018-05-07/akrons-police-force-welcomes-its-first-refugee-officer Officer Damber Subba’s first shift Monday afternoon was patrolling familiar territory: Akron’s North Hill neighborhood. Here's more on the first-ever... Tue, 08 May 2018 02:48:15 GMT /ohio-news/2018-05-07/akrons-police-force-welcomes-its-first-refugee-officer M.L. Schultze /community/2018-03-27/this-nonprofit-aims-to-make-cincinnati-americas-most-welcoming-city-for-refugees RefugeeConnect’s mission is to improve the lives of refugees in our region, to foster community acceptance and inclusion, and to construct a sustainable… Tue, 27 Mar 2018 08:14:00 GMT /community/2018-03-27/this-nonprofit-aims-to-make-cincinnati-americas-most-welcoming-city-for-refugees Dan Hurley