Refugee Resettlement /tags/refugee-resettlement Refugee Resettlement en-US 开云体育 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 10:00:00 GMT President Trump's pause on the refugee resettlement program is already impacting Vermont /local-news/2025-01-30/president-trumps-refugee-resettlement-program-pause-impacting-vermont From work stoppages to canceled flights, here's how President Donald Trump's recent actions are impacting Vermont's refugee agencies and the communities they serve. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2025-01-30/president-trumps-refugee-resettlement-program-pause-impacting-vermont Mary Williams Engisch, Adiah Gholston How Trump's immigration executive orders will affect Vermont /show/vermont-edition/2025-01-22/how-trumps-immigration-executive-orders-will-affect-vermont Immediately after being inaugurated, President Trump signed a slew of executive orders focused on immigration enforcement. Wed, 22 Jan 2025 19:02:54 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2025-01-22/how-trumps-immigration-executive-orders-will-affect-vermont Mikaela Lefrak, Jon Ehrens Vermont officials expect pause in refugee resettlement once Trump takes office /local-news/2024-12-03/vt-officials-expect-pause-refugee-resettlement-once-trump-takes-office 开云体育's Mary Williams Engisch spoke with Tracy Dolan, director of the State Refugee Office, about how the office is readjusting its approach and priorities ahead of the incoming Trump administration. Tue, 03 Dec 2024 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2024-12-03/vt-officials-expect-pause-refugee-resettlement-once-trump-takes-office Mary Williams Engisch, Adiah Gholston Vt. advocates call for green cards for Afghans who helped the US as evacuations continue overseas /local-news/2024-08-13/vermont-advocates-call-for-green-cards-for-afghans-who-helped-the-us-as-evacuations-continue-overseas This week marks three years since the U.S.-backed government in Afghanistan fell to the Taliban. In that time, one retired Vermont judge has helped over 200 women Afghan judges flee persecution. Tue, 13 Aug 2024 20:54:35 GMT /local-news/2024-08-13/vermont-advocates-call-for-green-cards-for-afghans-who-helped-the-us-as-evacuations-continue-overseas Elodie Reed New Americans in Vermont could access education grants sooner under new legislation /local-news/2024-03-12/new-americans-in-vermont-could-access-education-grants-sooner-under-new-legislation The measure would end a one-year residency requirement for New Americans who want access to educational grants to help cover classes like English or drivers ed. Tue, 12 Mar 2024 19:14:23 GMT /local-news/2024-03-12/new-americans-in-vermont-could-access-education-grants-sooner-under-new-legislation Peter Hirschfeld Vermont wants to resettle more refugees, but may not have enough housing /local-news/2024-01-25/vermont-wants-to-resettle-more-refugees-but-may-not-have-enough-housing Organizations in Vermont plan to increase the number of refugees they take in this year to roughly 600 people. But the state鈥檚 housing crisis could get in the way. Thu, 25 Jan 2024 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2024-01-25/vermont-wants-to-resettle-more-refugees-but-may-not-have-enough-housing Mary Williams Engisch, Adiah Gholston Refugees and resettlement organizations in Vermont ask for housing help /show/vermont-edition/2024-01-22/refugees-and-resettlement-organizations-in-vermont-ask-for-housing-help Leaders of refugee resettlement agencies are asking the state to help fund temporary and long-term housing for refugees. Mon, 22 Jan 2024 21:16:51 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2024-01-22/refugees-and-resettlement-organizations-in-vermont-ask-for-housing-help Mikaela Lefrak, Daniela Fierro In 'Deep North,' Burlingtonian Abdihamid Muhumed shares his decades-long journey from Somalia /local-news/2023-12-21/in-deep-north-burlingtonian-abdihamid-muhumed-shares-his-decades-long-journey-from-somalia Before he became a refugee, Abdihamid says he guided his family's herd of camels from village to village, selling the animals鈥� valuable milk. Thu, 21 Dec 2023 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2023-12-21/in-deep-north-burlingtonian-abdihamid-muhumed-shares-his-decades-long-journey-from-somalia Mitch Wertlieb As refugee families settle across Vermont, schools become gateway to a new life /local-news/2023-05-10/as-refugee-families-settle-across-vermont-schools-become-gateway-to-a-new-life Some Vermont schools are now hosting large groups of refugee children for the first time. Wed, 10 May 2023 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2023-05-10/as-refugee-families-settle-across-vermont-schools-become-gateway-to-a-new-life Howard Weiss-Tisman Encore: Who's a 'New American'? Unpacking the phrase and its use in Vermont /show/vermont-edition/2022-12-29/encore-whos-a-new-american-unpacking-the-phrase-and-its-use-in-vermont In this encore broadcast from November 2022, host Mikaela Lefrak and guests explore the term 鈥淣ew Americans," and hear from some who say the phrase unites communities of refugees, asylum seekers and immigrants, while others see it as divisive, confusing, or worse. Thu, 29 Dec 2022 15:00:00 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2022-12-29/encore-whos-a-new-american-unpacking-the-phrase-and-its-use-in-vermont Mikaela Lefrak, Matthew F Smith