After four decades, CT organization won’t resettle refugees this year. Here’s why via Hartford Courant
IRIS Passes On Trump-Era Resettlement Contract via New Haven Independent
More Truth Talk About Immigration with Maggie Mitchell Salem via The Space In Between Podcast
Local group ditches federal refugee resettlement now for Afrikaners via Yale Daily News
CT group plans to educate and support refugees and immigrants via Hartford Courant
Former Afghan interpreter detained in East Hartford, attorney says via NBC Connecticut
Afghan Interpreter Seized By ICE via New Haven Independent
Trump deportation plan likely to be devastating to CT economy, experts say via Hartford Courant
As political sands shift on immigration, some CT Reps pivot via Hartford Business Journal
IRIS sits atop leaderboard for The Great Give, but dozens of other nonprofits win via New Haven Register
The Great Give 2025 raises record-breaking $4.2 Million for Greater New Haven nonprofits via The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
New community partnership saves New Haven’s IRIS food pantry via NBC Connecticut
The Impact of Federal Policy and Funding Changes on Refuge and Immigrant Communities via The Atrómitos Way
Soup Kitchen, IRIS, Neighbors Team Up via New Haven Independent
An Afghan family in Connecticut and the group that helps them, struggle under Trump’s funding cuts via The Associated Press
Director: IRIS New Haven office closure won’t derail helping refugees via New Haven Register
IRIS closing New Haven office amid federal funding cuts, official says via New Haven Register
IRIS To Shutter Main Office via New Haven Independent
“It’s What Makes Us Who We Are:” Thousands Run, Walk, & Stroll For Refugees via Arts Council Greater New Haven
Thousands Run Thru East Rock For Refugees via New Haven Independent
The Wessel Fund makes a special contribution to Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services, via New Haven Register
Door Slammed On 20 Afghans Headed For New Haven via New Haven Independent
Immigrants Navigate New Terrain via Dateline New Haven
Immigration, deportation and refugee resettlement via Fox61
Trump Shuts Off $4M To IRIS; Emergency Appeal Goes Out via New Haven Independent
Connecticut leaders react to Trump administration’s immigration enforcement via WTNH News8
Trump cut the refugee program before. Refugee groups prepare for Round 2 via The Christian Science Monitor
Beyond the Hype: Navigating the Complexities of Immigration
via The Space Between Podcast
Advocates train immigrants to ‘prepare to stay’ in the US under Trump via Associated Press
The Future of Connecticut’s Undocumented Immigrants with Maggie Mitchell Salem via CT24
City Prepares For Trump II Deportations
via New Haven Independent
Students, refugees in Conn. concerned about second Trump administration impact via NBC Connecticut
IRIS selected as Connecticut Magazine’s 2024 Innovators via CT Insider
They can’t get those taxes back via Hartford Courant
Interview with IRIS Executive Director, Maggie Mitchell Salem: Immigrants, Migrants & Refugees in CT via Fox 61
Biden vowed to revive US refugee program. Everyday Americans are helping. Via The Christian Science Monitor
Rallies Call For More $ For Schools via The New Haven Independent
Opinion: On Politics, Ceasefire, & Refugee Resettlement via The New Haven Independent
Pashto Course Coming To New Haven Public Schools via The New Haven Independent
Refugee Resettlement Project Seeks Help For New Family via The Valley Independent Sentinel
Refugees Recognized Amid Ukrainian Dolls, Sudanese Spices via The New Haven Independent
A Refugee Family of Six Came to CT from Syria. Their Landing Pad was a Free Airbnb in New Britain via The New Haven Register
Opinion: Dr. Simone Bamba Paying It Forward with Welcome Corps via Haitian Times
Waiting for Welcome via The New Journal
The Great Give Raises 3.69 Million via Philanthropy Digest
The Great Give Raises $3.69M from 15,170 Donors via The New Haven Register
Pop Up Health Clinic for Refugee Children via NBC Connecticut
Over 3,000 Race in IRIS ‘Run for Refugees and All Immigrants’ via Yale Daily News
Run For Refugees to draw 3,000 runners Sunday via NBC Connecticut
The Way We Gather via New Haven Arts
Former Hostage Held in Gaza Says His Ordeal ‘No Comparison’ to Current Hostages via CT Public Radio
IRIS Advocates for Immigrant and Refugee Aid via The Choate News
Can He Condemn the Killings Without Causing More Pain? via New York Times
Alders Hold Immigrant Workshop via NH Independent
New Haven Woman Says Her Brother Has Been Taken Prisoner via NH Register
Refugees Settling Into Home in Upstate New York: ‘We Need Them as Much as They Need Us’ via The Wall Street Journal
IRIS Torch Passes via WNHH Dateline New Haven
IRIS Board Chair Announcing Incoming ED via NBC Connecticut
IRIS Picks New Executive Director via New Haven Independent
New Haven to use federal grants to double the number of trees it plants over the next five years via The Middletown Press
Make Way For 2500 New Federally Funded Trees via New Haven Independent
Welcome Corps Brings Refugee Resettlement Decisions to You at a Community Level via Shepherd Express
Refugee Resettlement Group Hosts Program in Killingworth via Haddam-Killingworth News
Se agudiza crisis por llegada de migrantes a Nueva Inglaterra via Telemundo Nueva Ingleterra
NY Group Offers Safety to Refugees via Welcome.us
Ridgefield Group Plans to Resettle Refugee via Ridgefield Press
CT Struggles with Influx of Migrants via NBC-CT
Crisis Migratoria Azota a Connecticut via Telemundo Nueva Ingleterra
Blumenthal Reintroduces AAA via WSHU
Two Refugees Arrive via Yahoo News & The Oneonta Daily Star
Profile of Allis Ozornia, IRIS Staffer- Leaves of Service via The New Journal
Connecticut Unites for Ukraine, via CT U4U
Connecticut reacts to U.S. Supreme Court upholding Title 42, via FOX 61
From Refugees to Citizenship: GOOD News for Syrian Family Resettled in Wilton, via Good Morning Wilton
Artist Interview Steven Lane, via Art Gallery At Eastern
Refugee Reader Brings Courage to Class, via New Haven Independent
As IRIS Grows its Footprint, Thousands Run for Refugees, via Greater New Haven Arts Council
A year after invasion, Ukrainian refugees unsure when they’ll go home, via USA Today
VIDEO: Lawmakers participate in rally with Ukrainian families, via WFSB
State Leaders Stand With Ukrainian Refugees One Year After War’s Start, via NBC Connecticut
The University Has Fulfilled Everything I Was Looking for in a Program, via University of New Haven
Word On Nicoll Street: Big Picture Comes In Focus, via New Haven Independent
Shelton Group to Host Syrian Refugee Family, via Shelton Herald
The Welcome Corps: A ‘Private’ Sponsorship Program for Refugees, via CIS
New national plan for refugee resettlement modeled on Connecticut’s experience, via CT Public Radio
Shelton organization welcomes refugee family from Syria, via WTNH
New Haven agency leads way in national refugee resettlement , via News 8
Refugee Orgs. Urge BIA To Set Aside Dual Citizen Policy, via Law360
Trivia-Iftar Raises The Roof For Refugee Resettlement via Greater New Haven Arts Council
IRIS Speaks Out Against Anti-Semitic Flyers In Hamden and New Haven
For Long Wharf Theatre “I Am: Muslim/American” Sparks A Conversation via Greater New Haven Arts Council
Twelve Organizations Join the Welcome Corps to Help Everyday Americans Sponsor Refugees via International Rescue Committee
World Relief to Expand Reach of Refugee Resettlement Services as a Welcome Corps Private Sponsorship Organization via World Relief
Op-ed: We Should Welcome, Support Immigrants via The Daily Star
“I Am: Muslim/ American” Sparks a Conversation via NH Arts
Immigrants Cut Short, Walk Out via NH Independent
Ann interviewed on The Real Story via Fox61
Op-ed: Let Immigrants Serve on City Boards via NH Independent
Women Do Not Turn Up Dead via NH Arts
“Bus” Pulls Into Mayoral Debate via NH Independent
Alders Block Non-Citizens From Boards for Now via NH Independent
Refugee Artists -New Home in Branford via NH Arts
Making a home away from war, via CT Mirror
Bookmobile Brings Joy to Refugee Readers, via Greater New Haven Arts Council
From Iraq To Dixwell Avenue, Refugee Artist Tells His Story, via Greater New Haven Arts Council
Big Y Supporting Saints on the Shoreline, via Zip06
Let’s Eat: Thanksgiving Across America, via ABC Audio
Ukraine student settles into life in North Haven classroom, via WTNH
Hartford Foundation to Provide $400,000 in Grants to Support Efforts to Dismantle Structural Racism, Achieve Equity in Social and Economic Mobility, via Connecticut by the Numbers
Valley Refugee Resettlement Project Readies For A Family, via New Haven Independent
Biden administration revamps visa process for Afghan refugees via WSHU
Religion briefs, Sept. 18, 2022 via New Haven Register
A Warm Welcome but a Tight Housing Market for Afghan Refugees to Connecticut via CT Examiner
Lawmakers, advocates support legislation to keep Afghan refugees in CT via WFSB
New federal proposal could help thousands of Afghan refugees obtain green cards via Connecticut Public
A year fleeing the Taliban, Afghan refugees find a home in Connecticut via WSHU
Blumenthal’s proposed bill aims to grant Afghan refugees opportunity for permanent status via FOX 61
Afghan, Ukrainian Evacuees Lack Path to Stay as Violence Rages via Bloomberg Law
Afghan Refugees Seek Pathway To Permanent Status via New Haven Independent
“I am so happy.” American style baby shower for expecting Afghan couple in Branford via CT Insider
More than 1,000 Connecticut residents step forward to resettle Ukrainian refugees. “It takes a group to do this well.” via Hartford Courant
CT-Based IRIS Resettles Record Number of Afghan Refugees via NBC Connecticut
Gateway Community College Phi Theta Kappa Chapter Helps IRIS via The Patch
Experts: Government Needs to do More to Help Ukrainian Citizens Coming to the U.S. via CT News Junkie
From Afghanistan to Branford: Sadats Supported by Branford Refugee Resettlement Volunteers via Zip06
Dan Haar: The CT volunteer matching Ukraine refugees with sponsors via Zip06
Local refugee organizations resettle a historic number of Afghan refugees via Yale Daily News
At Iftar, Food & Memories Span Continents via Arts Council Greater New Haven
Local organizations ready as U.S. announces “streamlined” process to accept Ukrainian refugees via NewsTimes
Ukrainian refugees are arriving in Connecticut via NPR
This teen fled Afghanistan for Connecticut. Her family still needs help to escape via NPR
Congolese refugee from New Haven tells piece of her story in new Young Adult novel via Hartford Courant
1st Ukrainian Refugee Family Arrives via New Haven Independent
Afghan refugee family settles into New Milford with help from nonprofits: ‘We’re lucky to have them’ via CT Insider
A Miracle, Deconstructed’ via New Haven Independent
U.S. to accept up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees, Connecticut would welcome some ‘with open arms’, governor says via Hartford Courant
CT welcomes Afghan evacuees with open arms — and driver’s licenses via NPR
Connecticut welcomes hundreds of Afghan evacuees with open arms — and some with driver’s licenses via Hartford Courant
The Afghan evacuee crisis has helped Connecticut prepare to welcome Ukrainian refugees via WSHU Public Radio
CT welcomes Afghan evacuees with open arms and driver’s licenses via CT Insider
Connecticut welcomes hundreds of Afghan evacuees with open arms — and some with driver’s licenses via Record Journal
Ukraine refugees not likely to come to U.S. soon, New Haven agency says via The New Haven Register
Country School Raises $1600 for Refugees via The Patch
Southington organization prepares to help resettle refugee family via Record Journal
Response to crisis in Ukraine proves racism prevails, even in times of war via The CT Mirror
‘From Albanian to Zulu,’ Yale students interpret for those in need as volunteers via The Register Citizen
IRIS in New Haven preparing for Ukrainian refugees via Eyewitness 3
Yale students advise state officials on engaging marginalized communities in climate change resilience tactics via Yale Daily News
Run For Refugees Braves The Snow via Arts Council Greater New Haven
More than 1,300 turn out for CT Run for Refugees; concern remains for Afghans seeking asylum, ‘they can’t go back to the Taliban’ via Hartford Courant
Sparked By Parable of the Sower, “One City: One Read” Gets Ready To Change New Haven via New Haven Independent
Safe Harbor Southington is seeking help in relocating refugees from Afghanistan via The Bristol Press
E.O. Smith students address refugee crisis via Yahoo News!
Refugees helping with workforce shortage in New Haven via News 8 WTNH
Tapping Community Volunteers to Resettle Afghan Refugees via Tufts Now
Clemente Helps Afghan Families Adjust via New Haven Independent
New Program Provides COVID-19 Testing for People Fleeing Afghanistan and Other Refugees via NBC Connecticut
A new COVID-19 clinic aims to provide free testing to Afghan evacuees in New Haven via Yale News
For Some Afghan Refugees, Sewing Machines Provide Needed Sense of Normalcy via Next City
Swamped With Afghan Refugees, U.S. Appeals to Decimated Resettlement Groups via Newsweek
Connecticut Still Focused On Saving Afghan Allies via CT News Junkie
Portland Refugee Resettlement Group preparing to aid Afghan family via Fairfield Citizen
Coldwell Banker Contributes $1,000 to Branford Refugee Resettlement Project via Zip06
Free saliva COVID tests offered for Afghan refugees in New Haven via New Haven Register
Woog’s World: The ABCs of holiday giving via Westport News
Saints on the Shoreline Continue Refugee Resettlement Efforts via Zip 06
Yale Muslim Students Association raises thousands of dollars for Afghan refugees via Yale Daily News
‘They came with nothing:’ A community rallies to provide sewing machines to Afghan refugees via Hartford Courant
‘Refugee families arrive with nothing’: Branford groups want to help via CT Insider
Welcoming New American Families from Afghanistan via Yale School of Medicine
Acts of Valor: A Marine & His Translator via The Patch
Wesleyan Veterans Organization Supports Off-Campus Community with Share-the-Warmth Donation Drive via The Wesleyan Argus
A princess’s plea sparks Milford club to aid Afghan refugees via CT Post
Joy and worry at an Afghan refugee family’s Thanksgiving reunion via Fairfield Citizen
Supporting Afghan Evacuees: A Conversation with Chris George of IRIS via The Patch
Landlords wanted: As Afghan refugees arrive in CT, housing is an issue via CT Mirror
How CT’s Shoreline is helping Afghan refugees resettle: ‘People were amazing’ via CT Insider
UConn Praxis’ Hunger and Homelessness Week campaign takes action via UConn Daily Campus
After fleeing their countries, these men are helping other refugees resettle in CT via CT Insider
Woodbury group helps refugees start a new life in CT via The Register Citizen
BHS Music Makers ‘Sing Them Home’ Concert to Benefit CT Refugee Resettlement via Zip06
Resettlement Organizations Call for More Apartments as Refugees Arrive via NBC Connecticut
Middletown prepares to welcome refugee family from Afghanistan via The Middletown Press
Helping Refugees in Connecticut via Sree’s Global Show
State officials asking landlords to offer affordable housing for Afghan refugees in Connecticut via News 8 WTNH
IRIS, other resettlement organizations struggle to find safe homes for Afghan refugees via WFSB
Thousands of Afghan refugees fled their country following Taliban takeover; a look at how CT is welcoming them via News 8 WTNH
New Start Ministry Plans ‘Race Against Time’ To Raise $10,000 via NBC Today
Fundraiser held in Woodbridge for Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services via Bronx News 12
New Start Ministry Plans ‘Race Against Time’ To Raise $10,000s via The Patch (Woodbury-Middlebury)
White House makes massive change to resettlement program to help Afghan refugees via CBS 58 Milwaukee
US launches new program to allow private Americans to sponsor, resettle Afghan refugees via New England Public Radio
Setting A ‘Nicer’ Example Welcoming Afghan Refugees via The Newtown Bee
Western New England looks to welcome Afghan refugees (Interview with Chris George) via New England Public Radio
43 Connecticut Residents Still Stuck In Afghanistan via NBC Connecticut
As UConn students rally for ‘Peaceful Planet’, school declares racism a public health crisis via Hartford courant
They escaped terror in Syria to come to New Haven. Now the extended family is safe via New Haven Register
Afghan refugees likely to be housed in Norwalk via New Haven Register
Another 120 People Escape Afghanistan With Fairfield Man’s Help via The Patch
Conn. Groups Preparing to Welcome Afghan Refugees via NBC Connecticut
Connecticut churches offer potential model for resettling Afghan evacuees. via The Presbyterian Outlook via NBC Connecticut
Connecticut churches offer potential model for resettling Afghan evacuees via The Presbyterian Outlook
Resettling Afghan evacuees will be a mammoth job. Churches will be essential via The Washington Post
Music and Cookouts in a Tent City for Afghans Starting Life in the U.S. via The New York Times
Haitian migrants and refugees cross the Rio Grande – in pictures via The Guardian
Attorney General Tong Voices Concern Over Treatment of Haitian Refugees via Attorney General of Connecticut
US Envoy to Haiti Resigns Over ‘Inhumane’ Deportation of Migrants via NBC Connecticut
New London County readying homes for Afghan refugees via The Day
Trumbull and nearby towns team up to help Afghan families via CT Post
Women’s reproductive rights’ march Saturday in downtown Pawcatuck via The Day
U.S. expulsions of Haitians may violate international law – UN refugee boss via Reuters
Make Afghan refugees feel welcome in CT via New Haven Register
Resettling Afghan Refugees Is A Bipartisan Affair via CT News Junkie
Welcoming Afghan refugees feels like ‘what we’re called to do as Christians’ via Presbyterian Outlook
New Haven refugee, immigrant services agency to facilitate Afghan evacuees resettlement to Connecticut via NBC Connecticut
Connecticut prepares for first wave of Afghan refugees to arrive next week via Fox 61
Connecticut officials create task force to help Afghan refugees moving to the state via News 12 Brooklyn
States Learning How Many Afghan Evacuees Coming Their Way via NBC Connecticut
300+ Afghan refugees coming to Connecticut, Lamont says via Fairfield Citizen
Woog’s World: Westporters should reach out to Afghan refugees via New Canaan Advertiser
Wave Of Afghan Refugees Expected In Connecticut via WSHU
‘Immigrant Eyes’: Windows to the soul and doors to different perspectives via UConn Daily Campus
New Haven refugee agency leader: Clients stuck in Afghanistan ‘feel like hostages’ via New Haven Register
New Haven nonprofits prepare for influx of Afghan refugees via Yale Daily News
Afghan refugees are coming to Connecticut via WFSB
Local immigrant services group expects to welcome hundreds of Afghans over the next year’ via WFSB
300 Afghan Refugees Expected in Connecticut in Coming Months via US News & World Report
Sen. Blumenthal pushing Congress to get Americans, allies out of Afghanistan via News 8 WTNH
New Haven chef wants family out of Afghanistan; saying ‘there is no work, no food over there’ via New Haven Register
More than 1,000 refugees are expected in CT in next year. These people are helping them via New Haven Register
Yale program treats refugees’ often dire health problems – and the mental traumas of their pasts via New Haven Register
New Haven non-profit IRIS helps refugees build new lives in CT via News 8 WTNH
Murphy and Blumenthal say U.S. must eliminate red tape to allow more Afghan refugees to enter the country via Hartford Courant
U.S. to Provide Afghan Evacuees Aid of Up to $2,275 Each via Bloomberg
What’s Next For Afghans Resettling In The U.S. via NPR
The U.S. is providing up to $2,275 in aid for all Afghan evacuees via Fortune
Refugee Resettlement Efforts Underway As Afghans Arrive in Connecticut via NPR
U.S. Tells Refugee Aid Groups to Get Ready for 50,000 Afghans via Bloomberg
St. John Bosco Parish teens beautified 3 Gather New Haven community gardens/farms… via The Patch
IRIS to present program on refugees at Whiton Branch Library via Hartford Courant
People With Ties to Connecticut Still Stranded in Afghanistan via NBC Connecticut
More than 100 Connecticut residents may be stranded in Afghanistan as U.S. races to evacuate thousands… via Hartford Courant
Agency head: More than 100 CT residents stuck in Afghanistan via Stamford Advocate
Goodwin University and the University of Bridgeport offer housing, education help to new arrivals… via Hartford Courant
Blumenthal, Murphy break with Biden over Afghanistan deadline via CT Mirror
U.S. tells refugee aid groups to get ready for 50,000 Afghans via Seattle Times
Resettled Afghan Frets For Trapped Family via New Haven Independent
Afghan Refugees Arrive In Connecticut As Resettlement Agency Calls For State Assistances via NPR
Ex-Afghan translator says he regrets voting for Biden via CNN
Connecticut Resettlement Organization Prepares For More Refugees via WSHU
Connecticut nonprofit preparing to resettle Afghan refugees who aided U.S. troops via Hartford Courant
New Haven’s IRIS helps refugees from Afghanistan via News 8 WTNH
On World Refugee Day, IRIS Centers Story via Greater New Haven Arts Council
New Haven agency: Hundreds of new refugees expected in CT, ‘it is a little staggering via New Haven Register
CT group readies for 700 Afghan families via WFSB
Connecticut resettlement agencies preparing to help as many as 1,000 refugees from Afghanistan… via Hartford Courant
White House Says Public Can Do More To Resettle Additional Refugees via Nashville Public Radio
As Afghan Refugees Arrive in U.S., Housing Becomes Key Issue via RisMedia
People in CT Hold Out Hope for Family, Friends Still in Afghanistan Following Airport Attacks via NBC Connecticut
State, federal offices gear up for Afghan refugee resettlements via CT Insider
Sanctuary Kitchen Builds A Bridge To Afghanistan via Greater New Haven Arts Council
Connecticut mother and son witness Kabul casualties; seek way out of Afghanistan via New Haven Register
CT man escapes Afghanistan with help from 2 state residents via CT Post
‘Failure of American foreign policy of epic scale’ via The Day
Connecticut mother and son witness Kabul casualties; seek way out of Afghanistan via New Haven Register
New Haven Nonprofit Welcomes, Helps Resettle Afghan Refugees via The Patch
Connecticut’s Arab refugees worry about Trump’s re-election via The National News
This is now our country’: They fled Afghanistan, bringing via New Haven Register
A Family Of Afghan Refugees Finds Safety In Connecticut via WSHU
The United States is preparing to receive 50,000 Afghan refugees via Pen Media Inc
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