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Let's make Iowa a haven of welcome for refugees fleeing war, violence and persecution. Millions of people are displaced around the world. How Iowa and Iowans can offer a haven.
In 2022, global International Rescue Committee opened an office in Des Moines to further its mission and help refugees resettle in the U.S.
USCRI provides resettlement services in Albany, New York, Cleveland, Ohio, Colchester, Vermont, Des Moines, Iowa, Dearborn, Michigan, Erie, Pennsylvania, and Raleigh, North Carolina. The goal of USCRI’s refugee programs is to help refugees and other newcomers achieve self-sufficiency and become contributing members of their new communities. [8]
The Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) is a bureau within the United States Department of State. It has primary responsibility for formulating policies on population, refugees, and migration, and for administering U.S. refugee assistance and admissions programs.
There were a number of predecessor agencies to INS between 1891 and 1933. The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) was formed in 1933 by a merger of the Bureau of Immigration and the Bureau of Naturalization. [6] Both those bureaus, as well as the newly created INS, were controlled by the Department of Labor.
Addison Lathers covers growth and development for the Des Moines metro. Reach her at 608-931-1761 or alathers@registermedia.com, and follow her on X at @addisonlathers.
According to the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, some of these monies are used to "[fund] ten public and private non-profit organizations to help provide initial services and assist refugees to achieve economic self-sufficiency as quickly as possible." [63]
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