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Somali Bantus leave for America with hope for a new life
22 May 2003 The first groups of Somali Bantu refugees have left Kenya for a new life in the United States. In all, some 11,800 of them will take part in one of the biggest resettlement operations to take place out of Africa. -
UNHCR concerned about US detention of asylum seekers
21 Mar 2003 The UN refugee agency has voiced concerns about "Operation Liberty Shield", a new US policy which calls for the mandatory detention of asylum seekers arriving in the US from over 30 classified countries and territories. -
Feature: Stranded in Pakistan after the September 11 attacks
12 Sep 2002 One year after they were scheduled to fly to New York after getting accepted for resettlement in the United States, some 80 Afghan refugees are still stuck in Pakistan. They cannot go back to Afghanistan for fear of persecution even after the fall of the Taliban regime. -
Feature: Proposed US-Canada accord sparks debate
3 Sep 2002 The UN refugee agency raises some questions over a bilateral "safe third country" agreement that would require claimants to seek asylum in the first of the two countries they reach. The proposed deal, says UNHCR, could encourage people-smuggling, or cause a backlog of applicants waiting at the border for a decision. -
Feature: Somali Bantus prepare for life in America
1 Aug 2002 Nearly 12,000 Somali Bantus, persecuted in their homeland, could be resettled from Kenya's Kakuma refugee camp to the United States in the most dramatic migrations ever seen in East Africa. -
Celebrating World Refugee Day in Washington, D.C.
4 Jul 2002 US Secretary of State Colin Powell and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie mark World Refugee Day in the American capital. -
Somali Bantus begin first stage of journey to United States
2 Jul 2002 More than 500 have so far been moved from Kenya's Dadaab to Kakuma camp, where a total of 11,800 Somali Bantus will eventually be interviewed and processed for resettlement in the US. -
Agreement reached on repatriation of 1,000 Montagnards
22 Jan 2002 An accord with the governments of Viet Nam and Cambodia agrees to repatriate 1,000 Montagnards who fled Viet Nam almost one year ago. -
Americans are our friends now
28 Nov 2001 An all-too-common story of persecution, imprisonment, and flight from home.