A refugee from Somalia, one of the countries impacted by Donald Trump's travel ban, is running for city council in Boston. "Boston has never had a candidate like myself," said candidate Deeqo Jibril, ...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somali migrant Mohamed Abdi Awale endured horrors on an ill-fated journey across Africa to seek a better life in the West — but he’s determined to try again one day, even ...
WDAF-TV: Hope Beyond Borders: The Refugee Journey That’s Inspiring Leaders Around the World
Hope Beyond Borders: The Refugee Journey That’s Inspiring Leaders Around the World
The refugees, many of them from Somalia, had passed security screenings before coming to the United States. The Trump administration has vowed to “re-examine thousands of refugee cases.” By Miriam ...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somali migrant Mohamed Abdi Awale endured horrors on an ill-fated journey across Africa to seek a better life in the West — but he's determined to try again one day, even ...
When Ramla Sahid was five years old, she and her family fled Somalia to escape the civil war that had engulfed the nation. Nearly 35 years later, living in San Diego as a refugee, she’s working to ...
A refugee is someone who has been forced to flee his or her country because of persecution, war or violence. A refugee has a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality or political opinion or membership in a particular social group. Most likely, they cannot return home or are afraid to do so.