resettlement

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The authorities have demolished homes in Makoko in the past - most recently in 2017, when residents obtained a court order to prevent forced evictions without adequate notice, compensation and resettlement.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

Others with knowledge of the resettlement program say the Afghan evacuees were screened thoroughly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Instead of the refugee resettlement pipeline, most came as students, workers or to reunite with family.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

A first group of around 50 Afrikaners -- descendants of the first European settlers of South Africa -- arrived for resettlement in the United States in May.

From Barron's • Oct. 30, 2025

Those who did not choose to leave voluntarily would be scheduled for resettlement in weekly quotas.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston