refugee
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The UN refugee agency on Tuesday appealed for millions of dollars in aid to feed and shelter an estimated 30,000 survivors.
From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026
Captain Alphonso Davies, Canada’s best player, was born to Liberian parents in a refugee camp in Ghana before being resettled in Edmonton, becoming a citizen in 2017.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2026
Juma, 35, a refugee from a war-torn corner of Mozambique, had been in South Africa—legally—for a decade.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026
Eberhard said that some refugees were transferred to ICE detention out of state, and re-interviewed on their refugee claims without legal representation.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026
That’s how we left the UAE after a year, and went to a refugee camp in Italy.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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