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Trump resettlement limits bring fear - Refugees, agencies worry about future

Bay Area among leading initial stops for people fleeing persecution Edith and her three children relax at their home in Morgan Hill on...

Mar 12

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Jewish aid groups scramble to help refugees new to Bay Area in a fearful time

By Sue Fishkoff | February 10, 2025 Assad looked exhausted as he spoke from his rented home in Concord, where he lives with his wife and...

Feb 11

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Nonprofits determined to be there for refugees

Despite Trump’s executive order to halt programs, Bay Area agencies scramble to maintain services By Caelyn Pender...

Feb 11

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Iranian Jewish refugee, 89, ‘grateful’ to reach Bay Area before U.S. borders shut

David, an 89-year-old Iranian Jewish refugee, landed in Washington, D.C., last month on a plane with 17 fellow Iranians fleeing religious...

Feb 7

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URGENT: 116 Legal Refugees Abandoned Including Afghan Allies Who Risked Their Lives for the U.S.

Last week, I shared devastating news: our refugee resettlement program was ordered to immediately cease all support for newly arrived...

Feb 5

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Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley Faces Abrupt Refugee Program Halt.

JFS Silicon Valley has been directed by our national resettlement partner, HIAS, to immediately discontinue services for 116 newly...

Jan 31

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Refugee Executive Order

Dear Friends, My heart is heavy as we witness the deeply unsettling consequences of the recent executive orders affecting refugees and...

Jan 30

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South Bay woman nurses broken sewing machines back to life for refugee families.

Pat Vandermolen says the work to repair more than 50 sewing machines has not only benefited refugee families, but has helped her heal...

Jan 15

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Trump resettlement limits bring fear - Refugees, agencies worry about future

Jewish aid groups scramble to help refugees new to Bay Area in a fearful time

Nonprofits determined to be there for refugees

Iranian Jewish refugee, 89, ‘grateful’ to reach Bay Area before U.S. borders shut

URGENT: 116 Legal Refugees Abandoned Including Afghan Allies Who Risked Their Lives for the U.S.

Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley Faces Abrupt Refugee Program Halt.

Refugee Executive Order

South Bay woman nurses broken sewing machines back to life for refugee families.

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