Refugees

The latest Utah news from Thursday evening, Sept. 2, 2021.

Utah’s first Afghan refugee arrived Tuesday night, with an estimated 500-600 more on the way. Resettlement agencies said they’re ready to assist when they arrive, but Afghans in Utah worry their relatives won’t make it out of the country.

The latest Utah news from Thursday morning, Sept. 2, 2021.

The Taliban’s takeover in Afghanistan is hitting home for some Utahns. The extremist group has regained power after the U.S. withdrew its troops. Now, a resettlement agency in Utah said they’re ready to receive people fleeing from the country.

The latest Utah news from Wednesday evening, August 18, 2021.

As celebrations commence for national refugee week, there is still some hesitation to gather as a community due to the pandemic.

Tooele County is the latest Utah group to tell the Trump administration that it welcomes refugees. The county’s three commissioners signed a letter Monday…

Updated 4:52 p.m. MDT 11/01/19:As the Trump administration clamps down on the number of refugees allowed into the United States, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert is…

Farmers’ markets provide customers an abundance of fresh produce, but two Salt Lake County markets that primarily serve refugees also create cultural…

Refugee resettlement numbers have been declining in the U.S. and Utah for the past three years. According to a recent report by Politico, the Trump…

Valens Musoni was about five or six years old when the Rwandan genocide began 25 years ago. He grew up in the capital city of Kigali with his parents and…

When Kholoud Abou Arida, Moawiyah Bilal and their three children arrived in Salt Lake City in 2014 after fleeing their war-torn homeland in Syria, they…