refugees

The nonprofit, which houses the Texas Office of Refugees, sued the feds in March over $47 million intended for organizations that work with refugees.

The federal Office for Refugee Resettlement recently announced a policy change that limits who can receive grants. Only states — not nonprofits — can access that money beginning in October.

Of the charity’s 29 partner agencies, 24 have had to lay off staff or furlough employees, leading to a 64% drop in staffing capacity in cities like Dallas and Houston.

A nonprofit is suing the federal government for the $36 million it says it’s owed to help refugees with things like buying food and paying rent.

Catholic Charities of Dallas has laid off 63 employees who worked in its refugee resettlement program. It comes after President Donald Trump signed an executive order halting the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program.

The nonprofit coffee shop in North Dallas has a mission that goes beyond just jobs for refugees and asylum seekers. To help them adapt to life in the U.S., it's also offering employees educational support and scholarships.

The U.S. Department of State-run program known as Welcome Corps allows U.S. citizens or permanent residents to sponsor a refugee or refugee family. Texas is one of the states leading the way in the number of application submissions.

A Dallas nonprofit provides refugee women with sewing lessons to help them secure employment.

Volunteers packed bags and boxes of food to help refugee families put a proper evening meal on the table during the Muslim holy month.

After the Taliban took over Afghanistan in 2021, Assadullah Nazar’s family fled to Qatar, more than 1,000 miles from their home country. Nazar and his wife and daughter spent about five days in the sheikdom’s airport on the Arabian Peninsula before they could seek refuge in the U.S.

Other resettlement agencies in Texas are taking on clients of the now defunct Refugee Services of Texas, but some say that process has been slow-going and confusing.

The Biden Administration has extended Temporary Protected Status for more than 300,000 residents from four countries, but thousands more have no protections.