Hear from our executive director, Natalie El-Deiry, about important updates happening at the International Rescue Committee in Salt Lake City.

Trump administration suspended refugee resettlement, canceled 10,000+ flights, terminated agency contracts, and cut benefits—costing billions in economic contributions.

Josephine Bonkongya, a refugee from the Democractic Republic of the Congo, supports the adjustment of other newly-arrived refugee women through the Community Health Promoter Program. Through the program, Josephine helped numerous women adjust to their new lives in the U.S., and emerged as a community leader.

The IRC in Silver Spring is supporting vulnerable refugee women by removing barriers to their employment, by offering English instruction, socialization and specialized cultural orientation.

Learning Hubs have provided a supportive environment for refugee students with beginners English to find one-on-one time with educators and continue to maintain progress academically during the school year.

Escalated violence in their native Burundi forced them to flee. For pregnant women, the increased uncertainty for the future is all the more stressful.

People arriving at the U.S. southern border should have the legal right to request asylum without being turned back to danger.