- What is a Refugee? Definition and Meaning | USA for UNHCR
A refugee is someone who has been forced to flee his or her country because of persecution, war or violence A refugee has a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership in a particular social group
- Refugee - Wikipedia
In English, the term refugee derives from the root word refuge, from Old French refuge, meaning "hiding place" It refers to "shelter or protection from danger or distress", from Latin fugere, "to flee", and refugium, "a taking [of] refuge, place to flee back to"
- Refugees - USCIS
A refugee does not include anyone who ordered, incited, assisted, or otherwise participated in the persecution of any person on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion
- Refugees | UNHCR
A refugee is someone who has been forced to flee conflict or persecution and has crossed an international border to seek safety They cannot return to their country without risking their life or freedoms
- Refugee | Definition, History, Facts | Britannica
refugee, any uprooted, homeless, involuntary migrant who has crossed a frontier and no longer possesses the protection of his or her former government Prior to the 19th century the movement from one country to another did not require passports and visas; the right to asylum was commonly recognized and honoured
- Refugees and Asylees: Recent Changes in Access to Health Coverage . . . - KFF
This issue brief provides an overview of refugees and asylees in the U S , trends in refugee and asylee admissions using data from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and recent changes in
- Refugees | OHSS
A refugee is a person outside his or her country of nationality who is unable or unwilling to return to his or her country of nationality because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion
- An Overview of U. S. Refugee Law and Policy
Under U S law, a “refugee” is a person who is unable or unwilling to return to his or her home country because of “persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution” due to race, membership in a particular social group, political opinion, religion, or national origin
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