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Refugees - USCIS Under United States law, a refugee is someone who: 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
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 Most likely, they cannot return home or are afraid to do so
- World Relief helps a refugee family furnish their first home in the U S For over 80 years, across 100 countries we’ve been coming alongside families displaced by violence, poverty and injustice – both in the U S and across the world We operate with interconnected solutions and wrap-around care that has true power to create change that lasts
Refugees | UNHCR Refugees are people forced to flee their own country and seek safety in another country They are unable to return to their own country because of feared persecution as a result of who they are, what they believe in or say, or because of armed conflict, violence or serious public disorder
What is a refugee? - World Vision Refugees are people forced to flee their home countries because of persecution, conflict, violence, or other circumstances that place them in need of international protection
Spokane, WA - The IRC Refugees are people fleeing violence and persecution—in Syria, Afghanistan, Eritrea, Ukraine, and other countries in crisis They are seeking safety and the chance to move their lives forward Why are refugees arriving in Spokane? The United States has a long tradition of sheltering those fleeing conflict and persecution
Refugee definition - UNHCR Ensure that refugee protection is afforded to all refugees and asylum-seekers, i e those who have been determined as refugees and those who await determination of their refugee status The refugee definition answers the question "who is a refugee" and is the basis for determining refugee status
Refugee - USCIS Generally, any person outside their country of nationality who is unable or unwilling to return to that country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution based on their race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion
What is a refugee? Understanding the definition Refugees are people who have been forced to flee their homes to escape war, violence, conflict or persecution A refugee crosses an international border to find safety in another country and is unable to return home for fear of persecution on the grounds 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"