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U.S. decision to extend Syrian protections relieves one University of Iowa student
June 4, 2018 /IOWA CITY — Up against an end-of-the-month deadline to decide the fate of Syrians in the United States on “temporary protected status,” the Department of Homeland Security has announced it will let thousands here under the designation stay — including one University of Iowa student.
“It’s a weight off my shoulders,” UI senior Monzer…
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SYRIAN DIASPORA ORGANIZATIONS CONDEMN RECENT CHEMICAL ATTACKS, CALL FOR ACCOUNTABILITY
April 10, 2018 /… - Press Release
Syrian Humanitarian Organizations are Appalled by the Increase in Violence and Civilian Deaths
February 12,… - Press Release
Syrian American Organizations React to Decision on Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
January 31, 2018 /Washington, DC (January 31, 2018)- Today, the…
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Syrians with temporary U.S. protection brace for Trump decision
January 25, 2018 /WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Targeted by the Syrian government after providing humanitarian supplies to civilians fleeing air strikes, Mohammad Alala and his wife escaped in 2012, eventually obtaining student visas to enter the United States.
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders Mohammad Alala, his wife Dania both from Syria and their two U.S. born children Taim and Amr walk…
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Ahmad: ‘We all feel discriminated against by the government’
January 25, 2018 / Coco McCabeIt has been five long years since Ahmad, his sister, and their parents were all together as a family…
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Syrians in US fear Trump may end their 'protected status'
January 25, 2018 /BOSTON, Massachusetts - Arab and Muslim civil rights advocates in the US are worried the Trump administration may end protections that allow thousands of Syrian citizens to live and work in the country after the cancellation of the same protections for more than 250,000 Salvadoran, Haitian and Nicaraguan nationals.
There are about 6,900 Syrian…
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Monzer: ‘I’ve always wanted democracy’
January 23, 2018 / Coco McCabeHe goes by Moe, his favorite character from The Simpsons. And it’s thanks to them--along with a hearty diet of American movies, shows, and…
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Letter to DHS: Humanitarian Organizations Call for the Renewal and Re-Designation of TPS for Syrians
January 22, 2018 /At the end of…
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Syrian-American Humanitarian Organizations Demand Protection for Syrians in the US
January 9, 2018 /Washington, DC (January 9, 2018)- The American Relief…
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Syrian-American Organizations Advocate for Refugee Education
December 1, 2017 / Haleluya HaderoWashington D.C. -- On October 25th, Syrian-American organizations, and members of…
