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Revolving door keeps twirling between government oversight & refugee...
The revolving door between government oversight and refugee resettlement agencies is alive and well. The Fargo Forum reports that Linda Schell, the former state refugee coordinator for the North...
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“Mental illness? Sorry, we don’t cover that. Need an interpreter? Oh well.”
According to an employee who manages health and wellness programs at Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services (IRIS) in Connecticut it’s almost next to impossible to get mental health care if you have...
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Refugee kids calling 911
An article in Public Radio International’s The World explains the issue of managing refugee children in their transition to a new culture — in particular, their newfound power of dialing 911. The...
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Somali restaurant in Grand Forks, N. Dakota vandalized with Nazi graffiti
**UPDATE** – Dozens gather to show solidarity for Somali-owned coffee shop Dec. 9, 2015 – Photo, video of arson suspect at Grand Forks Somali restaurant released Dec. 11, 2015 – Suspect identified in...
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North Dakota Somali restaurant arsonist charged with using destructive device...
Matthew Gust – right-wing poster boy? A Minnesota man accused of starting a fire that heavily damaged a Somali restaurant in Grand Forks in North Dakota is now facing charges of using a destructive...
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Refugee women hindered by isolation and cultural barriers
Refugee and immigrant women and those working with them in the Fargo-Moorhead (North Dakota/Minnesota) area are working together to help refugee women overcome isolation and cultural barriers....
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Right-wing falsely claiming refugees pose public health risk with tuberculosis
The far-right fringe is currently attempting to provoke fear among the public with false information about refugees spreading tuberculosis. A media outlet in Fargo in North Dakota, referred to...
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Over 100 protest Fargo TV station after dishonest refugee report
Protest at Valley News Live, May 22, 2016 After a local TV station in Fargo in North Dakota aired an inaccurate and inflammatory news report this week on refugees and tuberculosis a group of over 100...
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Arsonist gets 15-year sentence for Somali restaurant fire in Grand Forks
Matthew Gust A federal judge imposed a 15-year sentence on a Minnesota man accused of starting a fire that heavily damaged a Somali restaurant in Grand Forks in North Dakota. Matthew Gust, 26, of East...
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Refugee raised in Fargo may be first former refugee to commit terror act in US
A 20-year-old 23-year-old Somali man by the name of Dahir Adan who was resettled in Fargo in the mid-1990s when he was 1-year-old has been identified as the attacker who knifed 10 people Saturday at a...
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