Refugee Assistance & Immigration Services (RAIS) provides a bridge for refugees (individuals who have had to flee their countries of origin due to the tragedies of persecution and war) and other new arrivals from their former life experiences …

2025年1月29日 · Twenty-two refugees, and hundreds more in the pipeline, were told last week that their previously approved relocation to Alaska has been suspended, perhaps indefinitely. Rebecca Chol, a South...

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A refugee has fled his or her country because of well-founded fear of persecution for reasons on political opinion, race, religion, nationality or membership in a particular social group. The term “refugee” is a U.S. government recognized immigration status.

Refugee Assistance and Immigration Services is the resettlement agency for the state of Alaska. We provide refugees with resources as they settle in Anchorage—connecting them with jobs and weaving them into the fabric of the community.

2024年3月10日 · A program that allows refugees to stay in Alaska for as long as two years. Refugees and their close family can reapply after the two-year mark by filling out forms and waivers. Zori Opanasevych, a former Ukrainian refugee, came to the U.S. in the 1990s when she was seven years old.

2022年12月26日 · That was the reality for approximately 400 families who now call Alaska home; a transition that takes a community effort, but begins with one specific agency, Catholic Social Services. State Refugee Coordinator Issa Spatrisano said Catholic Social Services oversees resettlement for all of Alaska.

2022年3月10日 · Since October, Catholic Social Services has helped welcome 112 Afghan refugees to Anchorage, according to Brigit Reynolds with the organization’s Refugee Assistance Immigration Services program. Reynolds said all the refugees have permanent housing, many have jobs, and their children are in school.

2014年10月22日 · Some stay, some move to join other family members in other U.S. states. Refugees arrive in Alaska with few personal belongings and must quickly learn to navigate into a new life that's set in a place with a foreign culture and foreign language.

4 天之前 · In Anchorage, a group is taking steps to protect refugees and immigrants living in Alaska. This initiative comes after concerns arose regarding the Trump administration's immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) ... PSL members say the network’s primary goal is to shield families and communities from the disruptive effects of ICE actions ...