refugees

Gov. Kim Reynolds’ rejection of a federal request to accept migrant children into Iowa has sparked some criticism from a number of advocacy groups in the state.

Two advocacy organizations for Iowa’s immigrants and refugees are merging this week.The nonprofits decided to become one because some immigrant needs are still unmet in the state.

Host Ben Kieffer speaks with Iowa Public Radio reporters about the biggest news stories in the state this week.

Host Ben Kieffer speaks with Iowa Public Radio reporters about the biggest news stories in the state this week.

A group that helps resettle refugees in central Iowa is preparing the area for possible new arrivals.

The families of three workers who died after contracting the coronavirus in a Tyson meatpacking plant in Waterloo are suing the company. In a lawsuit…

Meatpacking plants continue to be a driving factor in coronavirus outbreaks across rural America. In Iowa, refugees from Myanmar are among the…

Black Hawk County officials say more than a thousand employees of the Tyson plant in Waterloo have tested positive for the coronavirus. That’s more than…

The Black Hawk County Board of Health is formally calling for the temporary closure of the Tyson meat processing plant in Waterloo. Local public health…

For years, refugees who have survived political persecution, hunger and war in Latin America, Southeast Asia and East and Central Africa have come to Iowa…