refugees

Hannah Arendt came of age in Germany as Hitler rose to power, before escaping to the United States as a Jewish refugee. Arendt’s time as a political prisoner, refugee and survivor in Europe informed her groundbreaking insights into the human condition, the refugee crisis and totalitarianism. A PBS documentary” Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny” takes a closer look at one of the most fearless political writers of modern times who still inspires us today.

The confluence of settlement, immigration and detention illustrates the complex issues that are in the headlines and in our identity. In the books We were Illegal: Uncovering a Texas Family’s Mythmaking and Migration and After the Last Border: Two Families and the Story of Refuge in America, Jessica Goudeau takes two hard looks at the making of America and the stories we tell ourselves about our place in the nation. In the book, The Migrant's Jail: An American History of Mass Incarceration, Brianna Nofil examines the cruelty of the U.S. immigration bureaucracy and the criminal justice system it gave rise to.

Refugee Services of Texas, the state’s largest resettlement agency, is shutting down after 45 years. RST made the announcement on Friday.

Nearly one year after leaving their city of Dnipro to escape the Ukraine-Russia war, 37-year-old Maria Shvetsova and her 4-year-old daughter have gradually adjusted to life in San Antonio.

The website, AfghansInSA.org, is a clearing house for donation and volunteer opportunities and resources for newly arriving Afghans. About 300 Afghan refugees are expected to arrive in San Antonio in the coming weeks.

The sudden influx means resettlement agencies are rushing to secure a range of services for evacuees as they begin a new chapter of their lives.

TPR's Jerry Clayton spoke with Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson, who is working tirelessly to evacuate a group of Afghan women mountain climbers. For years, they defied societal norms and expectations. Now find themselves in harm's way.

At least 100 Afghan refugees are expected to arrive in Austin this week, with more coming later.

Virtual reality wellness is a new developing form of healing. Studio Bahia is a non-profit that started in San Antonio that aims to make this therapy more accessible.

For those who can’t stay indoors, the rain threatens their belongings, including legal documents, and heightens disease risk in the asylum-seeker camp.