Colorado Refugee Community Volunteers

06/06/2026

In May 2026, *every single one* of the 599 refugees admitted in the U.S. were white South Africans. None of them meet the legal definition of a refugee.

In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 6,665 white South Africans, three Afghans (back in November 2025), and nobody else.

For reference, the U.S. admitted 100,060 refugees in 2024.

05/26/2026

"Afghans, many of whom fought and risked their lives to protect Americans over the course of twenty years, may be deported back to the very government that remains allied with al Qaeda. We asked for their help to hunt down the people who attacked us on September 11th, and at infinite personal risk, they gave it. Then we offered our help, giving them a safe place to live—and now we’re going back on our word." ⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇

05/24/2026

05/22/2026

In the words of Harry Vanderspeigle, this is some bu****it. (see comments!)⬇⬇⬇

04/24/2026

Excuse us while we scream into the void. (See below)

04/21/2026

The Trump administration, after shutting down a resettlement program for Afghans who aided U.S. forces, is now negotiating to relocate up to 1,100 of those individuals to Africa, specifically to the Democratic Republic of Congo. Details in the comments.

03/20/2026

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03/20/2026

03/12/2026

Take eight minutes to watch this story from PBS Newshour. Please check in with your refugee friends. Things are not OK. What is happening in Minnesota is also happening nationwide.

Minnesota continues to deal with the fallout from the monthslong federal immigration crackdown. Even though the number of agents in the state has dwindled, many immigrants in Minnesota say they remain fearful. As special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports, that includes those who entered the c...

02/25/2026

More of this energy in the universe, please.