Refugees | Hola America News https://holaamericanews.com The Midwest's Latino News Source Thu, 19 Feb 2026 13:33:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 https://holaamericanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Refugees | Hola America News https://holaamericanews.com 32 32 Iowa’s growth depends on immigrants as Trump policies slow new arrivals https://holaamericanews.com/iowas-growth-depends-on-immigrants-as-trump-policies-slow-new-arrivals/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:11:27 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=35366 By Holly Edgell, Daniel Wheaton, The Midwest Newsroom In 2010, the town of West Liberty made news when it became the first in Iowa to count more Hispanic or Latino residents […]

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]]> Iowa refugees are at risk from White House suspension of funding for resettlement services https://holaamericanews.com/iowa-refugees-are-at-risk-from-white-house-suspension-of-funding-for-resettlement-services/ Fri, 31 Jan 2025 16:49:57 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=28617 By  Lucia Cheng, Iowa Public Radio Des Moines, IA-One of President Donald Trump’s first executive orders suspended refugee resettlement programs in the U.S. indefinitely. Last Friday, the State Department notified […]

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]]> A second generation Holocaust survivor keeps his parents’ stories alive https://holaamericanews.com/a-second-generation-holocaust-survivor-keeps-his-parents-stories-alive/ Thu, 30 Jan 2025 22:13:29 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=28566 By Lucia Cheng, Iowa Public Radio Des Moines, IA-The 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp is known as International Holocaust Remembrance Day — a day which […]

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]]> Put on hold: Refugees and placement agencies question future under Trump immigration policies https://holaamericanews.com/put-on-hold-refugees-and-placement-agencies-question-future-under-trump-immigration-policies/ Tue, 28 Jan 2025 21:42:44 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=28446 By Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch Iowa groups scramble to make sense of new orders Des Moines, IA-Tika Bhandari has called Iowa home for the past 14 years.  After fleeing […]

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]]> A ‘home’ for immigrants, refugees: What’s in store for Polk County’s Global Neighbors? https://holaamericanews.com/a-home-for-immigrants-refugees-whats-in-store-for-polk-countys-global-neighbors/ Wed, 22 Jan 2025 15:47:14 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=28258 By Virginia Barreda, Des Moines Register Des Moines, IA-With the long-awaited sobering and mental health crisis center open, Polk County officials are turning their attention to its next-door neighbor ― […]

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]]> Survey of Lancaster County residents aims to better serve immigrants and refugees https://holaamericanews.com/survey-of-lancaster-county-residents-aims-to-better-serve-immigrants-and-refugees/ Thu, 09 Jan 2025 23:37:48 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=27913 By Kassidy Arena , Nebraska Public Media News Lincoln, NE-A Lincoln-based group is asking new Americans how the capital city and Lancaster County can provide better support as they transition […]

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]]> Nebraska Evolving: Somalis band together to aid new refugees in South Sioux, a ‘place of opportunity’ https://holaamericanews.com/nebraska-evolving-somalis-band-together-to-aid-new-refugees-in-south-sioux-a-place-of-opportunity/ Thu, 09 Jan 2025 22:32:05 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=27901 By Natalia Alamdari, Flatwater Free Press South Sioux City, NE- In a small office, Abdikadir Moalim translates work documents from English to Somali, helping a Tyson employee who needs to […]

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]]> AKWAABA QC was awarded a $20,000 grant from Hubbell-Waterman Foundation for its Community Navigators Program extension in Iowa. https://holaamericanews.com/akwaaba-qc-was-awarded-a-20000-grant-from-hubbell-waterman-foundation-for-its-community-navigators-program-extension-in-iowa/ Fri, 22 Nov 2024 16:53:15 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=27316 Moline, IL-The AKWAABA QC, an IRS 501(c) Tax Exempt nonprofit Community Organization is pleased to announce that it was recently awarded $20,000 of grant funding by The Hubbell-Waterman Foundation to support […]

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]]> Iowa immigrant and refugee-led groups team up to address health inequalities https://holaamericanews.com/iowa-immigrant-and-refugee-led-groups-team-up-to-address-health-inequalities/ Fri, 08 Apr 2022 21:48:02 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=18364 By Natalie Krebs, Iowa Public Radio Several refugee and immigrant-lead groups in Iowa have teamed up to address health inequities that have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Refugee […]

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]]> Afghan family of 14 resettled in Urbandale says they’ve gone days without food and other supplies https://holaamericanews.com/afghan-family-of-14-resettled-in-urbandale-says-theyve-gone-days-without-food-and-other-supplies/ Fri, 08 Apr 2022 21:41:49 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=18343 By Andrea May Sahouri, Des Moines Register After his family arrived in Des Moines on Feb. 15, Rahmatgul Safi said he came to believe that it was normal for refugees […]

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