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Resources
for Media
Fact Sheets:
Who is a
refugee?
Definition
Any person
who is
outside any
country of
such
person's
nationality
or, in the
case of a
person
having no
nationality,
is outside
any country
in which
such person
last
habitually
resided, and
who is
unable or
unwilling to
return to,
and is
unable or
unwilling to
avail
himself or
herself of
the
protection
of, that
country
because of
persecution
or a
well-founded
fear of
persecution
on account
of race,
religion,
nationality,
membership
in a
particular
social
group, or
political
opinion.
Individuals
granted
refugee
status
overseas by
the U.S.
Department
of Homeland
Security are
brought to
the United
States for
resettlement
by the U.S.
Department
of State.
Voluntary
agencies and
ORR through
their
programs
assist with
their
resettlement
and
integration
into the
U.S.
Refugees are
eligible to
receive ORR
benefits and
services
from the
first day
they arrive
in the U.S.
(Office
for Refugee
Resettlement,
US
Department
of Health
and Human
Services)
What is IOR?
IOR
Fact Sheet
How does IOR
work with
the
resettlement
agencies?
Idaho
Refugee
Resettlement
Organizational
Chart
What
services are
provided the
resettlement
programs?
Idaho Office
for
Refugees:
Core
Services &
Extended
Services
How are refugees resettled in the US?
Security
Screening of
Refugees
Admitted to
the US: A
Details and
Vigorous
Process
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