Church World Service, a refugee resettlement agency in Lancaster County, is working with 30 people who were temporarily housed at military bases around the country.
Afghan refugees resettle in various Pennsylvania communities.
In the past 10 years, over half a million refugees have been resettled across the U.S. Two cities in Pennsylvania are ranked among the top ten in terms of per capita refugee resettlement.
By Andrea Tudhope/America Amplified Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf on Tuesday wrote Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to say his state will continue to welcome those facing persecution and danger, including people that other states won’t accept.
So far this federal fiscal year, 934 refugees resettled in Pennsylvania according to the most recent numbers available from the Pennsylvania Refugee Resettlement Program.
