Despite objections from Gov. Chris Christie and president-elect Donald Trump, the Archdiocese of Newark will begin resettling refugees from Syria and other warring nations next month.
After a slow start, it appears increasingly likely that the Obama administration will hit its goal of admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees into the United States before the end of September.
European Union and Turkish leaders were locked in tense negotiations on Friday as the EU seeks to send tens of thousands of migrants back to Turkey and ease the pressure from a human emergency that is increasingly dividing the bloc.
The debate over tough new screening procedures for Syrian and Iraqi refugees should be driven by facts, not fearmongering, says Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, ahead of a key vote that had at least one Republican presidential candidate changing his campaign schedule.
House Republicans renewed their call Friday for swift Senate action on a bill cracking down on Syrian and Iraqi refugees, following the arrests of two Iraqi-born men on terrorism-related charges.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been named Time's Person of the Year, praised by the magazine for her leadership on everything from Syrian refugees to the Greek debt crisis.
Dennis and I were talking about having compassion versus security today regarding the Syrian refugee question. Here's one of the best explanations as to why we shouldn't be accepting Syrian refugees.
Following the bloody ISIS attacks in Paris and growing concerns the terror group may try to strike in this country, the debate continues over whether to completely suspend the flow of Syrian refugees into the United States. One young Syrian woman who now calls the Garden State home is hoping that doesn’t happen.