refugees

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The attacks come as sensitivities around migrants have grown in parts of Germany following a large influx of asylum seekers and refugees in 2015.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

He is the son of refugees who fled communist Vietnam and grew up in the San Gabriel Valley.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Enchassi had grown up in Lebanon, in a family of Palestinian refugees.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

He has called on the bishops to defend the rights and dignity of immigrants and refugees, and they have answered by submitting legal briefs to the Supreme Court on their behalf.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

He had covered a lot of conflicts—including the Iran-Iraq war and the crises in Cambodia, Rwanda, and the Congo—and he had followed the plight of refugees in Sudan, Iran, India, and Pakistan.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai