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Medical personnel from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention arrived in Farmville Monday to address what has become the largest coronavirus outbreak at an immigration detention center in the United States.

At Harrisonburg High School, a program for refugee youth five years in the making helps them develop leadership skills and adapt to their new home.

Listen to an excerpt from the Education episode of VPM's upcoming podcast, Resettled, which explores the process of refugee resettlement in Virginia through the voices of those directly experiencing it.

The Trump administration is cutting the number of refugees allowed into the country by nearly half. This comes as the offices supporting refugees are closing across the country.

Local PBS station will sponsor an entertainment stage, offer children’s activities, and collect and record community interviews for VPM’s “Resettled”…

World Refugee Day, was recognized for the first time this year by the state of Virginia. Thousands of refugees have restarted lives in the Commonwealth including about 700people forced to leave Bhutan because of ethnic cleansing. One woman shares her journey to Richmond and how she's pursuing her dreams.

What’s it like for a refugee to rebuild their career in Virginia? One man - who was an executive chef in Afghanistan - took jobs in small kitchens cooking for buffets. But he never lost hope.

The closure comes as the number of refugees vetted and admitted into the United States continues to drop. This year marked the lowest number of refugees resettling in the states since the signing of the Refugee Resettlement Act in 1980.