Twenty-four-year-old Doha Ibrahim Ammouri, a refugee from Syria, lives in Azraq refugee camp in Jordan with her husband and children. She volunteers as a receptionist in the International Rescue Committee’s reproductive health clinic in the camp. Despite a national coronavirus lockdown in Jordan, Doha and her colleagues continue to provide essential medical care—safely.

In the past, accepting refugees united Republicans and Democrats. But the current administration has set the lowest number of refugee admissions in United States history. Take a look back at some of the U.S. presidents who took a more welcoming stance toward refugees.

In a 1957 short film, actor Marlon Brando urges viewers to assist refugees fleeing the Hungarian Revolution by making a donation to the International Rescue Committee.

The IRC’s CEO and president, David Miliband, shares why it’s critical that we stand with refugees and asylum seekers. 

Refugees and asylum seekers aren’t numbers, but people with lives you would recognize. They are mothers, fathers, daughters and sons. They are neighbors, teachers, students, employees and business owners. They are also your closest friends. We asked refugees resettled in the U.S. and their neighbors how they became friends, what they learned from each other and why more Americans should welcome newcomers. Explore more stories.