Last year, the Governor of Texas declared that the state would no longer accept Syrian refugees, citing security concerns after the horrific attacks in Paris. The state demanded that the International Rescue Committee halt its resettlement programs or face a lawsuit. A federal judge on June 16, 2016 dismissed the lawsuit that would have banned refugee resettlement in Texas.

Displacement can happen to any one of us when war and disaster strikes. This is exactly what you’re about to watch: moments when people forced to flee their homes due to war and conflict arrive in the United States to start over. But they need support to begin this new chapter in their lives.