New name.
Same mission.
LIRS is now Global Refuge.
Welcoming newcomers since 1939.
See Our EvolutionLIRS is now Global Refuge.
Welcoming newcomers since 1939.
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Olesia came to the United States with nothing but a small bag and her six-year-old daughter, Kira, in tow.
Experience the StoryEvery person has a story. We invite you to learn from the resilient people who have shared theirs with us.
Helal Massomi was forced to flee her country and seek safety in the United States.
Hussain Kazimi came to the United States in 2014 on a Special Immigrant Visa after serving the U.S. mission in Afghanistan as a translator.