The current global refugee population has grown to 26 million people who have fled their home countries in fear of persecution. This number is only a fraction of the population of 79.5 million forcibly displaced people. This staggering number includes refugees, asylum seekers, and internally displaced people.

At the height of the refugee crisis, the Trump administration has instituted a refugee quota of 18,000, the lowest number since the 1980 Refugee Act. On October 1st, President Trump announced to congress, 34 minutes before the quota deadline, that he intends to set the 2021 refugee quota at 15,000, the lowest it has ever been in the history of the United States.

This website aims to educate people about the history of this global crisis, the history of U.S. refugee policy, refugees contributions to their communities, and ways people can help.