Nearly 2 years old and barefoot, Jana Zain Alabedeen wobbles around the front lawn of her family’s new home in El Cajon. The toddler plays with a tub of blocks in the corner, moves on to a worn baseball on the ground, then finally settles on rolling a basketball about the fenced-in yard. Her father, Samir Zain Alabedeen, encourages her ... Read More »
The International Rescue Committee’s acting executive director in San Diego details changes made after a KPBS investigation found refugee families were placed in homes that were too small for the size of the families. Read More »
After a posting for the position appeared online last week, the IRC's national office confirmed the San Diego executive director is no longer with the agency. Read More »
The International Rescue Committee says it has found problems with the way its San Diego branch placed refugees in rental housing. Read More »
Abed Samadi stood frozen as chaos buzzed around him. Bodies darted back and forth. Yells echoed in the air. But for the sixth-grader who had just moved to El Cajon as a refugee from Afghanistan, this chaos was good. It was fun. It was a giant game of tag. A smile spread across his face, and Abed joined his P.E. ... Read More »
Refugees say resettlement workers put them at risk of losing their homes because falsified lease documents omitted occupants. Read More »
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