ABOUT THIS PROJECT
Halted refugee resettlement, rescinded SNAP benefits, fear of deportation – read along in the coming months as we go deeper into how the changes to immigration policy under the Trump administration have upended life for the thousands of refugees who now call Nebraska home.
Stories in this project
Refuge at risk: In Trump’s second term, Nebraska’s once-thriving refugee resettlement landscape has come undone
In the past year, all new Nebraska refugees have come from one country: South Africa. The near-freeze has drained funding for resettlement agencies and upended the lives of the people they’re meant to serve.
April 3
With SNAP aid cut off, a refugee father of 8 wonders how he’ll keep food on the table
Federal restrictions on food assistance went into effect in Nebraska in October. Now, thousands of refugees have lost the aid that for nearly 50 years helped keep newly arrived families fed.
May 13
Contributors
- Reported by Emily Wolf
- Edited by Natalia Alamdari
- Photos by Naomi Delkamiller, Lily Smith and Eric Gregory
- Illustrations by Hanscom Park Studio