US launches private sponsorship program for refugees, including North Koreans



News US launches private sponsorship program for refugees, including North Koreans State Department says defectors referred by UN would be eligible, though only 224 have settled in US since 2004 Shreyas Reddy January 20, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON A North Korean child rides a trolleybus in Pyongyang, Oct. 2016 \| Image: NK News (Oct. 1, 2016) The U.S. State Department unveiled a new private sponsorship program for refugees Thursday, potentially paving the way for U.S. citizens and residents to play a direct role in supporting the resettlement of refugees from around the world — including North Korea. Hailing the launch of the new Welcome Corps, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement that the program seeks to mobilize at least 10,000 Americans this year to sponsor as many as 5,000 refugees approved under the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP). The U.S. State Department unveiled a new private sponsorship program for refugees Thursday, potentially paving the way for U.S. citizens and residents to play a direct role in supporting the resettlement of refugees from around the world — including North Korea. Hailing the launch of the new Welcome Corps, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement that the program seeks to mobilize at least 10,000 Americans this year to sponsor as many as 5,000 refugees approved under the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP). Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

News

US launches private sponsorship program for refugees, including North Koreans

State Department says defectors referred by UN would be eligible, though only 224 have settled in US since 2004

Shreyas Reddy January 20, 2023

US launches private sponsorship program for refugees, including North Koreans

A North Korean child rides a trolleybus in Pyongyang, Oct. 2016 | Image: NK News (Oct. 1, 2016)

The U.S. State Department unveiled a new private sponsorship program for refugees Thursday, potentially paving the way for U.S. citizens and residents to play a direct role in supporting the resettlement of refugees from around the world — including North Korea.

Hailing the launch of the new Welcome Corps, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement that the program seeks to mobilize at least 10,000 Americans this year to sponsor as many as 5,000 refugees approved under the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP).

Try unlimited access
Only $1 for four weeks

Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis
Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period
The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop
Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns
Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting

Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts.

Subscribe now

All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time.

US launches private sponsorship program for refugees, including North Koreans

Try unlimited accessOnly $1 for four weeks

Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most –

as selected by <img width="226" height="50" class="logo" src="https://www.nknews.org/wp-content/themes/nknews/images/header-logo.png" alt="NK News Logo">

One more step!

Trending

Recent Stories

About the Author

Shreyas Reddy

Try unlimited access
Only $1 for four weeks

Start your day with
the North Korea stories that matter most –

as selected by