Local, federal, and international organizations supporting refugees through the process of getting settled in a new country and home. Includes the Office of Refugee Resettlement and selected sites of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM)
PRM has primary responsibility for formulating U.S. policies on population, refugees, and migration and for administering refugee assistance and admissions programs. Operated by the U.S. Department of State. Attention: Non-MDH link
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The lead federal public health agency, operated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Selected programs and resources: Attention: Non-MDH links
Travelers’ Health
Information to assist travelers and health care providers in preventing illness and injury during international travel.
CDC Wonder
Provides access to a wide variety of reports and numeric public health data.
Customs and Border Protection, Immigration Inspection Program Customs and Border Protection officers inspect arriving refugees at ports of entry and determine their admissibility. Operated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Attention: Non-MDH link
Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)
Provides post-arrival programs to refugees arriving in the U.S. Operated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Attention: Non-MDH link
Refugee Mental Health Program (RMHP) The RMHP, through an Intra-Agency Agreement with the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), provides refugee mental health consultation and technical assistance to federal, state, or local agencies at no cost. Priority is given to ORR-funded programs. Attention: Non-MDH link
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
The official site of U.S. immigration services. Responsible for establishing immigration services, policies and priorities and adjudicating immigrant petitions and asylum and refugee applications. Attention: Non-MDH link
Immigrant Policy
Information on federal and state immigrant policies from the National Conference of State Legislatures. Attention:
Non-MDH link
International Organization for Migration
Intergovernmental organization responsible for overseas medical examination of refugees, management of refugee movement to the U.S., and some cultural orientation for refugees overseas. Attention: Non-MDH link
Refugee Council USA
A coalition of non-governmental organizations that provide advocacy on issues affecting the rights of refugees, asylum seekers, displaced persons, victims of trafficking, and victims of torture in the U.S. and across the world. Attention: Non-MDH link
