resettle
verb
re·set·tle
(ˌ)rē-ˈse-tᵊl 
resettled; resettling
1
transitive
: to settle (someone or something) again or anew
especially
: to move (people) to a new place to live
efforts to resettle refugees
2
intransitive
: to become settled again or anew (as after disturbance or upheaval)
The family resettled in the United States.
resettlement
noun
plural resettlements
the resettlement of refugees
a resettlement program
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Trump administration halts refugee arrivals, leaving thousands stranded
The Trump administration has canceled travel plans for refugees previously approved to resettle in the United States, effectively stranding thousands worldwide.
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Among those affected are the more than 1,600 Afghans cleared to resettle in the U.S.
—Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Miller blocked the release of a Health and Human Services report that found the net economic impact of resettling refugees in the United States was overwhelmingly positive.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Biden wound up restoring the program and in 2024, resettled more than 100,000 refugees, which was a 30-year-high.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Among those affected are the more than 1,600 Afghans cleared to resettle in the U.S.
—Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Miller blocked the release of a Health and Human Services report that found the net economic impact of resettling refugees in the United States was overwhelmingly positive.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Biden wound up restoring the program and in 2024, resettled more than 100,000 refugees, which was a 30-year-high.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Resettle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resettle. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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