Oklahoma Welcomes Hundreds Of Afghan Refugees — Despite The State GOP’s Objections
The first Afghan refugee assigned to Tulsa arrived Friday evening at Tulsa International Airport and was welcomed by Catholic Charities.
The first Afghan refugee assigned to Tulsa arrived Friday evening at Tulsa International Airport and was welcomed by Catholic Charities.
The first Afghan refugee assigned to Tulsa arrived Friday evening at Tulsa International Airport and was welcomed by Catholic Charities.
“It’s a testament to the incredible hearts and the incredible people that we have here in our community who step forward and say, ‘You know what? We’ll do this,’” said Deacon Kevin Sartorius, executive director of Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma.
TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — A local nonprofit is asking for the community’s help in welcoming 800 Afghan refugees to Tulsa in the next coming weeks. As the sole refugee resettlement agency for Oklahoma, the Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma has been asked to take in refugees by the US State Department. Made up...
Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma is getting ready for the arrival of 800 Afghan refugees in Tulsa.
Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma is getting ready for the arrival of 800 Afghan refugees in Tulsa.
Eight hundred Afghan refugees are expected to arrive in Tulsa in the next three to four months, with more possible in the future, an official with Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma said Wednesday.
Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma has received word that as many as eight hundred refugees from Afghanistan will likely arrive in Tulsa in the coming weeks.
Tuesday, Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma announced eight hundred refugees (or two hundred families) will be moving into Green Country in the coming weeks. Right now, many of them are at military bases in Europe and the Middle East being screened and processed by the Federal government.
Catholic Charities, as the sole refugee resettlement agency for Oklahoma, has been asked by the US State Department to receive 800 Afghan citizens to the Tulsa Area. Made up of approximately 200 families, these refugees have been rescued from the difficult situation that has unfolded at the Kabul airport. The...