Utah is experiencing an uptick in international refugees arriving in the state. The Utah Refugee Services Office reports a 500% increase in arrivals between 2021 and 2022, pushing numbers to just higher than 2016 levels.
While arrival numbers were declining, they’ve started to climb again, giving more refugees what many say is an opportunity to be embraced as new Beehive State residents.| Sep. 1, 2023, 12:00 p.m.
The Voytyuks are among millions of people worldwide who have been displaced because of human rights violations, ethnic cleansing, war, regime change, and many other forms of persecution, conflict and violence. People who meet this definition can be considered for refugee status if they are outside the U.S., or asylum status if they are already within the country.
Catholic Community Services and the International Rescue Committee greet refugees with caseworkers and volunteers when they arrive in Utah. There was a drop in admission numbers nationally and in Utah, though the exact number depends on who you ask, with reported arrival numbers for 2022 ranging between 450 and 1,816.
But the state division reported a more than 500% increase in arrivals between 2021 and 2022 pushing numbers to higher than 2016 levels.
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