Roanoke, Virginia: Refugee kills one wounds three at manufacturing company

No wonder Roanoke isn’t feeling very welcoming toward more refugees (remember this story! ). Hey, all you big companies looking for cheap refugee labor take note! We bring an awful lot of refugees in to America with mental illnesses. From WDBJ7 (Hat tip: Suzanne): ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ7) The man who shot and killed a person … Continue reading Roanoke, Virginia: Refugee kills one wounds three at manufacturing company

Roanoke, Virginia: Former Bosnian Muslim prison guard extradited to Bosnia, committed war crimes…

…..and surprise! surprise! lied on his application for refugee status. The US State Department is quick to say that refugees are thoroughly screened before arriving in the US, don’t believe them.   The case of Almaz Nezirovic is not the first case of refugee fraud we have reported over the years. From WDBJ-7 (hat tip: Robin): … Continue reading Roanoke, Virginia: Former Bosnian Muslim prison guard extradited to Bosnia, committed war crimes…

An inside look at the lives of Roanoke, VA refugee volunteers

Here is a feature story in the Roanoke Times about Jim and Diana Martin and their work with Bhutanese (Nepalis) refugees that reportedly consumes 80 hours a week between the two of them. [By the way, if the resettlement agency they volunteer for is in the match grant system, their hours are recorded as in-kind … Continue reading An inside look at the lives of Roanoke, VA refugee volunteers

Roanoke, VA: Bosnian “refugee” lied to get into US

Two weeks ago we learned that Iraqis lied about their military “careers” in Iraq, here, and now it’s a Bosnian in Roanoke. From WSLS-10: ROANOKE, VA –A former guard at the Rabic camp in Derventa Municipality of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who allegedly committed abuses against Serb civilians being detained at the camp, has been indicted … Continue reading Roanoke, VA: Bosnian “refugee” lied to get into US

Refugee would-be kidnappers sentenced in Roanoke, VA

We first reported this story in May, here.  Yesterday a judge in Roanoke, Virginia sentenced four former refugees to short prison sentences and deportation when they are released from prison in the attempted kidnapping case that shocked rural Virginia. From the Roanoke Times: The plot was bizarre, carefully planned and amateurishly executed: To make money in … Continue reading Refugee would-be kidnappers sentenced in Roanoke, VA