Refugees trickle in to Twin Falls, Idaho

Add “trickle” to our descriptive media word-list about this years’ refugee flow to America. Previously we joked about “plummeting” numbers (dip, tumble, drop dramatically, drastically decline, etc.). Now we can add “trickle.” Mr. Chobani Yogurt must be a bit annoyed as the refugee worker stream to his Twin Falls yogurt plant must be trickling too. … Continue reading Refugees trickle in to Twin Falls, Idaho

Messy business as Miliband and refugee agency embroiled in fraud and sexual harassment charges involving DR Congo

Two days ago I wondered why the International Rescue Committee*** statement on Trump’s budget cuts did not feature newshound David Miliband (IRC CEO) making the comments against the President. Look at this! Headline from the UK Daily Mail yesterday. I guess he had bigger problems bubbling up than Trump’s budget this week: Charity fronted by … Continue reading Messy business as Miliband and refugee agency embroiled in fraud and sexual harassment charges involving DR Congo

Lutherans announce departure of CEO Hartke amid claims of financial irregularities, poor management

Linda Hartke is the second refugee contracting agency CEO in a matter of months to step down apparently involuntarily from the leadership of one of nine federal refugee contractors.***     She follows Lavinia Limon (USCRI) who was, we heard from sources, “pushed out” last October (see here).  No explanation was ever given about Limon’s … Continue reading Lutherans announce departure of CEO Hartke amid claims of financial irregularities, poor management

Major resettlement contractor silent about 'retirement' of top official

We told you here a few days ago that Lavinia Limon suddenly retired from the US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) in October.  That is about the same time that another major State Department refugee contractor was having internal reshuffling problems as well. Michael Leahy at Breitbart ,who has done extensive reporting on the refugee … Continue reading Major resettlement contractor silent about 'retirement' of top official