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An open cardboard box contains bags of rice and trail mix, canned sliced peaches and cartons of milk.

Government, Health & Welfare

Wisconsin to cut FoodShare, Medicaid for thousands of refugees under new federal rules

by Paul Kiefer / Wisconsin Watch June 30, 2026June 30, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Wisconsin will begin enforcing new federal eligibility rules that cut FoodShare and Medicaid for an estimated 7,200 refugees and other legally present immigrants.

A person sits at a desk in an office, wearing a plaid shirt, with stacks of papers and books including one titled “Federal Immigration Laws and Regulations” nearby.

Government, Health & Welfare

Refugee resettlement agencies try to keep doors open as White House shuts out new arrivals

by Paul Kiefer / Wisconsin Watch January 9, 2026January 8, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Cartons, a large bag of rice, a can labeled "sliced peaches," and a sealed bag of mixed nuts and dried fruit sit inside an open cardboard box.

Health & Welfare

Refugee advocates brace for impact from federal limits on food aid

by Paul Kiefer / Wisconsin Watch December 8, 2025December 8, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Many banners in a room. One says “What impact did the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan have on you?”

Health & Welfare

‘Our Afghan Neighbors’ exhibit explores life for Fox Valley refugees

by Joe Schulz / WPR February 4, 2025February 4, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

They escaped the Taliban. Now these women in Wisconsin face a new challenge: the high cost of college.

by Zhen Wang / Wisconsin Watch October 13, 2022September 4, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A Syrian family settles in Wisconsin, just before U.S. refugee pipeline closes

by Dee J. Hall / Wisconsin Watch February 3, 2017December 11, 2017 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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