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Of the 261 refugees newly arrived in North Dakota, about 30 newcomers settled in Bismarck; nine settled in Dickinson; 15 settled in Mandan, and Fargo saw the largest resettlement of about 160 people.
The sudden closure of Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota in January 2021 left people like Suheila Hamid in a lurch when it came to finding affordable legal services to help relatives immigrate to the U.S.
State refugee coordinator Holly Triska-Dally told lawmakers on Wednesday that North Dakota has the green light to resettle 69 Afghan evacuees in the Fargo area, 15 in the Bismarck area and 12 in the Dickinson area.