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Cleveland refugee communities struggle with the impact of new travel restrictions

An increasing number of refugees call northeast ohio home... 

In 'Cleveland', refugee resettlement has nearly doubled in just the past year.  From roughly 670 to 1,100 people. 

Understandably, there is still much confusion around president Donald Trump's executive order - temporarily barring citizens from seven largely muslim countries, and some refugees, from entering the U.S. 

For more on how the impact of the action is being directly felt in our community, we turn to Darrielle Snipes and Tony Ganzer 

Tony Ganzer, ideastream