31 refugees from Somalia, Eritrea and Sudan including a family of three,  left Malta today to start a new life in the United States, under the US Refugee Resettlement Program (USRRP).  On arrival, they will be assisted by NGOs to proceed to their final destinations in various states.

Their departure brings the number of refugees resettled to the United States from Malta since 2007 to 958, including 147 this year. More resettlements to the United States are planned in the coming weeks.

1,592 refugees and beneficiaries of international protection have been relocated or resettled to various other countries from Malta since 2005, the Ministry of Home Affairs said.

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