By Kim Briggeman/Missoulian

Forty-six women, men and children from war-torn lands in Africa and Iraq found new homes in Missoula in the final five months of 2016.

Refugee resettlement by the International Rescue Committee and volunteers of Soft Landing Missoula has become a movement near and dear to the city’s heart, while many across the state and nation voice opposition that matched in passion that of those doing the resettling. Read more.