Jon Trauth 2 & Karleah Harris 3 Introduction Immigration is one of the most controversial “hot button” issues facing our country at this time due to the threat of terrorism on one side and, on the other side, the basic tenets of the foundation of the United States of America (USA) to graciously accept “…your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free” as the inscription on the Statue of Liberty reads (Lazarus, 2002, p� 20)� In March 2017, the new U�S� administration began a series of expedited and ill-planned attempts, “protecting the nation from foreign terrorist entry into the United States,” to limit immigrants from several countries who are predominantly followers of Islam (Rubenstein, 2017, p� 1190)� “Intense vetting” of applicants is practised under the stated premise of minimizing national security risks� This has invoked turmoil and great uncertainty among incoming immigrants and those residing in the U�S� (McElmurry, Kerr, Brown, Zamora, & Center, 2016)� While these challenges are significant and highly problematic, they only add to the difficulties that have already existed for immigrant populations, particularly refugees, who have arrived in the US for a better life over the 2� Miami University, Oxford, OH�, EdD, LISW-S, Miami, US Email:trauthj@miamioh�edu, jonathan�trauth@unitedresourceconnection� 3� Miami University, Oxford, OH� Email: karleah�harris@gmail�com Counselling and Social Casework Practice among Newly Resettled Refugees in the United States