40,000 Cameroonian Refugees in the United States Receive Temporary Protected Status

At least 40,000 Cameroonian refugees living in the United States had left the country to escape the separatist conflict and terrorist attacks in Cameroon.

At least 40,000 Cameroonian refugees living in the United States had left the country to escape the separatist conflict and terrorist attacks in Cameroon. Human Rights Watch says Islamist violence in northern Cameroon has led to a major humanitarian crisis displacing more than 300,000 people since 2014.

The separatist conflict in western Cameroon and the Islamist insurgency in the north of the country have caused many to leave their homes and the country to seek refuge elsewhere.

The International Crisis Group says more than 6,000 people have been killed and more than 700,000 displaced in clashes between separatists and security forces since 2017.