From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): At this moment, there’s an estimated 100 million forcibly displaced people globally including over 31 million refugees. The world is faced with the greatest displacement and refugee crisis in history. Now is a critical time … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): In August, U.S. Representatives and Senators are in their home states and districts for their in-district work period (July 29th – September 12th for the House and August 5th-September 5th for the Senate), also known … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Right now, the Biden administration is considering how many refugees the United States will commit to resettling in Fiscal Year 2023. With 100 million displaced people in the world, including more than 36 million refugees, … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): With more than 84 million people who have been forced from their homes, the need for long-term protections for refugees has never been greater. Now is a critical time to see that our national leaders … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): The world is faced with the greatest displacement and refugee crisis in history, and it is imperative that the United States restore its bold leadership in the global humanitarian response. The Biden administration has responded … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): War, conflict, and persecution have forced millions to leave their homes, creating more refugees than at any other time in history. Most recently, conflicts resulted in hundreds of thousands of Afghans at risk – as many as … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Today, the Biden administration announced that it will keep the historic-low refugee admissions goal of 15,000 in place for the remainder of this fiscal year, despite promising to raise the goal to 62,500. Although the administration plans … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): The previous administration dismantled the refugee resettlement program by more than 80% and set consecutively historic-low refugee admissions goals, with a FY 2021 refugee admissions goal of only 15,000. This is despite facing the worst refugee … Continued
rom Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): The Biden administration is expected to take executive action to increase refugee arrivals and begin restoring the resettlement program any day. This is particularly welcome news, in light of strong support for America as a beacon of … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): The Biden administration is expected to take executive action to increase refugee arrivals and begin restoring the resettlement program any day. This is particularly welcome news, in light of strong support for America as a beacon of … Continued