From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Have you or your congregation or community group ever been involved in helping resettle or welcome refugees? If so please sign at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScxzn04NZ2iGiaBrxCz2PCj9NFhy57OUMd1wrZgdJOks8oJnA/viewform. The refugee resettlement program is in grave threat of being dismantled through … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Last week, reports surfaced that the administration is preparing to release an executive order that would grant authority to states and localities to deny refugee resettlement in their communities. This discriminatory and unlawful policy, in … Continued
From the Center for the Victims of Torture (http://www.cvt.org/): I never thought I would repeat the words I spoke in Geneva so long ago, but they ring in my ears once again: “Let us do something meaningful—something profound—to stem this … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Right now, the administration is considering how many refugees to welcome in 2020. Two weeks ago, reports surfaced that some administration officials have proposed resettling zero refugees in 2020 – all during the worst refugee … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Today, reports surfaced that some administration officials have proposed resettling zero refugees in 2020 – all during the worst refugee crisis in world history. Zeroing out refugee resettlement would amount to a full refugee ban, with grave … Continued
From Oxfam America (http://www.oxfamamerica.org): In honor of Independence Day, Oxfam brought together a diverse group of refugees, Temporary Protected Status holders, asylum seekers, and immigrants to recite “The New Colossus,” the poem at the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty. … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Thursday, June 20th ─ and the entire month of June ─ we come together to celebrate the courage and resilience of refugees and their contributions to U.S. communities. We also raise our voices in opposition … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Join us on Thursday, May 9th to tell your Members of Congress to protect refugees and restore the refugee resettlement program! Hundreds of refugees and advocates will be in Washington, DC that day to share why they care … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): An unprecedented 68 million people, including 25 million refugees, have been forced from their homes around the world. This is the worst refugee crisis in history. With global need at its highest, the Trump administration … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): January 27th marked two years of attacks by the administration against refugees and Muslims. During this time, we’ve seen firsthand the painful human impacts of negative administrative changes and the series of refugee and Muslim … Continued