From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): The Administration met with Congress on Monday October 1st to consult on refugee resettlement and set the refugee admissions goal for Fiscal Year 2019. Despite outcry from Members of Congress on both sides of the … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): The administration has just set the refugee admissions goal for next fiscal year at 30,000 – the lowest level in U.S. history. This drastically low number will leave tens of thousands of vulnerable refugees without … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): In an urgent effort to stop the administration from cutting refugee resettlement to a drastic new low, we are launching our brand new #Welcome75k Toolkit and a religious leader sign-on letter. Please join us … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Right now, the administration is trying to further dismantle the refugee resettlement program by setting the refugee admissions goal at a drastic new low of 25,000 for fiscal year 2019. This reduction would follow this … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): In anticipation of the FY19 presidential determination this fall, IRAP, Amnesty, HIAS, and LIRS have put together a sign-on letter for state and local elected officials to express their support for refugees in their communities … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): By March 31st, the halfway point for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018, the administration will have resettled just over 10,000 refugees, nowhere near on track to meet the 45,000 admissions goal set for this year. … Continued
From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org): As attention in Washington, DC this week rightly turns to indictments in the Russia investigation, let’s not forget the over 22 million people still trapped in the worst global refugee crisis in … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Let me tell you a story about Deborah, a Ugandan mom who was resettled in Ohio and is separated from her 3 daughters and 12-year-old son. Her petitions to reunify her family were approved by … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): This Thursday (Oct. 26), the U.S. House Judiciary Committee is holding an oversight hearing on the U.S. refugee resettlement program. Refugee resettlement is a life-saving opportunity for individuals and families fleeing persecution to rebuild … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): The Trump administration set the refugee admissions goal for next fiscal year at 45,000 – the lowest goal in U.S. history and a reprehensible violation of our nation’s values of compassion, hospitality, and welcome. We … Continued