February 1, 2012 LETTER -- LIRS Welcomes the Violence Against Women Act of 2011
January 6, 2012 NEWS RELEASE -- LIRS Welcomes New Policy to Protect American Families
December 15, 2011 NEWS RELEASE-- Despite Budget Woes, Congress Prepares to Spend More Money Locking Up Migrants
December 13, 2011 STATEMENT -- LIRS Statement for Hearing: "H.R. 1823, the Criminal Code Modernization and Simplification Act of 2011"
November 4, 2011 LETTER -- LIRS Supports Introduction of the Foster Children Opportunity Act
October 27, 2011 NEWS RELEASE -- LIRS Detention Report Reconciles Immigration Enforcement with Humanitarian Concerns
October 18, 2011 NEWS RELEASE -- LIRS Calls on Congress to Extend SSI for Vulnerable Refugees
October 13, 2011 LETTER -- LIRS Welcomes the Protecting American Families and Businesses Act of 2011
August 22, 2011 NEWS RELEASE -- ELCA Calls on Members to Support Compassionate Immigration Reforms
August 16, 2011 STATEMENT -- LIRS Applauds Extension of Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians
August 9, 2011 LETTER -- LIRS Applauds the Introduction of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Extension for Refugees
July 26, 2011 STATEMENT -- LIRS Statement for Senate Hearing on the Economic Imperative for Enacting Immigration Reform
July 21, 2011 STATEMENT -- LIRS Welcomes Legislation to Protect Children and Families at Risk of Separation
July 12, 2011 LETTER -- LIRS Supports Introduction of the Torture Victims Relief and Reauthorization Act of 2011
July 1, 2011 STATEMENT -- LIRS Welcomes the Introduction of New Trafficking Legislation
June 24, 2011 LETTER -- LIRS Commends the Baltimore City Council for Passing a Resolution Calling for the Suspension of Secure Communities
June 24, 2011 STATEMENT -- LIRS Welcomes the Introduction of Immigration Reform Legislation
June 16, 2011 STATEMENT -- LIRS Welcomes the Refugee Protection Act of 2011
June 15, 2011 STATEMENT -- LIRS Statement for Hearing: "H.R. 2164, the Legal Workforce Act"
May 24, 2011 STATEMENT -- LIRS Statement for Hearing: "H.R. 1932, the Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2011"
May 18, 2011 STATEMENT -- LIRS Statement for Hearing on Improving Efficiency and Ensuring Justice in the Immigration Court System
May 11, 2011 STATEMENT -- LIRS Calls on Congress to Finally Pass the DREAM Act
May 3, 2011 STATEMENT-- LIRS Concerned About State and Local Law Enforcement Participation in Interpreting and Enforcing Federal Immigration Laws
April 14, 2011 LETTER -- LIRS Supports New Integration Legislation
April 12, 2011 STATEMENT-- Improving the Welcome for Refugees Resettled to the United States
April 5, 2011 STATEMENT -- LIRS Supports Legislation to Provide Permanency to Liberian Migrants in the United States
February 24, 2011 STATEMENT -- The Impact of Budget Proposals on Justice, Job Creation, Public Safety, and Civil Liberties
January 26, 2011 STATEMENT -- LIRS Statement on Worksite Enforcement
January 24, 2011 STATEMENT -- LIRS Laments Harmful Impacts of Proposed State Legislation
December 20, 2010 STATEMENT -- LIRS Responds to the Senate DREAM Act Vote
December 17, 2010 STATEMENT -- LIRS and Lutheran Leaders Call for Passage of the DREAM Act
December 2, 2010 STATEMENT- LIRS Celebrates the Passage of the Help HAITI Act
September 30, 2010 STATEMENT -- Sudanese Refugees Call on Congress to Increase Protection
September 24, 2010 LETTER -- LIRS Urges Support for the DREAM Act
September 24, 2010 STATEMENT -- LIRS Calls for the Immediate Passage of Legislation to Extend Assistance to Elderly and Disabled Refugees and Humanitarian Migrants
July 27, 2010 STATEMENT -- LIRS Celebrates the Passage of Legislation in the House of Representatives to Provide Permanency to Vulnerable Haitian Orphans
July 15, 2010 STATEMENT -- Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service Commends LCMS Anti-Trafficking Resolution: National Synod Prayerfully Supports U.N. Efforts to End Modern-Day Slavery
July 14, 2010 STATEMENT -- The Ethical Imperative for Reform of our Immigration System
June 29, 2010 STATEMENT -- The HELP Separated Children Act Would Protect Children and Families Impacted by Immigration Enforcement
June 17, 2010 STATEMENT -- LIRS World Refugee Day 2010 Statement
May 3, 2010 STATEMENT -- LIRS Applauds Launch of Comprehensive Immigration Reform Framework
March 15, 2010 STATEMENT -- The Refugee Protection Act of 2010 Would Ensure U.S. Commitment to Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Children and Other Vulnerable Migrants
March 9, 2010 LETTER -- LIRS Applauds the Introduction of the HELP Act of 2010
January 27, 2010 STATEMENT -- Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service Responds to Haiti Crisis: Best Interest Determinations for Separated and Unaccompanied Haitian Children
January 25, 2010 NEWS RELEASE -- LIRS Applauds Increased Funding for Refugee Resettlement: State Department Doubles Reception and Placement Grant
January 22, 2010 NEWS RELEASE -- Linda Hartke Named President and CEO of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service
December 22, 2009 STATEMENT -- LIRS Applauds Parole Announcement and Calls for More Reforms to the Immigration Detention System
November 19, 2009 STATEMENT -- Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service Applauds Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's Call for Immigration Reform
October 8, 2009 NEWS RELEASE -- LIRS Questions Recent Decision to Suspend Services for Vulnerable Immigrant Youth: Organization Implores Government to Uphold Best Interests of Children in U.S. Custody
October 8, 2009 STATEMENT -- Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Faith-Based Perspectives
October 7, 2009 STATEMENT - LIRS Encouraged by DHS Planned Detention Reforms
August 20, 2009 NEWS RELEASE -- Lutherans Continue to Advocate for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
August 8, 2009 NEWS RELEASE -- Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service Hopeful That Detention Reform Will Continue
July 29, 2009 STATEMENT -- Lutheran Leaders Support Critical Immigration Detention Reforms
July 30, 2009 NEWS RELEASE -- Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service Welcomes First Refugees from Darfur
May 20, 2009 STATEMENT -- Lutheran Leaders Support Reforms to the Family-Based Immigration System: A Statement from LIRS and the Rev. H. Julian Gordy, Bishop of the Southeastern Synod of the ELCA
May 5, 2009 STATEMENT -- Postville, Iowa, One Year Later: A Statement from LIRS and 16 Bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
April 15, 2009 NEWS RELEASE -- Deffenbaugh to Resign as Head of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service
February 26, 2009 STATEMENT -- LIRS and Bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Call for Fair and Humane Treatment of Immigration Detainees
December 11, 2008 NEWS RELEASE – LIRS Applauds Passage of Trafficking Bill That Protects Vulnerable Children
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