August 22, 2019: For Immediate Release LIRS Condemns Administration’s Proposal to Let States and Cities Veto Refugee Admissions Baltimore, MD – Following reports that the Trump … Read more
August 21, 2019; For Immediate Release Statement on Trump Proposal to Lengthen Detention Time Of Immigrant Families With Children In the latest attack on the … Read more
The term asylum seeker is often in the news these days, but can you correctly answer these questions about those who flee the unimaginable?
You shall also love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. Deuteronomy 10:19 August 12, 2019; For Immediate Release “Public Charge” … Read more
Equip yourself with the facts and urge Congress to implement practical and compassionate immigration reform today. On the “National Emergency” On the Wall How to Take … Read more
Recognizing that the conditions of detention for immigration purposes have deteriorated over the last several years, the Commission of Civil Rights recently voted to appoint … Read more
American leadership on humanitarian matters, including refugee resettlement, has taken a heavy blow over the last two years. In 2016, the annual refugee ceiling for … Read more
Written Statement of Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, President and CEO of LIRS (Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service) For a Hearing of the House Homeland Security Committee … Read more
Our Afghan allies need your help. Since 2002, the U.S. Government has employed Afghan allies to serve alongside U.S. troops, diplomats, and other government employees … Read more