Faith-Based Groups Launch Comment Campaign to Oppose Biden Administration Asylum Ban
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 16, 2022 Contact: Tim Young | tyoung@lirs.org Melissa Stek | media@interfaithimmigration.org Washington, D.C. … Read more
DHS expected to announce parole extension for some Ukrainians in the US
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 13, 2022 Contact: Tim Young | tyoung@lirs.org Washington, D.C. – The Department of Homeland Security is expected to extend humanitarian parole … Read more
Biden Administration Considers Reviving Migrant Family Detention
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 7, 2022 Contact: Tim Young | tyoung@lirs.org Washington, D.C. – The Biden administration is considering reviving the practice of detaining migrant … Read more
Join LIRS in Saying NO to President Biden’s Proposed Asylum Ban
On February 23, 2023, the Biden Administration released a proposed rule, effectively amounting to an asylum ban once put in place. The proposed rule would … Read more
Humanitarian Disaster in Turkey and Syria: Call on the Admin and Congress to Act Now
Since the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Türkiye (hereafter referred to as Turkey) and Syria on February 6, 2023, more than 46,000 people have lost … Read more
“Son of Our Hearts”: Oleh’s Story
The Forgione family first met Oleh in 2016 as part of an international exchange program. The teenager from Ukraine was shy and kind, relying on … Read more
Transit Ban 2.0: New Biden Rule Would Limit Asylum Eligibility
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 21, 2022 Contact: Tim Young | tyoung@lirs.org Washington, D.C. – In preparation for the end of Title 42 asylum restrictions, the … Read more
President Biden Announces Plans to Issue New Asylum Ban
On January 5th, the Biden administration announced plans to issue a new rule reviving Trump-era asylum bans that would deny people at the southern border … Read more
LIRS Receives Foundational Gift from ELCA World Hunger for Baltimore-Based Programming
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) is incredibly grateful to announce a generous $400,000 gift from ELCA World Hunger. Since LIRS’s founding in 1939, the … Read more