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
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 16, 2022 Contact: Tim Young | tyoung@lirs.org Melissa Stek | media@interfaithimmigration.org Washington, D.C. … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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