FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 11, 2022 Contact: Erin Taylor | etaylor@lirs.org | 267-250-8829 BALTIMORE, MD – In response to news that the U.S. House of Representatives has left … Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 27, 2022 Contact: Timothy Young | tyoung@lirs.org | 443-257-6310 Washington, D.C. — On Tuesday afternoon, the Department of Homeland Security released … Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 21, 2022 Contact: Timothy Young | tyoung@lirs.org | 443-257-6310 Washington, D.C. — The Biden administration today announced a new parole program, dubbed Uniting for … Read more
New American Cities: Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service receives Walmart grant to foster economic mobility among refugees and migrants $1,000,000 award will support innovative program … Read more
Washington, D.C.— On April 15, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced its designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Cameroon, offering an estimated 40,000 … Read more
On April 1, 2022 the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) officially announced the termination of Title 42, a Trump-era policy that effectively halted long-standing asylum … Read more
On April 1, the CDC officially announced the termination of the Title 42 expulsion policy at the U.S.-Mexico border. Following the release of the CDC … Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 24, 2022 Washington, D.C. — The Biden administration plans to accept up to 100,000 Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion, two sources … Read more
Since the passage of the Refugee Act of 1980, which established the refugee resettlement process, more than 3.1 million people have found safety and a … Read more