My America… Transforms Fear Into Welcome
My America… Transforms Fear into Welcome Elizabeth SaLDANA The family reunification program was such an eye opener on the devastation that the zero-tolerance immigration policy … Read more
My America… Is a Shining Light
My America… Is a Shining Light — Ginny Fitchett For over eight years, I’ve worked to serve unaccompanied kids and families at LIRS. And in that time, the … Read more
FAQs: the Humanitarian Crisis at Our Border
What You Need to Know About the Humanitarian Crisis at Our Border What’s the Emergency? Every day, hundreds of migrant families are being released from … Read more
The Department of Homeland Security’s Family Separation Policy: Perspectives from the Border
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
One Year Later…Families Are STILL Being Separated
Nearly one year ago, on April 6, the Administration rolled out their zero-tolerance policy, which codified the practice of family separation. Media coverage of heartbreaking … Read more
My America… Empowers Children to Thrive
My America… Empowers Children to Thrive — Ana Iris De Los Santos by Ana Iris de Los Santos Having worked in child welfare for 5 … Read more
Take the Power Back! Tell Congress to Override the Veto
We need your help to Override the President’s Veto President Donald Trump exercised his right to veto, striking down a bill put forth by Congress … Read more
Immigration Spending in 2020
On March 11, the Administration submitted its 2020 spending proposal, in which funding for critical programming to protect children was an afterthought in a fiscal … Read more
6 Refugee Women You Should Know About This International Women’s Day
On this International Women’s Day, LIRS is excited to lift up a number of immigrant and refugee women who embody the strength, independence, and resilience that we celebrate in some of the women we admire most.