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Jesus Was a Refugee
In this season of waiting and hoping, displacement is at the heart of the Advent story. At the time Mary was to give birth to Jesus, they were required by Caesar Augustus to return to their hometown for a census, for fear of persecution – traveling during a time of anticipation and uncertainty ahead of childbirth. They needed shelter for a safe birth of Jesus, but "there was no room for them in the inn."
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Global Refuge Delivers Powerful Testimony at Congressional Hearing
Global Refuge President Krish O'Mara Vignarajah spoke at a Congressional Hearing on refugee resettlement and immigration pathways.
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DHS Extends and Redesignates TPS for Afghanistan
Global Refuge commends The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for announcing a redesignation and extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghanistan for 18 months.
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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.
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Federal court upholds CHNV humanitarian parole program
A Texas district court ruled today in favor of the Biden administration in Texas v. DHS regarding the Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (CHNV) parole program.
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Global Refuge Welcomes Five New Members to Board of Directors
Global Refuge, the nation's largest faith-based nonprofit dedicated exclusively to serving refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants in the U.S., announces the appointment of five new members to its Board of Directors
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New name.
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LIRS is now Global Refuge.
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