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
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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
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
Biden Administration Doubles Down on Dangerous Asylum Blocking Policy, Announces Parole Program for Cubans, Haitians, and Nicaraguans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 5, 2023 Contact: Erin Taylor | etaylor@lirs.org WASHINGTON D.C. – President Biden today announced a new plan to offer humanitarian parole to … Read more
Learning How to Be a Dad: Carlos’s Story
Carlos* was watching the news one evening when an image of a Syrian refugee boy who had drowned at sea filled the screen. As an … Read more
Raising Our Voices for Climate-Displaced People
By Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, LIRS President and CEO Last week, at the National Immigrant Inclusion Conference (NIIC), I joined with other advocates, organizers, policy researchers, … Read more
The Circle of Welcome: A Cup of Tea
The following story was shared by Tessa K., a member of Grace Lutheran Church is Des Moines, WA. Grace Lutheran is a member of the … Read more