Fact Checking The Presidential Address on Immigration
The Administration has been pushing an urgent narrative of terrorism at the border, a national security crisis, and why we so desperately need to secure funding … Read more
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Now is the Time to Speak Out for Refugees
American leadership on humanitarian matters, including refugee resettlement, has taken a heavy blow over the last two years. In 2016, the annual refugee ceiling for … 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
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
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.
Children Don’t Belong in Cages… They Belong with Their Families
On March 6, 2019, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen testified before the House Committee on Homeland Security. Regrettably, Secretary Nielsen’s testimony calls into … Read more
My America…is a place where all people can be free
My America… Is a Place Where all people can be free — Awn Sian Mung When I think back on my life – and the … Read more