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
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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
5 Tips for Having Difficult Conversations this Holiday Season
The holidays are upon us, bringing good food, great cheer…and the occasional awkward conversation around the family dinner table. Gathering with family and friends we … Read more
What you need to know about asylum seekers and migrant buses
Migrant busing continues sending asylum seekers to sanctuary jurisdictions. Despite the challenges that have come with this unexpected influx of new arrivals, communities across the … Read more
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott Donates $15 Million to Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 14, 2022 Contact: Tim Young | tyoung@lirs.org Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, the nation’s largest faith-based nonprofit dedicated exclusively to serving … Read more