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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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