FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 11, 2022 Contact: Erin Taylor | etaylor@lirs.org | 267-250-8829 BALTIMORE, MD – In response to news that the U.S. House of Representatives has left … Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 21, 2022 Contact: Timothy Young | tyoung@lirs.org | 443-257-6310 Washington, D.C. — The Biden administration today announced a new parole program, dubbed Uniting for … Read more
On April 1, 2022 the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) officially announced the termination of Title 42, a Trump-era policy that effectively halted long-standing asylum … Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 24, 2022 Washington, D.C. — The Biden administration plans to accept up to 100,000 Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion, two sources … Read more
Since the passage of the Refugee Act of 1980, which established the refugee resettlement process, more than 3.1 million people have found safety and a … Read more
LIRS on MSNBC: How the U.S. Can Help Ukrainian Refugees Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, President and CEO of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, joins MSNBC’s Katy … Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 2, 2022 Contact: Timothy Young | tyoung@lirs.org Washington, D.C.— One million refugees have fled Ukraine within the first week of the … Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 24, 2022 Contact: Timothy Young | tyoung@lirs.org Washington, D.C.— Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Wednesday night military operations in Ukraine in … Read more
Washington, D.C.— The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced the departure of the final Afghan evacuees from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey. To … Read more