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News · Immigration and Asylum

June 16, 2023

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Timothy Young tyoung@lirs.org
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Press Release · Immigration and Asylum

November 29, 2023

LIRS Opposes Congressional Efforts to End Asylum Protections in Budget Negotiations

As a bipartisan group of Senators continue negotiations on President Biden’s $106 billion funding request, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service urges lawmakers to safeguard critical asylum protections

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Press Release · Empowering Refugees

November 20, 2023

Overcoming Poverty and Raising Wages: “New American Cities” Workforce Development Program

LIRS and Yoga Alliance will establish a pilot program that will incorporate yoga to help refugees and immigrants heal from the emotional trauma they experienced on their journeys to the United States.

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Press Release · Empowering Refugees

November 9, 2023

LIRS Partners with Yoga Alliance to Develop Innovative Mental Health Programming

LIRS and Yoga Alliance will establish a pilot program that will incorporate yoga to help refugees and immigrants heal from the emotional trauma they experienced on their journeys to the United States.

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Press Release

November 2, 2023

LIRS Urges Pakistan to Halt Afghan Deportation Campaign

Nearly 120,000 unaccompanied migrant children entered the U.S. government's shelter system in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023. LIRS stresses the need for more robust protections, additional resources for post-release services, and access to legal representation

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Press Release · Family Reunification

October 27, 2023

LIRS calls for additional protections and support for unaccompanied migrant children

Nearly 120,000 unaccompanied migrant children entered the U.S. government's shelter system in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023. LIRS stresses the need for more robust protections, additional resources for post-release services, and access to legal representation

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Press Release · Immigration and Asylum

October 6, 2023

LIRS Condemns DHS Decision to Resume Removals of Venezuelan Migrants to Venezuela

LIRS is deeply disturbed by the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) announcement that it will resume removing Venezuelan migrants attempting to cross between ports of entry and returning them to Venezuela.

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Press Release · Refugee Resettlement

September 29, 2023

Biden Administration Keeps FY 2024 Refugee Cap at 125,000

The White House today announced that President Biden has officially signed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Presidential Determination on refugee admissions, maintaining the annual cap at 125,000.

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Press Release · Immigration and Asylum

September 24, 2023

Biden Administration Extends, Redesignates Venezuela for TPS

LIRS commends Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas for announcing the extension and redesignation of Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months

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Press Release · Immigration and Asylum

August 15, 2023

Two Years After U.S. Exit, Afghans Face Hardship at Home and Abroad

Two years ago today, the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan culminated in its capturing of Kabul, prompting the United States military to conduct one of the largest airlifts in history. The two-week evacuation effort would ultimately bring approximately 77,000 at-risk Afghans to safety on U.S. soil; however, there are thought to be hundreds of thousands of U.S.-affiliated Afghans left behind in harm’s way as they await processing of their applications.

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