Statement on Lengthening Detention Time of Immigrant Families With Children
August 21, 2019; For Immediate Release Statement on Trump Proposal to Lengthen Detention Time Of Immigrant Families With Children In the latest attack on the … Read more
“Public Charge” Rule Unfairly Attacks Immigrant Children and Families
You shall also love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. Deuteronomy 10:19 August 12, 2019; For Immediate Release “Public Charge” … Read more
LIRS Statement on ICE Raids in Mississippi
August 9, 2019: For Immediate Release Statement on ICE Raids in Mississippi Raids Violate Guarantee of Equal Legal Protections for All American Children Baltimore, Md. … Read more
Head of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service Calls for Immediate End to Ongoing Family Separations
LIRS Outlines Series of Recommendations to Congress on Safeguarding the Psychological and Physical Well-being of Unaccompanied Migrant Children.
LIRS Fiercely Opposes Administration’s Proposal of a Zero-Figure Refugee Ceiling in 2020
The President delivered an address yesterday outlining an immigration plan that would dismantle current standards for family reunification and asylum.
LIRS Sees Chilling Impact of Remain in Mexico Policy in NM, Fears Grave Human Consequences
The President delivered an address yesterday outlining an immigration plan that would dismantle current standards for family reunification and asylum.
LIRS Expands Programming to Address Needs of Migrants amidst Humanitarian Crisis
The President delivered an address yesterday outlining an immigration plan that would dismantle current standards for family reunification and asylum.
President Touts Immigration Plan that Undermines Families, Ignores Scaling Crisis
The President delivered an address yesterday outlining an immigration plan that would dismantle current standards for family reunification and asylum.
LIRS receives Walmart grant to establish Service Sector Pathways Program
One year ago, on April 6, the Administration passed the zero-tolerance policy, ushering in a wave of family separation that shattered the lives of thousands of children and parents at our border.