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Faith-based agencies celebrate ‘return to moral leadership’ as Biden raises refugee ceiling to 125,00

Dona Ana Housing Area
by: Emily McFarlan Miller Sept. 21, 2021 (RNS) — Faith-based refugee resettlement groups are celebrating the Biden administration’s proposal to admit as many as 125,000 refugees to the United StatesRead More

By Friday afternoon, The Associated Press and CNN reported the Biden administration has reversed course...

Biden reverses course on refugee cap after faith groups express outrage

Refugees at border
by: Jack Jenkins WASHINGTON, April 16, 2021 (RNS) — President Joe Biden’s administration has reversed a decision to keep in place a historically low cap on refugee admissions left byRead More

t’s against this Islamophobic backdrop that we need to examine Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's decision to opt out of the United States refugee resettlement program...

Opinion: Texas’ misguided decision on refugees is state-sponsored Islamophobia

Texas Governor Greg Abbott
by: Paul O’Donnell Jan. 15, 2020 (RNS) — Texas always seems to lead the way in hate — quite literally: we account for 10% of the country’s hate groups, manyRead More

A ruling on that request is expected by Jan. 17, according to LIRS.

Most states agree to admit refugees as judge hears lawsuit to stop resettlement order

Presidential Determination for 2022
by: Emily McFarlan Miller Jan. 8, 2020 (RNS) — A federal judge in Maryland heard arguments Wednesday (Jan. 8) in a lawsuit by three faith-based organizations against the U.S. governmentRead More

“We remain concerned for the persecuted religious minorities who will not be allowed into the U.S..."

President Trump Signs FY 2020 Presidential Determination, World Relief Responds

Presidential Determination for 2022
BALTIMORE, Nov. 4, 2019 – Late Friday night, the president signed the Fiscal Year 2020 Presidential Determination, setting the cap for refugee arrivals at the lowest level in U.S. history – 18,000.Read More

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Don’t Underestimate the Impact of Lowering the US Refugee Ceiling – Christianity Today

Why the recent reduction could lead more countries to follow suit—and continue to damage the church’s reputation. Source: Don’t Underestimate the Impact of Lowering the US Refugee Ceiling – ChristianityRead More

That’s the lowest number of admissions a president has set since the refugee resettlement program started in the 1980s.

Drop in refugee admissions met with outcry from faith-based resettlement agencies

by: Emily McFarlan Miller Sept. 27, 2019 (RNS) — The Trump administration’s announcement that it would once again slash refugee admissions to the United States to unprecedented lows was metRead More

Global Christian humanitarian organization mourns the proposed Presidential Determination and urges the White House not to abandon refugees

World Relief Denounces Proposed FY2020 Refugee Cap of 18,000 

World Relief Strongly Condemns the Trump Administration
BALTIMORE, Md. – Today, the Trump administration announced its intention to set a refugee ceiling of just 18,000 for FY 2020. World Relief strongly opposes this cut to the nation’sRead More