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World Relief Welcomes Announcement of Ukrainian Refugee Resettlement and Humanitarian Assistance, Urges Broader Welcome

BALTIMORE – Today, President Biden announced a plan to admit as many as 100,000 Ukrainians to the United States as refugees and through other means. In addition, the United States is committingRead More

Houses of worship across the country will be crucial, as the U.S. has said it plans to welcome 95,000 Afghans by September 2022.

How one Chicago church is stepping up to help Afghan evacuees

Afghan evacuees being processed in Texas
by: Emily McFarlan Miller WARRENVILLE, Ill., Oct. 8, 2021 (RNS) — When Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, fell to the Taliban in August, it didn’t take long for the ripple effects toRead More

The news came Monday afternoon...

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

“But the mission is not complete,” said Jenny Yang, senior vice president of advocacy and policy at World Relief.

Safe in the US, Afghan evacuees turn their attention to the families they left behind

Dona Ana Housing Area
by: Emily McFarlan Miller Sept. 7, 2021 (RNS) — Mustafa was back in Afghanistan visiting his wife and daughter when the Taliban literally moved in next door. He knew theyRead More

And many Americans are looking for ways to help their new neighbors.

How to help Afghans arriving in the US after fleeing the Taliban

Afghans at airport
by: Emily McFarlan Miller August 25, 2021 (RNS) — As the United States planned its military withdrawal from Afghanistan, faith-based refugee resettlement organizations led calls for the evacuation of AfghanRead More

The announcement from the Biden White House comes after significant pushback from the faith-based groups...

Biden raises refugee ceiling, and faith-based groups brace for rebuilding work

Biden Immigration
by: Emily McFarlan Miller WASHINGTON, May 3, 2021 (RNS) — Faith-based refugee resettlement groups are celebrating President Joe Biden’s decision to raise the number of refugees allowed into the U.S.Read 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

So far only 2,500 refugees have admitted to the United States this fiscal year.

Urging Senator Durbin to press President Biden to increase refugee numbers

Biden Immigration
BATAVIA,Ill., April 13, 2021 — Today, I (John Ross) called U.S. Senator Dick Durbin’s office in Washington to urge him to confront President Biden on his delay in signing ofRead More

“faith-based groups that work with refugees are concerned about the impact of that delay...”

Canceled flights, expired clearances: US refugee resettlement in limbo awaiting promised changes

Biden Immigration
by: Emily McFarlan Miller April  8, 2021 (RNS) — It’s been two months since President Joe Biden signed an executive order he said would “begin the hard work of restoring ourRead More

The two [Arbeiter & Breene] saw World Relief — one of nine agencies contracted by the government to resettle refugees in the United States...

World Relief leaders stepping down after guiding evangelical organization through ‘tough season’

Refugees coming... World Relief
by: Emily McFarlan Miller Feb. 12, 2021 (RNS) — World Relief heads Scott Arbeiter and Tim Breene are stepping down after a combined 30 years serving the evangelical Christian organization.Read More