Tag: Trump Administration
“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
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
By comparison, Obama set that number at 110,000 his last year in office.
Refugee data on religion disappears as fewer persecuted Christians admitted to United States
by: Emily McFarlan Miller Oct.13, 2020 (RNS) — The State Department no longer is making publicly available a number of statistics about refugees admitted into the United States, including theirRead More
In recent weeks, several faith-based organizations involved in refugee resettlement had asked the administration to raise that number to its past average: 95,000.
Faith-based organizations express outrage over plan to cut refugee admissions to historic low — again
by: Emily McFarlan Miller Oct. 1, 2020 (RNS) — The Trump administration has announced the maximum number of refugees it plans to admit into the United States in the comingRead More
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Letter from the Evangelical Immigration Table
Dear friends, Shortly after the Department of Homeland Security announced a new policy last week that would significantly harm international students whose colleges, universities or seminaries make the decision (inRead More
The Trump administration is proposing a new rule...
New rule would allow foster care, adoption agencies to exclude on religious grounds
by: Yonat Shimron Nov. 1, 2019 (RNS) — The Trump administration is proposing a new rule that would allow adoption, foster care agencies, and other social service providers receiving taxpayerRead More
“The U.S. should lead the world, not leave the world..."
Former Ambassador, Other Leaders Voice Support for Refugees
WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 10, 2019 — A former ambassador, a faith leader, an advocate and a former refugee called for robust refugee resettlement on a press call today, and underscoredRead More
World Relief formally expressed its disagreement with the proposed rule...
World Relief Opposes Department of Homeland Security’s Final Public Charge Rule
BALTIMORE, Md., Aug. 14, 2019 – This week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a final rule clarifying who will be restricted from legal immigration to the U.S. onRead More
“The U.S. refugee resettlement and placement program is the crown jewel of America’s humanitarian program,”....
World Relief Strongly Condemns the Trump Administration for its Reported Plan to Abandon Persecuted Christians and Other Refugees
BALTIMORE, Md. , July 18, 2019 – Today, POLITICO reported that the Trump administration is considering zeroing out the number of refugees resettled in 2020. World Relief strongly condemns thisRead More