Today, on World Refugee Day, scores of evangelical pastors and ministry leaders from across the State of California are speaking up on the contentious topic of immigration.

Today, on World Refugee Day, scores of evangelical pastors and ministry leaders from across the State of California are speaking up on the contentious topic of immigration.

Late yesterday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security confirmed that, following instructions from President Trump, it had instructed Immigration & Customs Enforcement officers to refrain from conducting raids of immigrants without criminal convictions at workplaces such as farms, hotels and restaurants.

Late yesterday, President Trump signed a proclamation halting almost all travel for individuals from twelve specific countries and significantly restricting the issuing of visas for individuals from seven additional countries.

Next week, the Trump administration will welcome to the United States a small number of individuals and families from the Afrikaner ethnic minority group of South Africa whom it has designated as refugees.

Next week, the Trump administration will welcome to the United States a small number of individuals and families from the Afrikaner ethnic minority group of South Africa whom it has designated as refugees.

Today, a group of prominent faith leaders sent a letter to President Donald Trump and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, urging them to protect Afghan Christians facing the threat of deportation and to sustain the U.S. refugee resettlement program as a lifeline for those fleeing religious persecution.

Today, World Relief is re-releasing “A Christian Statement on Refugee Resettlement” with tens of thousands of sign-ons from Christians representing all fifty states, thousands of local churches and many prominent evangelical institutions.

World Relief, which has partnered with local churches to welcome thousands of Afghans since the fall of Kabul in 2021, laments this unjust decision and urges the administration to reconsider.

Today, a coalition of prominent faith leaders and advocates released a letter to President Trump and Secretary of State Rubio, urging them to ensure the safe return of nearly 20,000 Ukrainian children who have been forcibly transferred to Russia since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

As the Trump administration pursues “the largest deportation in U.S. history,” a new report estimates how increased immigration enforcement could impact Christian households in the United States.