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I helped U.S. troops in Afghanistan. I’m safe now, but I worry for friends I left behind.
Program participant Seeta Habib and her family were resettled in Memphis in October 2020 through the special immigrant visa program. She and her husband had served as interpreters and journalists for U.S. forces in their home country, and they were consequently targeted by the Taliban. This is her story. When the Taliban took power in Afghanistan…
Read MoreThe US resettled more than 1,500 refugees in June, the most since Joe Biden became president
Image: Raymond Boyd/Getty Images // Business Insider By Charles Davis for Business Insider More refugees were resettled in the United States last month than at any other point in the current fiscal year, a sign President Joe Biden and his administration are rebuilding a program that was decimated by the previous administration. Read more
Read MoreBiden Boosts U.S. Refugee Cap to 62,500
Bloomberg President Joe Biden is quadrupling the limit set by former President Donald Trump on the number of refugees who can enter the U.S. by the end of September. Bloomberg’s Jordan Fabian and World Relief’s Jenny Yang discuss the move on “Quicktake Charge.” Watch here
Read MorePray for These People If You Care about the Plight of Refugees
Image: T. Albinson / IAFR Asylum seeker camp near Athens // Christianity Today By Mark Finney, Director of World Relief Spokane In prayer, we can transform God’s church into a place of friendship for the foreigner, for the oppressed and for our global neighbors in need. Today and every day I pray for the refugees…
Read MoreBiden flip-flops on refugee policy after blowback for keeping Trump-era restrictions
PBS News Hour Friday saw the Biden administration giving mixed messages on refugee admission. After receiving blowback for keeping the historically low refugee cap set by President Trump, the White House quickly reversed its position, and said it will move to lift them. Yamiche Alcindor has more on the flip-flop, and discusses it with Jenny…
Read MoreThe Biden Administration Has Delayed Accepting More Refugees Despite Campaign Promise
NPR All Things Considered NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with World Relief’s Jenny Yang about the Biden administration’s delays in accepting more refugees into the United States, despite campaign promises to increase numbers. Listen here
Read MoreCommentary: Offer safe haven to persecuted religious minorities
Baptist Standard By Jenny Yang, Vice President of Advocacy and Policy Nations of the world regularly have opened their arms to those fleeing tyrants, terrorists and authoritarian governments. This openness has been a hallmark of the United States, whose response to refugees, especially in the past 40 years, befits the heritage of a nation founded…
Read MoreWorld Relief Demands Pres. Biden raise refugee ceiling as promised.
Christian Post The Biden administration sent the report to Congress on Feb. 12 announcing the entry of 62,500 refugees. A month later, over 700 refugees are still waiting and had to cancel their flights to the U.S. due to delayed action by the administration. On Friday, Senior Vice President Jenny Yang moderated the “Justice Delayed”…
Read More2020 May Finally Be Over, But the Plight of Refugees and Other Immigrants Is Not
Christianity Today By Matt Soerens, US Director of Church Mobilization at World Relief 2020 was a hard year. The coronavirus pandemic upended lives and forced millions of Americans to stay socially distanced and isolated. Many spent Christmas apart from family for the first time ever. As we enter the new year, I know we’re all…
Read MoreHow refugees could help the U.S. become unified again
Fortune By Jenn Foy, Vice President of U.S. Programs at World Relief President-elect Joe Biden has stated his intention to raise the ceiling for refugee admissions to 125,000 for fiscal year 2021. Unifying around this goal, and welcoming those who have fled persecution and are desperate to find safety and freedom in America, could help…
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