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World Relief Urges President Trump, Secretary Rubio to Keep America’s Commitment to Afghan Allies
With immigration dominating headlines, a new study from Lifeway Research suggests that evangelical Christians hold nuanced views on immigration issues that many will find surprising.
Read MoreNew Lifeway Research Study Finds Strong Evangelical Support for Refugee Resettlement, Legal Immigration, Border Security & a Path to Citizenship for the Undocumented, Scant Support for Deportation beyond Violent Criminals
With immigration dominating headlines, a new study from Lifeway Research suggests that evangelical Christians hold nuanced views on immigration issues that many will find surprising.
Read MoreWorld Relief Grieves Abrupt Halt to Foreign Assistance, Refugee Funding, Urges Church & Community to Step Up to Fill Gaps Left by Governmental Decisions
Late on Friday, World Relief received a notice from our longtime governmental partner, the U.S. Department of State, instructing us to “stop all work” under the grant agreement that provides initial resettlement support to newly arrived refugees for the first several months of their lives in the United States.
Read MoreWorld Relief Responds to Termination of Parole Sponsorship Programs & Threats of Deportation, Pleas for Mercy for Haitians, Venezuelans, Ukrainians, Afghans and Others at Risk
On Monday, President Donald Trump issued an executive order ordering the termination of “parole” sponsorship programs that have allowed individuals from specific countries facing humanitarian crises to enter, reside, and work in the United States lawfully. The Department of Homeland Security has now halted one such parole program for individuals from Haiti, Venezuela, and other countries, while it is unclear if a similar program for individuals from Ukraine will also be canceled.
Read MoreWorld Relief Responds to Executive Order Temporarily Pausing Foreign Aid
On Monday, President Donald Trump issued an executive order temporarily halting disbursement of foreign development assistance funds, allowing the new administration to conduct a review of all such funds.
Read MoreWorld Relief Laments Suspension of U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program
Today, President Donald Trump issued an executive order suspending the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program for at least four months.
Read MoreWorld Relief Responds to Border and Immigration Enforcement Actions Previewed in President Trump’s Inaugural Address
(Baltimore, MD) January 20, 2025 – In his inaugural address today, President Donald Trump announced a series of actions impacting the dynamics at the U.S.-Mexico border and seeking to expand deportations of individuals already within the country, with executive orders expected to follow shortly.
Read MoreWorld Relief Responds to Executive Order Seeking to Terminate Birthright Citizenship
Today, President Donald Trump issued an executive order seeking to terminate the principle of birthright citizenship, which is enshrined in the 14th amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
Read MoreAhead of Inauguration, Evangelical Christians Urge President-Elect Trump to Sustain Refugee Resettlement
January 14, 2025 – Today, World Relief joined leaders of several other prominent evangelical Christian organizations in releasing “A Christian Statement on Refugee Resettlement.”
Read MoreWorld Relief Troubled by Rumors that Trump Administration Will Rescind Guidance Limiting Immigration Enforcement Activities in Churches and other “Sensitive Locations”
World Relief is deeply troubled by recent reporting that the Trump administration is considering revoking guidance that limits the circumstances under which Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) would carry out immigration enforcement activities in churches, schools, hospitals and other “sensitive locations.”
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