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World Relief Denounces State Department FY19 Refugee Cap
Today, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced in a press conference the Administration’s refugee policy for Fiscal Year 2019, which includes a decision to lower the refugee ceiling to 30,000 people
Read MoreWhat Does the Bible REALLY Say About Immigration?
Matthew Soerens and Jenny Yang of World Relief just released supplemental curriculum to their new book Welcoming the Stranger: Justice, Compassion & Truth in the Immigration Debate.
Read MoreWorld Relief Expresses Concern Over Reports, Urges White House Not to Abandon Refugees
The U.S. is ready, willing and able to welcome 75,000 refugees. At this time of unprecedented refugee need, with over 25 million refugees, the U.S. should be leading and increasing, not reducing the number of refugees we welcome.
Read MoreAmerica Loves Refugees, Celebrates World Refugee Day Nationwide
World Relief shares stories, honors strength and courage of refugees
Read MoreWorld Relief: President’s Executive Order Does Not Solve Nation’s Family Separation Crisis
World Relief calls upon the administration to quickly outline and enact a policy to reunite all children who currently remain separated from their parents and restrict the amount of time children are held, with or without their parents.
Read MoreDear America: Here’s How You Can Help Refugees Rebuild Their Lives
Ahead of World Refugee Day on June 20, 2018, World Relief is challenging Americans to help refugees in the U.S. rebuild their lives by launching a free digital platform created to help anyone, anywhere become an advocate for the refugees in their communities.
Read MoreAs DACA Deadline Passes, World Relief Presses Congress to Pass Legislative Solution for Dreamers
As the March 5th deadline by which thousands of recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) were to lose their temporary legal status in the United States has passed, World Relief urges Congress to take action to protect Dreamers on a permanent basis.
Read MoreWorld Relief Issues Statement on supporting Refugees and the Vulnerable Immigrants in Brazil.
Our world is currently in the midst of the greatest refugee crisis in history. Of the world’s 22.5 million refugees, the UN estimates that 1.2 million are in critical need of resettlement in 2018 because they face extreme vulnerabilities or family reunification needs.
Read MoreLeading Evangelical Women Speak Up for Welcoming Immigrants
As the national political debate shifts to a focus on immigration, some of the most influential evangelical women in the country are featured in a new video designed to remind Christians that the immigration is more than a political, cultural or economic issue: it is also an important biblical theme.
Read MoreCapitol Hill Press Conference: World Relief, Sens. Lankford and King, and Evangelical Leaders Urge President, Congress to Protect Dreamers Now
Today, at 11:30 a.m. EST, global humanitarian aid and refugee resettlement organization, World Relief convened a bipartisan press conference on Capitol Hill
Read MoreWorld Relief Commends President’s Proposal to Protect Dreamers in State of the Union Address, Urges President to Change Course on Refugees
In response to President Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night, World Relief issues the following remarks:
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