Biden’s Uniting for Ukraine program is a start, faith-based refugee agencies say
RNS Leaders of American faith-based refugee resettlement agencies are expressing mixed feelings about President Joe Biden’s plan to streamline entry to the United States for Ukrainians fleeing the war in their country. At a news conference on Thursday, John Slocum, executive director of Refugee Council USA, described the response from refugee resettlement agencies as “Yes, and.” […]
“The mission is not complete”: Safe in the US, Afghan evacuees turn their attention to the families they left behind
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports on how US faith-based refugee resettlement agencies are helping Afghan evacuees settle into their new homes stateside as well as advocating for those left behind…
Biden raises refugee ceiling, and faith-based groups brace for rebuilding work
Washington, US RNS Faith-based refugee resettlement groups are celebrating President Joe Biden’s decision to raise the number of refugees allowed into the US for the remainder of the federal fiscal year to 62,500, even as they acknowledge that they need to rebuild their capacity after years of cuts under the previous administration. The announcement from […]
US refugee cap: Biden reverses course after faith groups express outrage
JACK JENKINS and EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, writing for Religion News Service, report on the Biden administration indicated it would lift a cap on refugee resettlement numbers after an outcry from faith groups over what one leader described as a “breath-taking betrayal”…
Refugee resettlement: US faith-based groups describe what it will take to rebuild program after Trump cuts
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER and JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, report on the response from US heads of faith-based groups to moves by the Biden administration to lift the number of refugee resettlements…
Immigration: Speaking up for the Biblical mandate of “welcoming the stranger”
DAVID ADAMS speaks with Jenny Yang, head of advocacy at US-headquartered humanitarian organisation, World Relief, about her work to help Christians see immigration as a matter of faith…