US evangelical, Catholic groups – one in 12 Christians could be impacted by Trump deportations
Washington DC, US RNS A new report published by four prominent Catholic and evangelical organisations claims that around one in 12 Christians in the US are vulnerable to deportation or live with a family member who could be deported by President Donald Trump’s administration, one of several data points religious leaders hope will alert Christians […]
Lifestory: For one Iranian family and their church, Trump’s refugee freeze leaves son in exile
In California, a church had worked for years to help an Iranian family in their congregation bring their son to the US. He had all but boarded a flight when the freeze came. JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, reports…
US evangelical groups hold vigil against Trump and Musk’s foreign aid cuts
Washington DC, United States RNS Evangelical Christian groups are calling on Congress to reinstate foreign aid programs shuttered by President Donald Trump’s administration, arguing the government’s actions will hurt millions of people around the world. Addressing a crowd of around three dozen largely evangelical Christians assembled at Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church on Tuesday morning for […]
Trump admin cancels grants to refugee aid agencies, despite legal battles
Washington DC, US RNS President Donald Trump’s administration is making moves to shutter a decades-old partnership between the government and a group of mostly religious organisations to resettle refugees, with the State Department abruptly cancelling grant agreements with all the agencies despite ongoing legal battles. On Wednesday, refugee resettlement organisations, such as Church World Service, […]
USAID freeze: Christian aid groups weigh life-threatening choices about who to help
TIFFANY STANLEY, of Associated Press, reports on the tough decisions facing non-profits after the Trump administration froze most foreign aid and sidelined the US Agency for International Development…
Aid freeze: Faith-based refugee groups face furloughs after Trump halts program, refuses to reimburse work
JACK JENKINS and ALEJA-HERTZLER-MCCAIN, of Religion News Service, report on the impacts of the Trump administration’s decisions surrounding refugees and foreign aid…
Refugees: US faith groups say they’ll help despite Trump order. But they’ll need help
Trump’s first term crippled much of the nation’s resettlement infrastructure. Now a new executive order threatens to do the same. BOB SMIETANA, YONAT SHIMRON, and JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, report…
US faith-based aid agencies challenge Trump’s order “realigning” refugee program
Washington DC, US RNS An executive order signed by President Donald Trump on his first day in office appears to keep all but a few refugees from entering the country, saying that the United States lacks the resources to absorb them. The measure, titled “Realigning the United States Refugee Admissions Program,” was among a blitz […]
Essay: The Refugee Act is among President Carter’s greatest legacies. Let’s protect it.
AERLANDE WONTAMO, senior vice president of US programs for World Relief, says the future of resettlement is tenuous under President-elect Trump, who has pledged to suspend refugee admissions ‘on Day 1’…
US congregations, agencies race to resettle refugees ahead of Trump inauguration
Durham, North Carolina, US RNS At a quickly convened Zoom meeting in late November, members of Judea Reform Congregation summoned volunteers to form a team that would sponsor a refugee family before a January deadline. That deadline is 20th January, Inauguration Day, when Donald Trump returns to the White House, after which the US policy […]