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Here are key immigration executive orders and proclamations that directly impact immigration and how they will affect refugees and other immigrants.
Here are key immigration executive orders and proclamations that directly impact immigration and how they will affect refugees and other immigrants.
On July 4, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBA) into law—a massive budget reconciliation bill that makes substantive and harmful changes to U.S. immigration policy.
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Global Refuge condemns in the strongest possible terms the false accusations lodged against our humanitarian work. As a faith-based nonprofit, we have faithfully walked alongside legally admitted refugees & immigrants for 85 years.
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Global Refuge expresses deep concern and dismay over an unprecedented stop work order issued by the State Department, which halts all refugee reception and placement services under the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program.
Read MoreThe Trump administration announced a sweeping new travel ban, fully restricting entry to nationals from twelve countries. Read Global Refuge's press release.
Read MoreAcross the country, refugee mothers are working every day to create safe, stable lives for their families in a place they’re just beginning to call home. Even as fewer new families are arriving in the U.S., the mothers already here continue to navigate daily challenges—finding work, securing housing, enrolling children in school—all while adjusting to life in a new culture. For Valentina,* seeing her daughter safe, happy, and thriving in the U.S. makes every hardship along the way feel worth it.
Read MoreIn a time of immense uncertainty for refugees and other immigrants in communities across the country, many supporters of the work of welcome are stepping forward to do what they can—whether it’s donating money, volunteering their time, speaking out in support, or, as Global Refuge supporters Misti and Megan did, opening their hearts and home to foster one of the thousands of children who migrate to the U.S. alone each year.
Read MoreFor Marie*, being a mother means making tough decisions and always finding a way forward, even when nothing seems certain. It’s that determination that drove her to flee the only home she’d ever known in search of safety for her daughter.
Read MoreIn a remote village in Guatemala, Tomas is building a new future for himself and his family—without having to leave home.
Read MoreWith the assistance provided through Camino a Casa, Maria was able to enroll in a vocational institute to pursue a career in cosmetology. This opportunity has given her a newfound sense of confidence and drive to become financially independent and successful. Camino a Casa has also been able to offer Maria therapeutic support as she copes with the separation from her husband, raises her son, gains her independence, and figures out a plan forward.
Read More"Without TPS, thousands of our Afghan allies and neighbors now face deportation back to unimaginable circumstances," said Krish O'Mara Vignarajah, President and CEO of Global Refuge.
Read MoreGlobal Refuge has partnered with water filtration company LifeStraw.
Read MoreThere are many ways to define what it means to be a mother. For Nasreen, it meant rising to meet the needs of two grieving children in the face of unimaginable loss. She became their protector, advocate, and caregiver—in many ways a mother figure—when they needed it most.
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