New name.
Same mission.
LIRS is now Global Refuge.
Welcoming newcomers since 1939.
See Our EvolutionLIRS is now Global Refuge.
Welcoming newcomers since 1939.
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Reports emerged that the White House is seriously considering effectively shuttering the U.S. refugee resettlement program by setting the refugee ceiling at zero.
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas announced the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti for an additional 18 months.
On August 28, 2017, nearly 200 local and state elected representatives from 31 states submitted a letter to President Trump expressing their strong support for resettling refugees in their states and communities.
Global Refuge announces the establishment of a new program, Service Sector Pathways for New Americans.
Global Refuge stands with and advocates for migrants and refugees, and seeks a just, fair, and generous culture of welcome, and protection for all groups.
Global Refuge is deeply saddened by the Trump Administration’s decision to place additional restrictions on refugees who are seeking to be resettled in the United States.
Amid unprecedented global displacement and historically high arrivals of asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border, and in the wake of the tragedy that claimed the lives of at least 50 migrants yesterday
The Administration ordered new and unnecessary restrictions that would impose an application fee for asylum petitions and put limits on work permits for asylum seekers.
In response to Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin introducing the Secure Act of 2019, Global Refuge President and CEO Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, issued the following statement:
President Biden is set to sign the Los Angeles Declaration today, a regional partnership to address historic migration flows in the Western Hemisphere.