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.” […]
Explainer – Why did the United States resettle only 12 Ukrainian refugees in March?
Washington DC, US Reuters US President Joe Biden said last month that the United States would accept up to 100,000 Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s invasion, but lawmakers and advocates have urged the Democratic president to speed up refugee and visa processing. While several thousand Ukrainians have entered the United States via the border with Mexico and […]
Essay: Ukrainian refugees might not return home, even long after the war eventually ends
In an article first published on The Conversation, SANDRA JOIREMAN, Weinstein Chair of International Studies and professor of political science at the University of Richmond, looks at what history shows about people displaced as a result of conflicts…
Essay: This is an all-hands-on-deck moment for refugee resettlement in the US
US refugee resettlement agency heads MARK HETFIELD, RICHARD L SANTOS and KRISH O’MARA VIGNARAJAH say refugee resettlement has always been a public-private partnership, relying on the generosity of American communities who come together and welcome newcomers…
US agencies celebrate as Biden raises refugee ceiling to 125,000; UN says expulsions of Haitians may violate law
RNS Faith-based refugee resettlement groups are celebrating the Biden administration’s proposal to admit as many as 125,000 refugees to the United States in the coming year, calling the decision a “return to moral leadership”. The news came Monday afternoon as the Biden administration submitted its report to Congress setting the refugee ceiling for the new fiscal year, […]
“We’re starting from scratch”: A US refugee agency rebuilds its pipeline after Trump
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports on how Bethany Christian Services is working to rebuild its refugee resettlement services after years of cuts…
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…
US federal judge blocks executive order on refugees in lawsuit by three faith-based organisations
RNS A federal judge in Maryland has blocked US President Donald Trump’s recent executive order allowing state and local officials to refuse refugee resettlement. The preliminary injunction is part of HIAS v Trump, a lawsuit by three faith-based organisations against the US Government over the order. Residents in support of continued refugee resettlement hold signs […]
Most US states agree to admit refugees as judge hears lawsuit to stop resettlement order
RNS A federal judge in Maryland heard arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit by three faith-based organisations against the US Government over a recent executive order allowing state and local officials to block refugee resettlement. In the complaint filed in November, HIAS (founded as the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society), Church World Service and Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service argue President […]