How the LIRS Academy Reignited My Passion to Fight for Refugee and Migrant...
LIRS’s 2015 LIRS Migrant and Refugee Leadership Academy is an extraordinary event which brings together migrant and refugee leaders from across the country. The Academy is supported by a planning...
View ArticleOne Third of the Senate and House of Representatives Call on Secretary Jeh...
Each year on June 20th, hundreds of thousands of people celebrate World Refugee Day. Last year, the celebration was tainted by the Department of Homeland Security’s announcement of its plans to open...
View ArticleFrom a Refugee Camp of 60,000 to Washington, DC: LIRS Academy Participant...
Rehani Mbula is a 2015 Migrant and Refugee Leadership Academy participant and former refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Rehani completed high school in just two years and now wants to...
View ArticleMuch of the Same: Conditions in Border Facilities Are Still Hurting Kids
Today, I share a post from Jessica Jones, LIRS Policy Counsel, on her recent visit to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) detention facilities in the Rio Grande Valley. These facilities were at the...
View ArticleGirl in Detention Draws Her Hope: ‘I Want to Be Free’
Over the past year, we have been telling you about the government’s rapid expansion of detaining mothers and children arriving at our borders seeking protection. This month marks one year since the...
View ArticleWelcome Back Congress, You Have Work to Do
Though the month of September marks the end of summer, it also points to the return of congressional action. We hope our Congressional representatives have returned from August recess refocused and...
View Article2 Ways You Can Support and Protect Syrian Refugees
We are grateful and awed by your efforts over the last few days to support Syrian refugees. In the wake of recent attacks in Paris, Baghdad, and across the Middle East, refugees have unjustifiably...
View ArticleFunding Bill Passes Without Harmful Refugee Provisions
Just in time for Christmas, Congress seems to have avoided a government shutdown with the gift of a yearlong spending bill. We are pleased to report that the bill is free of provisions that would...
View ArticleThe Anti-Refugee Bill We Can Stop
The imminent anti-refugee vote We hope you are well-rested from your Christmas and New Year celebrations because we need your help! Urge your Senators to vote with compassion next week on a bill that...
View ArticleTime is Ticking Away to Provide Critical Refugee Funding
The days left on the Congressional calendar are numbered, and yet, funding provisions to respond to the greatest humanitarian crisis of our lifetime have not been allocated. Congress has from now until...
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