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January 24, 2025

What do the new immigration executive orders mean for refugees and immigrants?

Here are key immigration executive orders and proclamations that directly impact immigration and how they will affect refugees and other immigrants.

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  • News · Community Engagement

    January 17, 2025

    Ambassador Spotlight: Astrid Schmidt King

    Global Refuge Ambassadors organize, unite, and advocate for the work of welcome in support of refugees and immigrants.

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  • News · Refugee Resettlement

    January 8, 2025

    Six Congregations Unite Under One Mission: To Honor Our Nation’s Promise to Allies

    A group in Maryland called the Interfaith Refugee Ministry formed a Circle of Welcome to sponsor a family in need of immediate resettlement, one of the many allies who had risked everything for the U.S. mission.  

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  • Advocacy

    December 20, 2024

    Advocacy in Action: Congress backs Afghan relocation office as part of end-of-year vote on defense bill

    In its annual defense bill, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Congress approved language that authorizes for three years a key U.S. government office that coordinates Afghan relocation and resettlement efforts, CARE.

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  • Advocacy · Immigration and Asylum

    October 23, 2024

    What is the CHNV Parole Program?

    The Biden administration opened a new program allowing certain nationals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela to apply for entry to  the U.S. for a temporary stay of up to two years.

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  • Press Release · Refugee Resettlement

    January 27, 2025

    Global Refuge Condemns Federal Stop Work Order Halting Refugee Resettlement Assistance

    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.

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  • Press Release · Immigration and Asylum

    January 24, 2025

    Statement on new immigration restrictions and intensified enforcement operations

    Global Refuge expresses its profound concern following this week’s executive actions that halt asylum protections and aggressively intensify interior immigration enforcement.

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Press Release · Immigration and Asylum

August 23, 2019

Global Refuge Condemns Administrations Proposal to Let States and Cities Veto Refugee Admissions

Global Refuge warns that potential Trump Administration policy would undermine the U.S. Constitution and harm communities across the nation that benefit economically and culturally from welcoming refugees.

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Press Release · Immigration and Asylum

August 21, 2019

Statement on Lengthening Detention Time of Immigrant Families With Children

The Trump administration has proposed terminating the Flores Settlement Agreement, a federal consent decree in place since 1977 that stipulates that immigrant children cannot be detained more than 20 days.

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Press Release · Immigration and Asylum

August 12, 2019

“Public Charge” Rule Unfairly Attacks Immigrant Children and Families

Today the administration announced that it will publish its long-awaited “Public Charge” rule on Wednesday, August 14 – an unprecedented policy decision.

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Press Release · Immigration and Asylum

August 9, 2019

Global Refuge Statement on ICE Raids in Mississippi

Global Refuge strongly condemns the recent ICE raids in Mississippi, leading once more to hundreds of children being separated from parents and guardians.

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News · Family Reunification

August 1, 2019

Global Refuge CEO Testifies to Congress On Behalf of Migrant Children

Amid widespread reports of negligence, abuse and deaths of migrant children in U.S. detention facilities, Krish O’Mara Vignarajah addressed the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee.

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Press Release · Family Reunification

July 27, 2019

Head of Global Refuge Calls for Immediate End to Ongoing Family Separations

Krish O’Mara Vignarajah addressed the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, calling for immediate action.

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News · Community Engagement

July 19, 2019

Eliminating Refugee Resettlement is an Abdication of Our Moral Leadership

Each fiscal year, the administration sets a ceiling on the number of refugees that may be resettled through the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP).

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Press Release · Refugee Resettlement

July 18, 2019

Global Refuge Fiercely Opposes Administration’s Proposal of a Zero-Figure Refugee Ceiling in 2020

Reports emerged that the White House is seriously considering effectively shuttering the U.S. refugee resettlement program by setting the refugee ceiling at zero.

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Press Release · Immigration and Asylum

July 1, 2019

Global Refuge Sees Chilling Impact of Remain in Mexico Policy in NM, Fears Grave Human Consequences

Global Refuge emergency operations in New Mexico report an alarming slowdown in asylum seekers being released from DHS custody.

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