Six of the nine agencies that assist the U.S. State Department in resettling refugees in 190 communities throughout the U.S. are faith-based organizations.
Refugees
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A Bush-era legal aid program for immigrants is about to be cancelled
The Legal Orientation Program, which President George W. Bush put into place in 2003, helps detained immigrants know their rights and legal options.
Posted inFaith, News
CNEWA trustees meet Lebanese, refugees who benefit from their projects
The CNEWA-funded health clinic outside Beirut serves more than 20,000 refugees annually.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Announcing the winner of the 2018 Anne Frank Essay Competition
Congratulations to James Chapman, a sophomore at Creighton Prep in Omaha, Neb.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
What’s new for asylum seekers under the Trump administration
“They are also separating families, mothers from their children, at the border. That sends a definite signal, ‘Don’t come.’”
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
The Syrian people are still suffering. Here’s how Trump could help.
The Trump administration should reconsider its shortsighted and inhuman restrictions on refugee resettlement
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
Exploring the trauma and dangers of refugee resettlement in America
Over five million people have fled Syria since 2011 and just under 21,000 have been accepted into the United States. ‘This Is Home’ looks into the U.S. resettlement process.
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In France, Caritas helps asylum seekers sleeping in Calais woods
This is the last leg of a journey that started in Eritrea, Afghanistan or Iraq.
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UN speakers decry detention for vulnerable migrant, refugee children
U.N. agencies estimate more than 65 million people are currently stateless or forcibly displaced from their countries and 51 percent of them are children.
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Cardinal Tobin: Christians must recognize humanity of immigrants, refugees
“We forget where we came from, not just as the early Christian church, but also as a country.”