On Friday, Global Refuge (formerly Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service) received a stop-work order from the government calling for them to immediately stop serving the nearly 6,000 newly arrived refugees in their care. This stop-work order means that government funding that provides food, housing, education, job placement, healthcare, and basic needs – has come to an immediate halt. These children and families fled war, violence, or persecution and came to the United States lawfully through the official U.S. Refugee Admissions Program. They arrived with little more than the clothes on their backs and now the support they rely on -the support they’d been promised- is being pulled out from under them.
With this abrupt and unprecedented cutoff of federal funding, we must now rely solely on the generosity of private donors and supporters to fill in the gaps. Join us in standing with these families to let them know that when promised protections for them fail, communities like ours rise.
- Join us for a Webinar – Global Refuge and ELCA AMMPARO will host a webinar Jan 30, 2025 03:00 PM CT to share about recent executive orders that impact the lives of refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants. Resources will be shared and opportunities for engagement and action will be covered.
- Support Refugees with a gift – If you or communities you’re connected with are willing to support financially, please use/share this link.
- Write your Representative – Ask representatives pull back on this ban on supporting refugees.
- Learn more and Advocate - Explore resources with more information about executive orders and accompanying actions.
- Know Your Rights - Our partners at AMMPARO have a great resource for communities to read about their rights and those of immigrants in their care.
Many thanks for your partnership,
Deacon Sarah
+Deacon Sarah Kretschmann, MDiv
Congregational Engagement Specialist | [email protected] | (240) 272-7302
