IRIS welcomes newcomers in multiple languages
In how many different languages can you say “hello” or “welcome?” At Interfaith Refugee and Immigration Services of Los Angeles (IRIS), staff [...]
Salemu’s story, Part 3: Adulthood and resettlement in Houston, Texas
This is Part 3 of Salemu's story. Read Part 1 and Part 2. After years of living with relentless adversity and dire [...]
Salemu’s story, Part 2: Young adulthood in Nakivale Refugee Camp, Uganda
This is Part 2 of a three-part narrative. Read Part 1 here. At 8 years old, Salemu Alimasi had already spent 18 [...]
Two years on, Afghan allies and refugees face uncertainties
August 2023 marks two years since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. What has happened in this time to Afghans who fled or [...]
Salemu’s story, Part 1: Child of Lake Tanganyika
This is Part 1 of a story told in three segments, and part of EMM’s “Refugee Voices” series. Salemu Alimasi began his [...]
EMM launches new blog series “Refugee Voices”
On World Refugee Day in June 2023, we read a thought-provoking piece by Eric Reidy at The New Humanitarian titled “What does [...]
Community support for migrants in need
Despite the polarization in the U.S. around immigration, there are many people, organizations, and communities who are responding to newcomers’ needs with [...]
Justice for Separated Families
In 2018, people across the U.S. came out in protest of family separations, forcing the Trump administration to end this cruel policy. [...]
EMM Rainbow Initiative Partners Shine a Spotlight on LGBTQ+ Forced Migrants during Pride Month
This June, EMM worked with 21 congregations and other partners throughout the U.S. and Europe to shine a spotlight on people who [...]
Fearless love
Recognition of the unique vulnerabilities of LGBTQIA+ refugees and asylum seekers is growing, thanks to organizations who, like EMM through our Rainbow [...]