News Digest: June 28, 2024
Articles 6/19/24, New York Times, A massacre threatens Darfur -- again 6/19/24, Ethnic Media Services, How would Trump's immigration plan change [...]
News Digest: June 21, 2024
Articles 6/13/24, Episcopal News Service, Episcopal, Lutheran migration ministries partner through Neighbor to Neighbor program 6/13/24, NBC Boston, Connecting highly-trained immigrants [...]
News Digest: June 14, 2024
Articles 6/4/24, Guardian, What the US asylum process is really like, in applicants' own words: 'I've waited 10 years' 6/6/24, Mother [...]
Hometown Season 7, Episode 5: An Interview with Karimullah Kamwar
This episode features a conversation with Karimullah Kamwar, who goes by “Karim.” He is an Afghan national who now lives and [...]
News Digest: May 31, 2024
Articles 5/23/24, NBC News, The Biden administration has a plan to shut down the border. But it needs Mexico's help. 5/23/24, [...]
News Digest: May 24, 2024
Articles 5/16/24, Houston Chronicle, El Paso bishop takes on Ken Paxton, blasting 'dehumanizing' immigration policy 5/16/24, Associated Press, New immigration court [...]
Hometown Season 7, Episode 4: An Interview with Mariti Zirarusha
Meet Mariti Zirarusha, a high school student who now lives in Tucson, Arizona. This congenial young man also goes by “Martin,” [...]
Hometown Season 7, Episode 3: An Interview with Nasratullah Khalil
Today’s episode features a conversation with Nasratullah Khalil. Khalil, as he prefers to be called, now lives and works in Syracuse, [...]
Refugee Voices: Yalda Royan advocates for action to end legal limbo for Afghan evacuees
Yalda Royan, an Afghan woman, fled Afghanistan with her daughters in August 2021. A long-time human and women’s rights advocate and a [...]
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 [...]