News Digest: September 29, 2023
Articles 9/17/23, Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas), For 20 years, this local nonprofit has provided legal assistance to immigrants who found home [...]
Nicaraguans welcomed by Episcopalians in Portland, Oregon
Many congregations choose to take part in the work of welcoming newcomers to their communities, including people who enter the U.S. as [...]
News Digest: September 22, 2023
Articles 9/16/23, CBS News, U.S. border agents are separating migrant children from their parents to avoid overcrowding, inspector finds 9/17/23, Politico, [...]
News Digest: September 15, 2023
Articles 9/5/23, New Humanitarian, Reporter's diary: Bearing witness to the EU's migration policies at sea as deaths soar 9/8/23, Bismarck Tribute, [...]
News Digest: September 8, 2023
Articles 8/28/23, New Humanitarian, Flipping the narrative: What food ration cuts mean for Rohingya refugees 8/31/23, Texas Public Radio, Immigration process [...]
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 [...]
News Digest: September 1, 2023
Articles 8/22/23, Oklahoma Watch, Afghan refugee resettlement highlights inequities for all Oklahomans 8/22/23, FWD.US, Immigration can reverse rural population decline 8/25/23, [...]
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 [...]
News Digest: August 25, 2023
Articles 8/18/23, WGBH, Feds send almost $2 million to Massachusetts for migrant housing and transit 8/18/23, Reuters, US extends temporary protected [...]