Feb. 5, 2013 NEWS RELEASE — LIRS Celebrates Tet in California and Washington...
Press Contact: Jon Pattee 202-591-5778, jpattee@lirs.org Washington, DC, Feb. 5, 2013 — Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) is excited to celebrate Tet with the Vietnamese-American...
View ArticleFeb. 7, 2013 NEWS RELEASE — LIRS Releases Human Trafficking Mythbuster
Press Contact: Jon Pattee 202-591-5778, jpattee@lirs.org Washington, DC, Feb. 7, 2013 — Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) today releases its Human Trafficking Mythbuster, a unique...
View ArticleFeb. 13, 2013 NEWS RELEASE — LIRS Acts on Ash Wednesday, Welcomes State of...
Ash Wednesday Service Highlights Need for Congress to Act Now on Key Reforms Including Path to Citizenship Press Contact: Jon Pattee 202-591-5778, jpattee@lirs.org WASHINGTON, DC Feb. 13, 2013 —...
View ArticleFeb. 26, 2013 NEWS RELEASE — LIRS Welcomes Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod’s...
Press Contact: Jon Pattee 202-591-5778, jpattee@lirs.org WASHINGTON, DC Feb. 26, 2013 — Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) welcomes the release of a ground-breaking report, Immigrants...
View ArticleFeb. 28, 2013 NEWS RELEASE — VAWA Passes in House of Representatives; LIRS...
Bill’s Inclusion of Reauthorization of Trafficking Victims Protection Act a Huge Victory Press Contact: Jon Pattee 202-591-5778, jpattee@lirs.org WASHINGTON, DC Feb. 28, 2013 — Lutheran Immigration and...
View ArticleMarch 1, 2013 NEWS RELEASE — ‘Perfect Storm’ Looms Over Office of Refugee...
Sequestration, Budget Shortfall Threaten Protection of Refugees, Vulnerable Children Press Contact: Jon Pattee 202-591-5778, jpattee@lirs.org WASHINGTON, DC March 1, 2013 — Congress must act to prevent...
View ArticleMarch 15, 2013 NEWS RELEASE — LIRS Co-hosts Congressional Briefings to Urge...
Press Contact: Jon Pattee 202-591-5778, jpattee@lirs.org WASHINGTON, DC March 15, 2013 — Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) today joins the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Asian...
View ArticleMarch 20, 2013 NEWS RELEASE — LIRS Hails Decision to Continue Deferring...
Press Contact: Jon Pattee 202-591-5778, jpattee@lirs.org WASHINGTON, DC March 20, 2012 — Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) welcomes President Barack Obama’s recent decision to continue...
View ArticleMarch 22, 2013 NEWS RELEASE — Seven Senators Champion Family Unity in...
LIRS Hails Senators Hirono, Warren, Boxer, Brown, Schatz, Harkin, and Franken for Letter to “Gang of Eight” Press Contact: Jon Pattee 202-591-5778, jpattee@lirs.org WASHINGTON, DC March 22, 2013 —...
View ArticleApril 17, 2013 NEWS RELEASE — S.744 Offers Historic and Bipartisan Progress...
Press Contact: Jon Pattee (202) 591-5778, jpattee@lirs.org WASHINGTON, D.C. April 17, 2013 — Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) welcomes the introduction of S.744, particularly the way...
View ArticleApril 23, 2013 NEWS RELEASE — LIRS Seeks New Board Members to Champion...
Press Contact: Jon Pattee 202-591-5778, jpattee@lirs.org WASHINGTON, D.C. April 23, 2013 — Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) seeks nominations for its 2014 board of directors and...
View ArticleMay 8, 2013 NEWS RELEASE — Diverse Group of Faith Leaders Urges Senators to...
Press Contact: Jon Pattee 202-591-5778, jpattee@lirs.org WASHINGTON, D.C. May 8, 2013 — On the eve of the Senate’s first markup of the bipartisan immigration reform bill, S.744, a wide array of faith...
View ArticleMay 20, 2013 NEWS RELEASE — LIRS Opposes Threats to Gut Senate Bill’s...
Senators Propose Harmful Changes to Key Immigration Reform Bill, S.744 Press Contact: Jon Pattee (202) 591-5778, jpattee@lirs.org WASHINGTON, D.C. May 20, 2013 — Lutheran Immigration and Refugee...
View ArticleMay 20, 2013 NEWS RELEASE — Move to Widen Indefinite Detention of Migrants...
Senator Chuck Grassley’s Amendment 53 to Senate Reform Bill Would Harm Families, Children Press Contact: Jon Pattee (202) 591-5778, jpattee@lirs.org WASHINGTON, D.C. May 20, 2013 — Lutheran Immigration...
View ArticleMay 21, 2013 NEWS RELEASE — LIRS Welcomes Pro-Family Unity Amendments to...
Press Contact: Jon Pattee (202) 591-5778, jpattee@lirs.org WASHINGTON, D.C. May 21, 2013 — Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) supports moves by Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) to amend the...
View ArticleMay 22, 2013 NEWS RELEASE — Immigration Reform Victory in the Senate!
LIRS Hails Judiciary Committee Passage of Senate Immigration Reform Bill, S.744 Press Contact: Jon Pattee (202) 591-5778, jpattee@lirs.org WASHINGTON, D.C. May 22, 2013 — Lutheran Immigration and...
View ArticleJune 5, 2013 MEDIA ADVISORY — LIRS Walk of Courage Award Dinner to Honor...
Press Contact: Jon Pattee (202) 591-5778, jpattee@lirs.org WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, June 19, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) will hold the Walk of Courage Award Dinner to mark...
View ArticleJune 20, 2013 NEWS RELEASE — LIRS Leaders Climb Capitol Hill on World Refugee...
Press Contact: Jon Pattee 202-591-5778, jpattee@lirs.org WASHINGTON, DC June 20, 2013 — Driven to help others in whose shoes they once walked, over 20 former refugees are marking today, World Refugee...
View ArticleJune 27, 2013 NEWS RELEASE — LIRS Hails Historic Immigration Reform Victory...
Bipartisan Passage of S.744 Marks Watershed in Struggle for Fair and Humane Reform Press Contact: Jon Pattee (202) 591-5778, jpattee@lirs.org WASHINGTON, D.C. June 27, 2013 — Lutheran Immigration and...
View ArticleJuly 31, 2013 NEWS RELEASE — LIRS Releases Comprehensive Immigration Reform...
Press Contact: Jon Pattee (202) 591-5778, jpattee@lirs.org WASHINGTON, D.C. July 31, 2013 — Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) today releases its Comprehensive Immigration Reform...
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