January 12, 2016 NEWS RELEASE — State of the Union Guest was resettled by the...
Press Contact: Miji Bell MBell@lirs.org; 410-230-2841 BALTIMORE, MD — Baltimore based Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service is pleased that a Syrian refugee resettled by one of its partner agencies...
View ArticleJanuary 22, 2016 STATEMENT — LIRS condemns KKK targeting of refugees and...
Press Contact: Miji Bell MBell@lirs.org; 410-230-2841 BALTIMORE, MD — During the night of January 18, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan distributed leaflets...
View ArticleJune 13, 2016 PRESS RELEASE — Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service to...
Press Contact: Miji Bell MBell@lirs.org; 410-230-2841 Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) will host the 2016 Migrant and Refugee Leadership Academy, a three-day event for migrants and...
View ArticleAugust 31, 2016 – LIRS Welcomes 10,000th Syrian Refugee
August 31, 2016 STATEMENT — Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service welcomes admission of 10,000th Syrian refugee, calls on Congress to uphold bipartisan U.S. humanitarian legacy in FY17 Continuing...
View ArticleLIRS to Host Walk of Courage Award Gala, Former U.S. Secretary of State...
For Immediate Release September 6, 2016 Press Contacts: Miji Bell mbell@lirs.org; 410-230-2841 Michelle Blundell mblundell@mrss.com; 202-478-6176 WASHINGTON, DC – Lutheran Immigration and Refugee...
View ArticleLIRS Receives Generous Gift from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
For Immediate Release November 21, 2016 Press Contact: Michelle Blundell mblundell@mrss.com; 202-478-6176 Miji Bell mbell@lirs.org; 410-230-2841 WASHINGTON, DC – Lutheran Immigration and Refugee...
View ArticleLutheran Immigration and Refugee Service President and CEO Linda Hartke to be...
For Immediate Release January 12, 2017 Press Contact: Miji Bell mbell@lirs.org; 410-230-2841 Michelle Blundell mblundell@mrss.com; 202-478-6176 BALTIMORE – Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service...
View ArticleCRS, Senator Cardin, And Other NGOs Speak Out On Refugee Ban
The full version of this press release was originally posted by Catholic Relief Services. Baltimore, MD, February 6, 2017 – Speaking at Catholic Relief Services (CRS) World Headquarters in Baltimore,...
View ArticleLutheran Immigration and Refugee Service to Host 5th Annual Migrant and...
For Immediate Release March 15, 2017 Press Contact: Miji Bell mbell@lirs.org; 410-230-2841 Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) is pleased to announce the 2017 Migrant and Refugee Leadership...
View ArticleLutheran Immigration and Refugee Service CEO to be honored by Wartburg Seminary
For Immediate Release: May 9, 2017 MEDIA CONTACTS: Miji Bell mbell@lirs.org; 410-230-2841 Michelle Blundell mblundell@mrss.com; 202-478-6176 BALTIMORE, MD – Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service...
View ArticleSTATEMENT – Cleary Gottlieb Files U.S. Supreme Court Amicus Brief on behalf...
For Immediate Release: September 13, 2017 MEDIA CONTACT: Miji Bell mbell@lirs.org; 410-230-2841 Shannon Lynch slynch@cgsh.com; 212-225-3473 WASHINGTON, DC – Cleary Gottlieb today filed an amicus curiae...
View ArticleSTATEMENT – LIRS Response to Reports of Trump Administration Reducing Refugee...
For Immediate Release: September 13, 2017 MEDIA CONTACT: Miji Bell mbell@lirs.org; 410-230-2841 WASHINGTON, DC – Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) is deeply disappointed in reports that...
View ArticleSTATEMENT – LIRS Responds to Historic Low Refugee Admissions Ceiling
For Immediate Release: September 27, 2017 MEDIA CONTACT: Danielle Bernard dbernard@lirs.org; 410-230-2888 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, it was reported that the Trump Administration intends to set the annual...
View ArticleSTATEMENT – LIRS Condemns Trump Administration’s Immigration Principles
For Immediate Release: October 9, 2017 MEDIA CONTACT: Danielle Bernard dbernard@lirs.org; 410-230-2888 WASHINGTON, DC – Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) condemns the Trump...
View ArticleSTATEMENT – Trump Administration’s Restrictions on Refugee Resettlement Leave...
For Immediate Release: October 25, 2017 MEDIA CONTACT: Danielle Bernard dbernard@lirs.org; 410-230-2888 WASHINGTON, DC – As an organization that has dedicated itself to welcoming the stranger for over...
View ArticleSTATEMENT – Reports of Termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS)...
For Immediate Release: November 4, 2017 MEDIA CONTACT: Danielle Bernard dbernard@lirs.org; 410-230-2888 WASHINGTON, DC – Linda Hartke, president of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS), one...
View ArticleSTATEMENT – Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) Condemns...
For Immediate Release: November 9, 2017 MEDIA CONTACT: Danielle Bernard dbernard@lirs.org; 410-230-2888 Perry Sacks psacks@mrss.com; 908-917-7097 WASHINGTON, DC – Last night, the U.S. State Department...
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