Church World Service
Study: Liberal congregations more politically active than conservative ones
By Yonat Shimron — September 18, 2020
(RNS) — The willingness of left-leaning religious congregations to engage in political activity has spiked in the Trump era, new research shows.
Federal court protects woman who took sanctuary in a church from deportation
By Yonat Shimron — February 28, 2020
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (RNS) — A woman who fled Honduras after her partner stabbed her multiple times and has lived in church sanctuary for nearly two years is entitled to stay in the United States, a panel of federal judges ruled.
Federal judge blocks executive order on refugees in lawsuit by three faith-based organizations
By Emily McFarlan Miller — January 15, 2020
(RNS) — The preliminary injunction is part of HIAS v. Trump, a lawsuit by three faith-based organizations against the US government over the order.
Most states agree to admit refugees as judge hears lawsuit to stop resettlement order
By Emily McFarlan Miller — January 8, 2020
(RNS) — A federal judge heard arguments Wednesday (Jan. 8) in the lawsuit by three faith-based organizations against the federal government over a recent executive order allowing state and local officials to block refugee resettlement.
Faith groups sue Trump administration over refugee resettlement order
By Jack Jenkins — November 22, 2019
(RNS) — Three refugee aid groups argue that a recent executive order granting officials authority to block resettlement inhibits their ability to practice their faith.
At a church forum, Elizabeth Warren says she is open to suspending deportations
By Yonat Shimron — November 8, 2019
RALEIGH, N.C. (RNS) — Speaking at Umstead Park United Church of Christ, Warren was grilled about economic and political issues at a forum organized by the national Latino advocacy organization Mijente.
ICE drops $300,000 fine for an immigrant in church sanctuary
By Yonat Shimron — October 25, 2019
(RNS) — ICE spokesman Richard A. Rocha confirmed that his office has dropped the fines for eight undocumented immigrants.
Drop in refugee admissions met with outcry from faith-based resettlement agencies
By Emily McFarlan Miller — September 27, 2019
(RNS) — The Trump administration’s announcement it would once again slash refugee admissions to the United States to unprecedented lows was met with outcry by refugee resettlement groups — many of which are faith-based.
People of faith know what must be done on climate change
By John L. McCullough and Rudelmar Bueno de Faria — September 20, 2019
(RNS) — Noah’s prophetic witness called on his community to heed the darkening skies and take action to save their world before it was too late.
Faith groups fear the end of refugee resettlement in the U.S.
By Jack Jenkins — July 19, 2019
(RNS) — The Trump administration is considering shutting down refugee resettlement for the coming fiscal year, a move that would dismantle an already weakened refugee resettlement infrastructure.
Sanctuary churches say fines against immigrants meant to sow fear
By Yonat Shimron — July 3, 2019
(RNS) — Some indigent immigrants would owe as much as $500,000 for overstaying their deportation orders.
Church World Service hosts Ration Challenge around World Refugee Day
By Emily McFarlan Miller — June 19, 2019
(RNS) — The global challenge — organized in the United States by Church World Service — asks participants to live for a week on the same food rations refugees receive to raise money and awareness for the challenges they face.
With her life on hold, an immigrant woman marks two years in sanctuary
By Yonat Shimron — May 8, 2019
GREENSBORO, N.C. (RNS) — Juana Luz Tobar Ortega will mark her two-year anniversary in sanctuary later this month. A new film documents her struggle.
Questions remain for faith-based agencies as border crisis passes
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 15, 2018
(RNS) — Providing support to separated families is one way faith-based agencies normally tasked with welcoming refugees got involved in the crisis at the border.
Refugee groups fight Trump travel ban — and for their own survival
By Jack Jenkins and Emily McFarlan Miller — February 16, 2018
WASHINGTON (RNS) — For the six faith-based agencies authorized to settle refugees in the U.S., the battle over the travel ban is also a fight to protect their ministries — and, by extension, the refugees they serve.
