Welcome to This Week at LIRS! 


Every week, we catch you up on what's new at LIRS—from upcoming events to media appearances, important immigration updates, and more. 

 

"We are not seeing kids in cages. We are not seeing family separation used as a deterrence policy. But what we are seeing is thousands of kids in [Customs and Border Protection] facilities, in facilities that are not meant for children. And what we are seeing is a growing need to quickly respond in a humanitarian way." 
 
This week, LIRS President and CEO Krish O’Mara Vignarajah joined CNN to discuss the influx of unaccompanied children at the Southern border. 
Watch the Interview
We need your help. More than 4,000 unaccompanied immigrant children are in Border Protection (CBP) custody right now, some as young as six or seven years old. While the maximum legal stay for minors in CBP custody is 72 hours, the average is currently 120 hours. LIRS is working quickly to reunite children with their families and give them a safe, stable home—but we need your support.

Act now.
On Tuesday, LIRS Culture Kitchen returned for a special episode! LIRS CEO Krish O'Mara Vignarajah met with Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs) who are members of the Peace Corps Community for Refugees to discuss food accessibility and nutrition in refugee camps, adapting native traditional recipes in the U.S., and how food brings us together. 

Watch the webinar.
Following the historic passage of the American Dream and Promise Act in the U.S. House of Representatives, we urge you to join us in TAKING ACTION! LIRS advocates for fair, humane immigration policy for our refugee and immigrant neighbors. Visit our Advocacy page to learn how to easily contact your Congressperson today in support of the Dream Act of 2021 in the Senate and US Citizenship Act of 2021. 

Visit the action center.
As Holy Week approaches, we invite you to join us for our 10-minute Digital Lenten Retreat. Whenever you have the time, please take a moment to explore the meaning of the season through Scripture, prayer, and reflection.

Participate in the retreat.
Check out our new digital hub with prayers for immigrants and refugees. This is a place for people of faith to honor the journey of the migrant and the refugee. Join us in seeking to understand the global realities that our migrant brothers and sisters face and lifting them up in prayer. 

Visit the prayer center.
Are you subscribed to LIRS on YouTube? Follow along for refugee and immigrant stories, explainer videos, webinars, interviews, key information on the work of LIRS, and so much more! 

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