We're back! Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service is thrilled you've taken the first step in becoming a champion for refugees and immigrants!

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** Thank you for joining us.
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This year, you signed up to receive updates from LIRS. We've certainly been busy because, now more than ever, refugees, asylum seekers and immigrants need our support. They are our neighbors, our friends, our fellow congregants; they are vital contributors to the very fabric of this great American society.

We thank you for taking the first step in creating just and welcoming communities based on compassion and service to others.
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** Refugees are ___________.
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Leaders. We know this because so many have demonstrated it through their participation in LIRS' Migrant and Refugee Leadership Academy. Learn more about how we prepare these advocates to serve their communities and champion compassionate policy solutions.
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** Knowledge is power.
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Are you curious about how many people are in immigration detention? Do you know exactly how an asylum seeker might obtain protection? How does the United States determine the number of refugees to accept each year? Educate yourself and others through our resource library.
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** Hope is more than a four-letter word.
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In an effort to bring hope and light to thousands of detained migrants in the United States, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) has launched its fifth-annual Hope for the Holidays campaign. The program collects cards and gifts for distribution at migrant detention centers across the country, reminding individuals and families that they are not forgotten during the holiday season.
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