Articles 7/15/24, Borderless, Illinois makes housing discrimination based on immigration status a civil rights violation 7/19/24, Department of Homeland Security, Secretary Mayorkas announces extension and redesignation of Somalia for Temporary Protected Status 7/19/24, Associated Press, Largest housing provider for migrant children engaged in pervasive sexual abuse, US says 7/22/24, Washington Post, Jared Kushner's grandparents [...] The post News Digest: July 26, 2024 appeared first on Episcopal Migration Ministries ..read more

Articles 7/10/24, MPR News, Mai Thor works at the intersection of inclusivity and accessibility 7/12/24, Hawaii News Now, In win for immigrant advocates, Hawaii enacts laws to improve language access 7/12/24, USA Today, As immigrants arrive in the South, border politics come with them 7/13/24, Wall Street Journal, Many aging migrants pay taxes. They stare down a retirement with no benefits. 7/13/24, Washington Post, Germany is forcing some asylum seekers to work, when they just want real jobs 7/13/24, NPR, California heat has immigration activists bracing for a humanitarian crisis 7/14/24, N ..read more

An Interview with Robert Vivar In this episode, we speak with Robert Vivar, Migration Missioner for the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego since January 2023. Having lived on both sides of the U.S./Mexico border, Robert understands the factors driving sustained levels of global migration as well as the vulnerabilities of people forced to leave their homes. He also brings to this role a deep faith in God, and long-established connections with organizations serving migrants, asylum seekers, deported veterans, and others in need on both sides of the border.  As we talk with Robert about his b ..read more

Articles 7/2/24, Chicago Tribune, With climate change coming, Chicago’s current migrant influx ‘only going to be the beginning’ 7/3/24, Sojourners, Their church basement used to host quinceañeras. Now it houses Mauritanian Muslims 7/3/24, KERA, Recent Supreme Court ruling could have big impact on U.S. immigration policy, asylum cases 7/3/24, Associated Press, Migrants pause in the Amazon because getting to the US is harder. Most have no idea what lies ahead 7/3/24, 19th News, Under increasing pressure to migrate, more women are dying at the US-Mexico border 7/3/24, Religion News Service, Jud ..read more

An Interview with the Ocean Springs Remote Placement Community Partner Team at St. John’s Episcopal Church Members of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Ocean Springs, Mississippi felt called to welcome refugees to the community they know and love. On this episode of the Hometown podcast, we talk with three members of the steering committee that leads the congregation’s refugee welcoming team: Cynthia Ramseur, Lena Melton, and Peggy Butera. On behalf of the wider team and the parish, they shared with us the experience of stepping up to serve as a Remote Placement Community Partner with EMM, and ..read more

Articles 6/25/24, Nebraska Examiner, Nebraskans explore ways to woo immigrant workers 6/26/24, WFYI, “We’d love to see more refugees resettled here.” U.S. Department of State visits Indiana to promote Welcome Corps 6/27/24, NPR, At the border, migrants ‘wait and see’ as encounters with Border Patrol dip 40% 6/27/24, Associated Press, Biden’s asylum halt is falling hardest on Mexicans and other nationalities Mexico will take 6/27/24, NPR, This Sudanese refugee asks: Why is the world ignoring her country’s crisis? 6/28/24, New York Times, Biden moves to protect hundreds of thousands of Haitian ..read more

Continuing our “EMM at Work” series, we turn now to Casey VanHattum, Senior Program Officer for Preferred Communities (PC) programs. Casey has worked in refugee resettlement for four years and with EMM since November 2022. Casey and her colleague Candace Linn, along with their team, provide oversight for PC programs and services throughout EMM’s network.  As outlined in the previous segment of this series, Preferred Communities programs provide services for especially vulnerable refugees who need support beyond what is offered by the initial 90-day Reception and Placement program and/or ..read more

Articles 6/19/24, New York Times, A massacre threatens Darfur — again 6/19/24, Ethnic Media Services, How would Trump’s immigration plan change the U.S.? 6/20/24, New Humanitarian, World Refugee Day: a reading list as forced displacement hits record levels 6/21/24, Associated Press, Attorneys say Biden administration’s new safety standards for migrant children in custody not enough 6/21/24, Refugee Council USA, RCUSA Statement on Congressional World Refugee Day Resolution 2024 6/21/24, NPR, Encounters at the U.S. border drop 9% in May, before asylum restrictions kicked in 6/22/24, Washington ..read more

Articles 6/13/24, Episcopal News Service, Episcopal, Lutheran migration ministries partner through Neighbor to Neighbor program 6/13/24, NBC Boston, Connecting highly-trained immigrants to the jobs needed in the US 6/13/24, USCRI, Refugee warehousing 6/14/24, The Pitch Kansas City, KC Cares: KC for Refugees 6/15/24, New York Times, G.O.P.-led states, claiming ‘invasion’, push to expand power to curb immigration 6/17/24, NPR, Global migration spikes due to violence, climate change and economic mismanagement 6/17/24, New York Times, More cities feel strain as migrants move in seeking better pr ..read more

Welcome back to “EMM at Work,” our series of short videos featuring members of the EMM headquarters staff. Next up, we are pleased to introduce two colleagues who work together to oversee the Preferred Communities (PC) programs. First, we hear from Candace Linn, Senior Program Officer for PC programs. Candace has worked in the refugee resettlement sector for 18.5 years and with the EMM HQ staff since May 2022. In the next installment, we will meet her colleague on the PC team, Casey VanHattum.  To understand the role of Preferred Communities programs in the well-being of refugees and new ..read more