Join us in opposing a harmful immigration policy that many have dubbed “SB1070 2.0.” We are also opposing another iteration of the Voting Center Ban!

Urge your state legislator to oppose this cruel immigration bill before it goes to a vote!

Read the latest Action Alert from ELCA Advocacy’s Federal Office! Urge our lawmakers to support the Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act!

The ELCA Conference of Bishops met last week and wrote two letters, advocating for neighbors in need. Our leaders address lawmakers, urging them to support Annunciation House in Texas, and a Ceasefire in Gaza, calling us to join them in defending our neighbors.

Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services is becoming Global Refuge! Read more about the name change, and their history of advocacy and service.

ELCA Advocacy Action Alert: Opposed the harmful changes to immigration law and the asylum process that are being posed during the funding process!

In this podcast, Giovana Oaxaca, the ELCA’s program director for migration policy, joins Ryan Cumming of ELCA World Hunger to talk about the realities of migration and immigration policy. Learn about who has access to public benefits, what it means to be a “non-citizen” and how policy changes can impact individuals and communities.

LSS-SW seeks Christmas gifts for 100 refugees, asylum-seekers, and Afghan evacuees this year, as well a new queen-sized sheets for isolated older adults.

Arizona voters overwhelmingly support a pathway to citizenship for some immigrants who meet some conditions for eligibility, according to a poll released September 22.

From August 17 - September 1, approx. 48,000 Afghan evacuees arrived in the U.S. Thousands more arrived in September. As people called to care for the vulnerable, now is a critical time to advocate to ensure that our new Afghan neighbors can rebuild their lives in safety and peace.

The federal government has notified Arizona that it should expect 1,610 Afghan evacuees to arrive through the end of March, according to the state Department of Economic Security. 

State officials, Arizona refugee resettlement agencies and community groups are preparing for the arrival in the coming weeks of thousands of people evacuated last month from Afghanistan. 

Afghan crisis shines light on refugee resettlement program’s inadequacies. Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest and LAMA gathered 675 letters for Senators and Representatives in support of the refugee resettlement program.

Send a clear message to the White House: We Must Evacuate and Relocate Our Afghan Neighbors to U.S. Soil!

Fifty-three faith leaders from a diversity of faith traditions in Arizona sent a letter to their Senators urging them to include a path to citizenship through budget reconciliation.

Join in a renewed commitment to build a reimagined asylum system in the U.S. as part of the new Welcome with Dignity Campaign. Take action to transform the way the United States receives and protects people forced to flee from their homes and seek safety. Now is the time for visionary action to restore and strengthen asylum protections and policies.

This funding opportunity is for local health departments and CBOs to partner to rapidly scale up innovative COVID-19 education, testing, contact tracing, vaccination, and other prevention and mitigation strategies with refugee, immigrant, and migrant (RIM) communities. Applications are due June 11, 2021 at 11:59 PM PT.

In honor of World Refugee Day on June 20, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service will hold a Virtual Advocacy Day on Tuesday, June 22. Join LIRS to tell your legislators that you want to see meaningful legislation passed that strengthens our country’s commitment to welcome and protection for those fleeing violence and persecution.