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PC(USA), regional and international partners advocate for continued collaboration at ‘People on the Move’ gathering in Rome

Posted March 4th, 2024

The above words came from a Syrian woman displaced from her homeland and forced to flee to Italy, but they’re words that could be voiced by thousands who face a similar migration journey to often-unwelcoming countries; a journey that frequently leads refugees to be terrified, broken, and fragile at their destination.

How migrants can participate in their own advocacy

Posted May 25th, 2022

Last week, migrants and migrant advocates, working together as Churches Witnessing with Migrants (CWWM), met for its 11th annual international consultation in New York City.

PC(USA) supporting immigration and refugee conference

Posted February 24th, 2022

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and Presbyterian Disaster Assistance are major supporters of a March 4-6 Church World Service conference about how people of faith can welcome immigrants and refugees.

Advent devotional centers voices of refugees and immigrants

Posted December 3rd, 2021

This fall, the news has been filled with images of refugees from Afghanistan and other countries coming to the United States, and immigration has been a major issue in several recent elections.

PC(USA) ministries call for admission and welcome of Afghan refugees

Posted August 20th, 2021

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of Public Witness is calling on the U.S. Congress and the White House to expedite admission of Afghan refugees to the United States, and Presbyterian Disaster Assistance is providing a guide for how Presbyterians and others can make their communities welcoming destinations for refugees.

PC(USA) webinar will focus on ‘citizenship for all’

Posted August 16th, 2021

After a short hiatus, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Welcoming the Stranger webinar series returns this week with an episode focused on the movement for citizenship for all undocumented immigrants.

Webinar series offers Presbyterian perspective on immigration

Posted May 21st, 2021

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Migration Roundtable will launch a new webinar series Tuesday afternoon with the first episode focusing on the root causes of Central American migration to the United States and U.S. policy.

Seeing immigrants and refugees as ‘children of God’

Posted April 21st, 2021

Immigration attorney Linda Y. Rivas was accompanying a mother and her two children Tuesday who had finally secured entry into the United States under humanitarian parole.

Event sheds light on broken immigration system

Posted March 25th, 2021

During a webinar Wednesday evening, advocates for people seeking a better life in the United States expressed both optimism and uncertainty about the Biden-Harris administration’s ability to improve things at the U.S. southern border.

Presbyterian leaders and partners hail president’s immigration orders

Posted February 12th, 2021

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) leaders and partners are celebrating executive orders from President Joe Biden as positive and hopeful signs for refugee resettlement in the United States.