Here are five highlights from the past week, including a new determination on the number of refugees that will be admitted to the United States and the withdrawal of the remaining U.S. troops from Iraq.
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has suggested that churches and family members of refugees could sponsor and fund people's relocations, as he calls for an end to federal welfare benefits for refugees, some of whom remain on benefits long-term.
The United States is on track to admit zero Christians fleeing from the world's worst countries for persecution in fiscal year 2026, according to a new report from the global watchdog Open Doors and the Evangelical refugee resettlement agency World Relief.
A majority of Hispanic Americans do not want open borders. They want a system that is serious and fair — and they are watching to see whether the conservative movement can deliver one.
President Donald Trump authorized the admission of additional white South Africans into the United States on Tuesday, drawing calls from an Evangelical refugee resettlement agency to reinstitute the full scope of the refugee resettlement program after it was mostly halted last year.
A federal court has prohibited the Trump administration from detaining refugees resettled to the U.S. under the Biden administration as the federal government and advocacy organizations continue to disagree about federal immigration law and how it pertains to refugees.
The past week saw multiple developments from Washington, including the president's sweeping tariff policy being struck down by the nation's highest court.
World Relief, a refugee resettlement organization, is calling on the Trump administration to reverse its policy reviewing the cases of refugees admitted into the United States during the Biden administration.
Tens of thousands of Congolese civilians have crossed into Burundi in recent weeks, fleeing a violent offensive by M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that has overwhelmed border communities and prompted churches to appeal for urgent international support.