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Welcoming newcomers since 1939 through advocacy, care, and empowerment. Formerly known as Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS).
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Location
Canada, Ontario, Hamilton Township
Phone
+1 410-983-4000
Mentions in press and media 9
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| Jul 22, 2025 | Thousands of Afghans face possible deportation after court refuses to extend their legal protection | A federal judge allowed the lawsuit to go forward but didn’t grant CASA’s request to keep the protections in place while the lawsuit plays out. A phone message for CASA on Tuesday was not immediately returned. Without an extension, TPS hold... |
| Jun 12, 2025 | Trump administration tells 500,000 immigrants to ‘self-deport’ after revoking protections | The Trump administration began sending revocation notices to about 500,000 immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, encouraging them to “self-deport.” The recipients were covered by the CHVN program, which the Biden administrat... |
| Jan 29, 2025 | National Politics | Refugee resettlement agencies scramble after Trump orders them to halt their federally funded work | “We’re not getting any useful guidance from the government right now,” said Mark Hetfield, president of HIAS, the Jewish refugee resettlement agency. Most of the organization’s budget is from federal funding. “We will fight the government o... |
| Jan 25, 2025 | Trump’s New Moves: A Double-Edged Sword for Former Officials and Refugees | In the ever-shifting landscape of American politics, former President Donald Trump is once again at the center of controversy. His recent decisions to revoke security protections for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his aide Brian ... |
| Jan 22, 2025 | National Politics | Trump administration cancels travel for refugees already cleared to resettle in the US | Among those are more than 1,600 Afghans cleared to come to the U.S. as part of the program that the Biden administration set up after the American withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. Many veterans of America’s longest war have tried for ye... |
| Nov 1, 2024 | Global Refuge CEO Krish O'Mara Vignarajah makes case for immigration as America’s superpower | Krish O'Mara Vignarajah, President and CEO of Global Refuge, speaks to the benefits of welcoming immigrants during her TEDx talk in Apex, North Carolina It’s something no other nation has on the scale that we do. Our superpower as a Su... |
| Aug 14, 2024 | Global Refuge receives significant grant from Truist Foundation supporting New American Lending | BALTIMORE, Aug. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Refuge today announced it received a two-year, $1 million grant from Truist Foundation supporting New American Lending — an economic empowerment initiative focused on empowering immigrant comm... |
| Apr 1, 2024 | National Politics | Why Trump’s alarmist message on immigration may be resonating beyond his base | By WILL WEISSERT and JILL COLVIN (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — The video shared by former President Donald Trump features horror movie music and footage of migrants purportedly entering the U.S. from countries including Cameroon, Afg... |
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What has the press written about Global Refuge?
Parsers VC has collected 9 articles mentioning Global Refuge, among them “Thousands of Afghans face possible deportation after court refuses to extend their legal protection” (Jul 22, 2025) and “Trump administration tells 500,000 immigrants to ‘self-deport’ after revoking protections” (Jun 12, 2025).
Is Global Refuge still active?
Yes, Global Refuge is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 30, 2025.