Refugee Council USA

A group of people are marching on a street, holding a banner that reads, "Faithful Resistance: A Public Witness for Immigrant Justice." Two buses are parked on the side, and trees line the street under an overcast sky.

A crowd of people participating in a peaceful march, holding colorful signs that read "LOVE NOT HATE" and "LOVE THY NEIGHBOR" in a park setting. The scene is calm, with trees and streetlamps lining the path.

A group of people gathered outdoors, many holding various protest signs. One sign prominently displays an image and the word "Jesus." The setting appears to be a grassy area with a large leafless tree and a large building in the background.

RCUSA was able to join as many as 2,000 people as part of a #FaithfulResistance on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC yesterday.
Ecumenical and interfaith leaders and communities gathered to speak up and attend congressional visits in support of forcibly displaced people who sought safety in the US.

Chart showing U.S. Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2025. Actual arrivals by region include Africa, East Asia, Europe/Central Asia, Latin America/Caribbean, and Near East/South Asia. Admissions total 38,102. The image includes RCUSA logo and mentions President Biden's goal of 125,000 admissions.

Refugee resettlement was on track. Then it was suspended.

The Fiscal Year 2025 shows what happens when political decisions disrupt a lifesaving program.

See the numbers. See the impact.
https://rcusa.org/resources/arrivals-dashboard/

#RefugeesWelcome

Text on an orange background reads: "Join Our Action Alert To Say: End Operation PARRIS. Cut funding for ICE & CPB. Uphold refugee law."

The government is expanding plans to arrest and re-screen resettled refugees.

Speak up to your lawmakers: https://rcusa.org/urgent-action-needed-denounce-wrongful-discriminatory-refugee-arrests-detention-and-attempts-to-remove-thousands-of-refugees-from-our-neighborhoods/

Refugee Council USA wishes a blessed, safe, and joyful Ramadan to all celebrating. We join our Muslim colleagues and communities—from those facing displacement to those continuing to welcome newcomers—in renewing our commitment to the protection and dignity of every person.

#RamadanKareem

Polite message advocating for Congress to cut funding for ICE and Border Patrol, end Operation PARRIS, and limit DHS enforcement actions.

The next 7 days matter. Congress is negotiating Department of Homeland Security funding right now.

Join our Action Alert:
https://rcusa.org/urgent-action-needed-denounce-wrongful-discriminatory-refugee-arrests-detention-and-attempts-to-remove-thousands-of-refugees-from-our-neighborhoods/

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The 2026 Roadmap: Refugee Resettlement, Asylum, and Humanitarian Protection Trends. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining t... Join We Are All America, Refugee Council USA, Church World Service, and Human Rights First for a national briefing on the 2026 outlook for refugee resettlement, asylum, Temporary Protected Status (TPS...

Join @weareallamerica.bsky.social , @rcusa.bsky.social , @cwsglobal.bsky.social & Human Rights First for a national briefing on the 2026 outlook for refugee resettlement, asylum, #TPS, and other humanitarian protections. Policy updates, funding, and advocacy ahead.
🗓️ Feb 2, 1pm ET
Register now!👇

RCUSA also applauds the efforts of the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP, @irap.bsky.social) and fellow plaintiffs in providing legal representation to impacted refugees in Minnesota.

RCUSA Welcomes US District Court's Temporary Restraining Order Preventing the Trump Administration from Arresting and Detaining Resettled Refugees in Minnesota Under Operation PARRIS.

Join WAAA, @rcusa.bsky.social, Church World Service @humanrightsfirst.org @npnewamericans.bsky.social on February 2nd for a webinar:

The 2026 Roadmap: Refugee Resettlement, Asylum, and Humanitarian Protection Trends
📅 Monday, February 2nd, 2026
⏰ 1pm ET

Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Operation PARRIS is cruel, illegal, and a massive waste of USCIS resources.

Now is the time to urge your elected officials to take action: tinyurl.com/RCUSAOperationPARRISAlert

The targeting of legally resettled refugees in Minnesota represents a profound failure of policy, values, & due process.

RCUSA's @jslocum.bsky.social outlines why it's so important to join our action alert: https://tinyurl.com/RCUSAOperationPARRISAlert

RCUSA Condemns “Operation PARRIS” and Administration’s Escalation of Harm and Enforcement Actions Targeting Refugees, Immigrants, and U.S. Citizens - Refugee Council USA

Operation PARRIS targets already-vetted refugees and threatens due process and community safety.
Read the full statement: https://rcusa.org/news-and-media/rcusa-condemns-operation-parris-and-administrations-escalation-of-harm-and-enforcement-actions-targeting-refugees-immigrants-and-u-s-citizens/

Cover of the Refugee Council USA's Impact Report 2025 titled "#WEWILLWELCOME", featuring a group of people at a peaceful demonstration in front of the White House, with banners advocating for refugee welcome.

​​Our 2025 Impact Report is live! Discover Refugee Coalition USA’s key achievements this year in defending refugee protections, uplifting leaders with lived experience, and forging global partnerships.

Read it now: https://rcusa.org/impact

#WeWillWelcome

Once hailed as heroes, Afghans fear deportation under Trump The very same immigrants welcomed to the US after risking their lives to fight the Taliban now fear detention or worse

“The United States is breaking the promise it made to wartime allies who risked their lives for the American mission,” said RCUSA's Executive Director, @jslocum.bsky.social.

Read more in today's @theguardian.com: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/23/afghans-deportation-trump

This #InternationalMigrantsDay, we fight hate with love—and with the vision of a better world for our communities. 🫂

Migration is natural.
Stop demonizing migrants.
Pathways to citizenship now!

#InternationalMigrantsDay #MigrationMatters #PathwayToCitizenship

RCUSA Joins the 2025 Global Refugee Forum Progress Review in Geneva - Refugee Council USA

At the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva, RCUSA's Meredith Owen delivered a powerful message on behalf of U.S. civil society organizations during a plenary session earlier this week.

Learn more https://rcusa.org/news-and-media/rcusa-joins-the-2025-global-refugee-forum-progress-review-in-geneva/

Poster for International Migrants Day featuring a layered paper design with silhouettes of people walking across colorful stripes, representing diverse backgrounds.

On International Migrants Day, RCUSA celebrates the aspirations and resilience of migrants and their many contributions to societies throughout the world.

Urgent alert poster condemning the Trump Administration's expansion of travel ban, issued by RCUSA.

RCUSA strongly condemns the administration’s expansion of it travel ban. This policy undermines U.S. refugee & immigration law and so much more: https://rcusa.org/news-and-media/rcusa-condemns-trump-administrations-expansion-of-discriminatory-travel-ban/

Mayor Wilmot Collins of Helena, MT, speaks out against policies targeting refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrant communities.
Learn more: https://rcusa.org/news-and-media/refugee-council-usa-elected-leaders-and-advocates-condemn-collective-punishment-of-refugees-and-immigrants-following-dc-shooting

At RCUSA’s press conference, @hias.org CEO Beth Oppenheim spoke to the danger of using a single act of violence as justification for sweeping policies that destabilize refugee and immigrant communities.

Read RCUSA’s full statement and press conference coverage:

News conference speakers warned the government is using tragedy to justify restrictions. #AfghanEvac's Shawn VanDiver said what's at stake https://rcusa.org/news-and-media/refugee-council-usa-elected-leaders-and-advocates-condemn-collective-punishment-of-refugees-and-immigrants-following-dc-shooting

Poster from Refugee Council USA announcing condemnation of punitive policies towards refugees and immigrants, urging visit to RCUSA.org for more details.

RCUSA, elected leaders, & advocates are sounding the alarm: Collective punishment isn't public safety.
Read about today's news conference https://rcusa.org/news-and-media/refugee-council-usa-elected-leaders-and-advocates-condemn-collective-punishment-of-refugees-and-immigrants-following-dc-shooting/

Refugee Council USA, Elected Leaders, and Advocates Condemn Collective Punishment of Refugees and Immigrants

“No one should live in fear that their government will target them because of who they are or where they or their families are from." - IRAP's Laurie Ball Cooper at today's @rcusa.bsky.social press call

Read the full release:

Graphic with text stating '130 Organizations Urge to Reverse Harmful Policies Attacking Refugee, Immigrant Communities,' featuring the logo of Refugee Council USA.

RCUSA joins 130 organizations calling on the administration to reverse harmful policies targeting refugee and immigrant communities.

Read our full statement: https://rcusa.org/news-and-media/130-organizations-urge-administration-to-reverse-harmful-policies-attacking-refugee-immigrant-communities/

Screenshot of The Columbus Dispatch website featuring an opinion article titled 'This is THEIR country. Illogical president's hate defies our values,' written by Angela Plummer, dated December 6, 2025.

"This kind of collective punishment is illogical and violates our basic principles of fairness."
Read CRIS Ohio ED Angela Plummer's recent op-ed: https://www.dispatch.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2025/12/06/somalis-make-columbus-better-we-must-defend-them-against-trump-opinion/87626435007/

Aerial winter view of a city landscape with a prominent monument, overlaid with text that reads: "Refugee Congress Strongly Denounces Recent Federal Actions That Target and Endanger Communities, December 5, 2025.

Refugee Congress strongly condemns the federal government’s sweeping actions targeting refugee, asylee, and immigrant communities.

We must do better.

Read more: https://refugeecongress.org/news-updates/refugee-congress-strongly-denounces-recent-federal-actions-that-target-and-endanger-communities

“We’re all immigrants, in a way, since traveling has been part of our lives for centuries. Humans, like birds, move with the seasons to survive,” Qudrat Wasefi, a musician & #RefugeeStorytellersCollective member, tells @rollingstone.com.
Read his story now⬇️
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Take Action TODAY: rcusa.org/action-alert...

📣The Lab, #RefugeeStorytellersCollective & @refugeecongress.bsky.social have translated our Safety in Storytelling guide into Arabic & Spanish.
Are you looking to keep yourself safe during your storytelling journey?
Read the guide!
¡Lea la guía!
أقرأ الدليل
www.refugeeadvocacylab.org/resources/sa...

Read RCUSA's full statement in response to the shooting of two national guardsmen in Washington, D.C. here: https://rcusa.org/news-and-media/refugee-council-usa-statement-in-response-to-shooting-of-two-national-guardsmen-in-washington-d-c/