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Federal judge blocks executive order on refugees in lawsuit by three faith-based organizations
By Emily McFarlan Miller — January 15, 2020
(RNS) — The preliminary injunction is part of HIAS v. Trump, a lawsuit by three faith-based organizations against the US government over the order.
Most states agree to admit refugees as judge hears lawsuit to stop resettlement order
By Emily McFarlan Miller — January 8, 2020
(RNS) — A federal judge heard arguments Wednesday (Jan. 8) in the lawsuit by three faith-based organizations against the federal government over a recent executive order allowing state and local officials to block refugee resettlement.
Church World Service hosts Ration Challenge around World Refugee Day
By Emily McFarlan Miller — June 19, 2019
(RNS) — The global challenge — organized in the United States by Church World Service — asks participants to live for a week on the same food rations refugees receive to raise money and awareness for the challenges they face.
Refugee groups fight Trump travel ban — and for their own survival
By Jack Jenkins and Emily McFarlan Miller — February 16, 2018
WASHINGTON (RNS) — For the six faith-based agencies authorized to settle refugees in the U.S., the battle over the travel ban is also a fight to protect their ministries — and, by extension, the refugees they serve.
COMMENTARY: From numbness to action: Ending world hunger
By Mary Catherine Hinds — October 18, 2013
(RNS) This morning, in preparation for a hunger presentation, I read through a skit that told the firsthand experiences of a rich child alongside that of a poor child. In the middle of the reading, all of a sudden, the numbness wore off.
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