Welcome to Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area's (LSSNCA) newsroom. LSSNCA, a human services and immigration relief and refugee welcome agency throughout Maryland, Virginia, and the Washington D.C. metro area serves those on their immigration journey. Read how we're working together to amplify voices of refugees and asylum-seekers, create loving and responsible foster homes for unaccompanied children and refugee minors, advocate for new neighbors, and work torward creating a more just, welcoming, and thriving community.
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In 2021, thousands rushed to flee Taliban rule and LSSNCA became the largest resettlement agency on the East Coast. We welcomed more than 6,500 Afghan allies and families to the D.C. metro area, providing the tools and support needed to begin life again.
Among them was Peghla, an Afghan woman whose life had already spanned decades of war, displacement, and perseverance. As an electrical engineer by training, she had been forced to flee her country, return, then flee again. She knew both the weight of fear and the strength it takes to rebuild a life from scratch.
LSSNCA joins the community in mourning the passing of U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., a dedicated public servant and a steadfast advocate for refugees, immigrants and those seeking safety.
Weekly updates on the national state of play on policies, litigation, and programs that welcome refugees, their impact on the community LSSNCA serves, and ways for you to engage to ensure we continue to be a nation that welcomes people seeking safety.
Weekly updates on the national state of play on policies, litigation, and programs that welcome refugees, their impact on the community LSSNCA serves, and ways for you to engage to ensure we continue to be a nation that welcomes people seeking safety.
LSSNCA welcomes the district court’s recent ruling in Pacito v. Trump, which establishes a compliance framework requiring the government to promptly follow the preliminary injunction.
Weekly updates on the national state of play on policies, litigation, and programs that welcome refugees, their impact on the community LSSNCA serves, and ways for you to engage to ensure we continue to be a nation that welcomes people seeking safety.
Weekly updates on the national state of play on policies, litigation, and programs that welcome refugees, its impact on the community LSSNCA serves, and ways for you to engage to ensure we continue to be a nation that welcomes people seeking safety.
The Taliban is targeting Afghans who worked with the U.S., including those who worked with the University of Maryland. Neighboring countries like Pakistan and Iran are cracking down on harboring Afghan refugees. At the same time, President Donald Trump is imposing a freeze on admitting refugees to the U.S.
Weekly updates on the national state of play on policies, litigation, and programs that welcome refugees, its impact on the community LSSNCA serves, and ways for you to engage to ensure we continue to be a nation that welcomes people seeking safety.
Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area is deeply concerned about the fate of Afghans and Cameroonians whose lives are now at risk due to the administration’s decision to terminate Temporary Protection Status (TPS) for individuals from Afghanistan and Cameroon.
Many religions center “welcoming the stranger” as a mandate. What will come next for faith-based refugee groups as their ability to practice a good Samaritan approach is tested by Trump administration orders halting refugees?
Weekly updates on the national state of play on policies, litigation, and programs that welcome refugees, its impact on the community LSSNCA serves, and ways for you to engage to ensure we continue to be a nation that welcomes people seeking safety.
The administration’s cuts to resettlement aid and services are sowing uncertainty and fear among recent arrivals from Afghanistan, many of whom served alongside our military.
Weekly updates on the national state of play on policies, litigation, and programs that welcome refugees, its impact on the community LSSNCA serves, and ways for you to engage to ensure we continue to be a nation that welcomes people seeking safety.
