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The Current State of the U.S. Refugee Program

Date:
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2141 RHOB

Witnesses

Panel 1

Ms. Barbara Strack

Former Chief of the Refugee Affairs Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and, Current Advisory Member, Church World Service Immigration and Refugee Program

Strack Truth in Testimony

Strack Bio

Strack Testimony

The Most Reverend Mario Eduardo Dorsonville-Rodrguez

Auxiliary Bishop of Washington and, Chair of the Committee on Migration, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

Dorsonville Truth in Testimony

Dorsonville Truth in Testimony attachment

Dorsonville Bio

Dorsonville Testimony

Mr. Biar Atem

Nevada Delegate and Board of Directors Member, Refugee Congress

Atem Bio

Atem Testimony

Atem Truth in Testimony

Ms. Lora Ries

Senior Research Fellow, Homeland Security, The Heritage Foundation

Ries Bio

Ries Testimony

Ries Truth in Testimony

Meeting Documents

Member Attendance

Notice of Hearing

Witness List

Texas Tribune article #1; Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar

Texas Tribune article #2; Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar

Government Executive article; Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar

Texas Public radio article; Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar

Fox 26 Houston article; Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar

Statesman article; Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar

Fort Worth Star-Telegram article; Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar

San Antonio Current article; Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar

CBS Dallas-Forth Worth article; Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar

KXAN article; Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar

America's Voice article; Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar

Houston Chronicle article; Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar

Statesman Ashley Faye Op-Ed; Submitted by the Honorable Veronica Escobar

Syracuse.com article entitled, "Trump Policies stop the flow of refugees to Syracuse, once a resettlement magnet"; Submitted by the Honorable Mary Gay Scanlon

Asian American Advancing Justice Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia

Bethany Christian Services Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia

Church World Service Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia

Episcopal Church Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia

Franciscan Action Network Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia

HIAS Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia

Interfaith Immigration Coalition Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia

International Refugee Assistance Project Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia

International Rescue Committee Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia

Leadership Conference of Women Religious Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia

Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia

National Council of Jewish Women Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia

National Immigration Law Center Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia

Refugee Congress Statement for the Record; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia

Letter from more than 85 U.S. Mayors in support of refugee resettlement; Submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia

The Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee Statement for the Record

The Honorable Jerrold Nadler, Chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary, Statement for the Record

NYC Mayor de Blasio letter to the Secretary of State consenting to refugee resettlement in NYC; Submitted by the Honorable Jerrold Nadler, Chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary

Gotham Gazette Op-Ed by Bitta Mostofi, Commissioner of the NYC Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs; Submitted by the Honorable Jerrold Nadler, Chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary

Statement from Community Change

Statement from the American Federation of Government Employees National Citizenship and Immigration Services Council 119

Issues: Immigration