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Apr 19, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 19, 2013 | By USCIRF
WASHINGTON, D.C. - As Congress considers legislation to reform the U.S. immigration system, a new U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) report,…
Jun 28, 2013
FOR YOUR INFORMATION6/28/2013 | By Eric P. Schwartz and M. Zuhdi Jasser
The following appeared in Star-Ledger on June 28, 2013.
As our nation debates immigration reform, it is time to consider reform of our…
Feb 24, 2015
FOR YOUR INFORMATIONFebruary 24, 2015 | By Eric P. Schwartz & M. Zuhdi Jasser
The following op-ed appeared in USA Today on February 24, 2015.
Given the record numbers of people from Syria, Iraq, Burma and…
Jun 19, 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 19, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today commemorates World Refugee Day. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for…
Oct 28, 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 28, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. – UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres participated in a timely conversation yesterday hosted by the U.S. Commission on International Religious…
Aug 25, 2016
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
August 25, 2016 | Kristina Arriaga and Rev. Thomas J. Reese, S.J.
The following op/ed appeared in The Hill on August 25, 2016.
Many men, women, and children each year…
Feb 8, 2017
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February 8, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) urges the U.S. government to continue its efforts to resettle refugees fleeing…
Feb 23, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 23, 2018
USCIRF Concerned by Denial of Lautenberg Refugees from Iran
“These refugees face the imminent danger of return to Iran, where the already dire situation for religious…
Aug 27, 2018
This op-ed originally appeared in The Globe Post on September 18, 2018.
By former Commission Chair Daniel Mark
Hamed bin Haydara, a leader of the Baha’i faith in Yemen, has been imprisoned…
Oct 9, 2018
This op-ed originally appeared in The Christian Post on September 18, 2018.
By Tenzin Dorjee and Nadine Maenza
It has been more than a year since Burmese authorities began a brutal campaign…