Refugee resettlement agencies World Relief and International Rescue Committee in Spokane face uncertainty due to Trump administration changes, adjusting to funding cuts and other shifts.
The Trump administration warned 60 colleges - four from Washington, including Eastern Washington University - about possible consequences if they don't protect Jewish students from antisemitism.
“When a stranger sojourns in your land, you shall do him no wrong. The stranger shall be to you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself" (Lev. 19:33-34). Some have called this “radical hospitality,” and this moral imperative has been enshrined in international and American law.
It is an outrageous political stunt. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis chartering planes to fly immigrants who had just crossed the U.S. border from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard and other locations described as “sanctuary states.”
But through a partnership with Habitat for Humanity, the Yaitskaya’s will be moving into their new home next week — a blessing the family is grateful for during this Thanksgiving season.
Initially pleasantly surprised by the high court's ruling, Dreamers in Washington are looking toward the presidential election for a more permanent solution.