Immigration and Refugee Resources

As the new administration’s policies and executive orders are revealed, LEAN would like to offer some resources and alerts for Nevada parishioners seeking ways to help protect refugees in our midst.

First, read Presiding Bishop Eaton’s Pastoral Letter on Executive Orders HERE

Also, The Asociación de Ministerios Latinos de la ELCA has released a statement in response to executive orders of the U.S. government. English and Spanish versions can both be found HERE!

Check out Global Refuge’s explainer of the key executive orders and proclamations that directly impact refugees and other immigrants in the United States and beyond. Click HERE.

Attend Global Refuge’s Policy and Advocacy Team on February 4 at 11 AM PT for “Post-Inauguration Days: Understanding Recent Policy Changes from the Trump Administration and the 119th Congress” Register HERE.

Plan a worship welcoming the stranger and centered on celebrating new refugees. Click HERE for the Worship Order!

Learn How Trump’s Rescission of Protected Areas Policies Undermines Safety for All by Reading This Fact Sheet Or This Handout in Espanol

Visit National Immigration Law Center’s Know Your Rights: Expediated Removal Expansion Information. Click HERE.

Print Red Cards & How To Use Your Red Card Available at Your Worship Space

Read The Asociación de Ministerios Latinos de la ELCA‘s statement in response to executive orders of the U.S. government. English and Spanish versions can both be found HERE.

Share AMMPRO’s (Accompanying Migrant Minors with Protection, Advocacy, Representation and Opportunities) Blog With Friends & Family

ELCA Bishop Eaton Responds To Alleged Trump Comments

Editor’s Note: On Friday, Jan. 12, ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s alleged comments regarding immigrants from certain nations the previous day:

I am very disappointed and disturbed by the remarks that President Donald Trump is reported to have said yesterday – and confirmed by others who were present – in the context of a discussion about immigration.

Regardless of the context, references of that kind have no place in our civil discourse and, if true, reflect racist attitudes unbecoming any of us, but especially a president of the United States.

Instead, we should be fostering a world where each of us sees every person – regardless of race, origin, ethnicity, gender or economic status – in the image of God and, therefore, worthy of dignity and respect. Our church has relationships and partnerships with Christians and others on six continents. These are our sisters and brothers. We strive to accompany them and they us, across boundaries and cognizant of our diversity, yet all seeking the common good. In working for a healed, reconciled and just world, we all should faithfully strive to participate in God’s reconciling work, which prioritizes disenfranchised, vulnerable and displaced people in our communities and the world, bearing witness – each of us – to the love of God in Jesus Christ.

“We have before us the glorious opportunity to inject a new dimension of love into the veins of our civilization” —Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

God’s peace,

Elizabeth A. Eaton
ELCA Presiding Bishop