Press Releases

Fort Dix, New Jersey—Church World Service today expressed alarm and deep concern over news that thousands of immigrants are to be detained at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. Under the purview of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Fort Dix will be a de facto penitentiary for immigrants in the region rounded up in ongoing raids. The Department of Homeland Security further announced …

Washington, D.C.— CWS today expressed grave concern over yesterday’s decision from a court of appeals that allowed the Trump administration to immediately terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nationals of Afghanistan and Cameroon. As a result of the decision, the Trump administration has now ended life-saving legal protections and work authorization for approximately 11,700 Afghans living in the U.S., the …

Washington, D.C.—Church World Service today celebrated last night’s ruling in the Pacito v. Trump case establishing a review process to identify, on a case by case basis, refugees who should be resettled in the United States in spite of the White House’s near universal ban on refugees. The order also clarified that the June 4 travel ban should not apply …

Washington, D.C.—Church World Service today decried the final passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” The legislation will harm American communities, especially those who are already facing scarcity. CWS—which has fought for the alleviation of hunger, poverty, and displacement for over 75 years—sees this Act as a clear infringement on access to health care, food security, children’s rights, and …

Washington, D.C.—Church World Service decries the U.S. Senate passage of H.R. 1, the so-called “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act.” Among its plethora of policy and budget impacts, the bill includes attacks on refugees and unaccompanied children, and a massive boost in funding for ICE raids, family detention, and deportations, while simultaneously cutting long standing social safety net support for the neediest …