Wildly optimistic to think that philanthropy could come in when federal funds are cut and that our local economy won't completely collapse from the disappearance of federal funds underwriting the largest sectors of the economy: health and public services.

Statement on the Third Anniversary of Russia’s Illegal Invasion of Ukraine #Refugees

RCUSA with convened with members of congress, faith leaders, humanitarian organizations, and refugees in a demonstration of solidarity to oppose the Trump administration’s Executive Order suspending the refugee resettlement program indefinitely. @raskin.house.gov

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i will say that we have never experienced anything like an administration trying to essentially freeze the activities of the entire federal government while making a series of illegal power grabs. genuinely unclear to me what kind of response, if any, these guys are generating against them

Elimination of categorical parole. What does that mean? And what does it mean to all the people legally admitted in with that status?

Beyond the heartbreak of everyone here waiting for their loved ones. Im struck by this EO, they really don't understand how a national immigration system works, or the difference between requesting asylum and receiving it. Tragedy on tragedy on tragedy.
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So what happens when a previous revocation is revoked?

Sad realization of adulting. The bars where we used to only order appetizers bc that was in the budget... really don't have good entrees.

Someone in my office this morning has family in Aleppo.

So many unanswerable questions.

Thankful for friends who are (and were) directors too. Who enjoy using free time to read and wonder and dream up new ways of being. Who delight in the ways reality doesn't fit cleanly into theories, and finding new words and frames and applications of old thoughts.