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Refugee Caps, Defining Asylum Seekers, and Understanding Project PARRIS

  • Jan 28
  • 2 min read

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Hope in Action with Tracie L. Morgan and Ashley Glimasinski | Refugee Caps, Defining Asylum Seekers, and Understanding Project PARRIS

*Note: While Project Parris remains ongoing, a recent court ruling (1/28) now prohibits ICE from arresting or detaining refugees during the re-vetting process discussed in this episode.


When the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security publicly confuses refugees and asylum seekers, two legally distinct categories in U.S. and international law, it's more than a small mistake.


Words matter here, and when the person responsible for overseeing refugee admissions and asylum processing doesn't communicate clearly, it's no wonder the rest of the country isn’t clear on the facts. Treating refugees and asylees as interchangeable leads to policies that are sloppy at best and harmful at worst.


Tune in today to learn why precision in language creates humanity, while sewing confusion creates fear and division. We discuss how current policies like the historically low refugee ceiling and Project PARRIS are affecting real families, and you'll discover how these policies totally ignore what the Bible says about welcoming the stranger and how scripture frames justice as attentiveness to the vulnerable.


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What You’ll Learn from this Episode about Defining Refugees and Asylum Seekers:


  • The legal distinction between refugees, and asylum seekers and why getting it right matters for real people.

  • How the current refugee ceiling of 7,500 compares to 125,000 just a few years ago and what that means for families in the pipeline.

  • What Project PARRIS is and how it's re-vetting refugees who have already been approved and admitted to the United States.

  • Why the current pause on asylum cases means people can apply but no one is getting a decision.

  • A simple, calm script you can use when someone says asylum seekers should have ‘done it the right way’.

  • One small, doable action you can take to move toward clarity and care.



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