Lab Continues to Fight for the Protection of Forcibly Displaced People, Condemns Operation PARRIS and Attacks on Refugee Neighbors
"Refugees and new Americans in Minnesota - parents, neighbors, teachers, healthcare workers, and so much more - are being targeted, arrested, and transported thousands of miles away simply because they sought safety in American communities who welcomed them," said Kate Brick, Executive Director of the Refugee Advocacy Lab. "The Department of Homeland Security and Operation Post-Admission Refugee Reverification and Integrity Strengthening (PARRIS) is a direct attack on the promise we made to protect them and a betrayal of values all Americans hold close. The administration must terminate Operation PARRIS and end these dangerous enforcement actions. Until then, the Lab will continue to support our partners on the ground as they work to protect forcibly displaced communities across the country."
More From Our Core Partners:
Refugees International: Operation PARRIS is a Gross Betrayal of U.S. Commitments to People who Fled Persecution
International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP): IRAP Denounces Effort to Detain and Strip Already-Resettled Refugees of Legal Status
Refugee Congress: Trump Administration Targets Resettled Refugees, Escalating Threats and Harm to U.S. Communities
Church World Service: CWS Responds to New Operation Reopening Cases of Resettled Refugees
Ways To Get Involved:
Contact your members of Congress and urge them to vote NO on any additional dollars for ICE and CBP in Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations.
Contact your national, state, and local elected leaders and urge them to safeguard their refugee communities by holding the administration accountable to terminate Operation PARRIS and end these harmful enforcement actions.
Share new datathat shows how these enforcement efforts go directly against the will of the American people. Our polling has found that a strong majority of U.S. voters support refugee resettlement across party lines. The data also showed a consistent finding that when someone personally knows a refugee, they are significantly more likely to support refugee resettlement by 15 points.