World Relief
Trump has reneged on his promise to protect persecuted Christians around the world, one evangelical leader said.
The leaders asked the first daughter to make sure the Trump administration enforces an anti-trafficking law that protects unaccompanied children.
World Relief, the National Association of Evangelicals, and other groups that lean conservative on social issues have started a criminal justice reform project.
Trump told evangelicals he would defend religious liberty. He's undermining that pledge by cutting refugee admissions, a Christian group says.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
World Relief, a Christian group, is speaking up against the Trump administration's new plan to keep migrant kids indefinitely detained with their parents.
Trump capped refugee admissions at a record low 30,000 for this fiscal year — but advocates say the U.S. won't hit even that target.
"Jesus calls us to love our neighbor," said Ruth Velasquez, a Christian Dreamer.
Advocates of the initial ban said it would prioritize religious minorities, but even their numbers have dropped drastically.
“Even if the government ultimately decides that we ‘may’ discriminate against a person, the question for me is, ‘Should we?’”
World Relief says it has also been forced to close five offices.