It took some time for me to finish Caitlin Dickerson’s article in the latest issue of the Atlantic about the Trump Administration’s cruel and devastating child separation policy at the border.

It wasn’t just because of the length of the article, but also because it was hard for me to emotionally process what Dickerson’s incredible feat of reporting reveals. I needed to take several breaks as I read the story.

The heart wrenching descriptions of children being pulled away from their parents and the long-term emotional damage to those children is devastating and will be a permanent dark chapter in the history of our country.

And one thing is clear from this article …if Trump and Steven Miller ever take power again, they won’t hesitate to resume the separation of children at the border from their parents.

Are you interested in helping to welcome refugees to your community but don’t know where to start?

One place to start is the Sponsor Circle Program, a community-led resettlement initiative that supports Americans in taking on the responsibility of welcoming newcomers to their communities.

I came across this organization in a recent Foreign Affairs article, which argues for the need for new approaches to refugee resettlement in the U.S. (click here for the article).

A video game called “Path Out” was relaunched in June for use by teachers as a way to help schoolchildren experience and understand the oftentimes perilous journey of refugees. The relaunch by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees occurred on World Refugee Day, June 20.

The video game was developed by Jack Gutmann, a Syrian refugee.

Click here for additional details on the game and how it was developed.

The Biden Administration should increase the rate of refugee admissions for the remainder of Fiscal Year (FY) 2022, a group of U.S. Senators said in a recent letter to President Joe Biden.

The Senators also urged the President to maintain or increase the target of 125,000 refugee admissions in FY 2023 and take meaningful steps to meet this target.

“We commend you for recommitting the United States to its historic role as a global leader in refugee resettlement by setting a ceiling of 125,000 for FY 2022,” the Senators wrote. “However, we are deeply concerned that as of June 30, 2022, the United States has only resettled 15,100 refugees this fiscal year.”

The lawmakers said that despite the challenges of rebuilding the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program “that your Administration inherited, we can and must do better. The dismantling of programs by the Trump Administration has hindered our efforts to resettle more refugees, and as such, your Administration must take the necessary steps to promptly ensure the United States has a robust, functioning, durable refugee resettlement system.”

Click here for the letter.