Global Refuge (Formerly Reported as Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service)

LIRS works with partners to help migrants and refugees rebuild their lives in the US.

Based in DC

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AI Overview

With $687K in lobbying spend across 32 quarterly filings, Global Refuge (Formerly Reported as Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service) is an active lobbying client. Their lobbying covers 6 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2025.

$687K

Total Spend

Years Active

Firms Hired

Lobbyists Deployed

Issues Lobbied

Spending Trend

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Year	Lobbying Spend
2018	$127K
2019	$160K
2020	$160K
2021	$80K
2022	$80K
2023	$80K
2024	$0
2025	$0

Issues Lobbied

Government Issues Foreign Relations Budget/Appropriations Immigration Homeland Security Education

Lobbying Firms

Global Refuge (Formerly Reported as Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service)

Lobbyists

Javier Cuebas Diana Guelespe Jessica Jones Hillary Kipnis Ronnate Asirwatham Susannah Cunningham Amelia Dal Pra

Government Agencies Targeted

These are the government entities that Global Refuge (Formerly Reported as Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service) disclosed contacting in their lobbying filings.

Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)Executive Office of the President (EOP)Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJustice, Dept of (DOJ)Natl Security Council (NSC)SENATEState, Dept of (DOS)U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)White House Office

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What They Lobby About

These are actual descriptions from their quarterly lobbying disclosure filings, summarizing what they lobbied Congress and federal agencies about.Issue areas: Government Issues, Foreign Relations, Budget/Appropriations, Immigration, Homeland Security and 1 more

We educate members of Congress and their staff on the importance of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program.

H.R.2826, Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act of 2017; and S.1631, Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2018; and S.Res.388, a resolution recognizing January 27, 2018, as the anniver

H.R.3267, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018; H.R.3362, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018; S.1662, Commerce,

H.R.3440, Dream Act of 2017; S.1720, RAISE Act; S.1615, Dream Act of 2017; H.R.496, BRIDGE Act; S.128, BRIDGE Act; H.R.1468, Recognizing America's Children Act; H.R.391, Asylum Reform and Border Prote

H.R.3548, Border Security for America Act of 2017; H.R.2825, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act; S.1757, Building America's Trust Act; S. 1847, the "Homeland Security for Children Act";