Chaldeans Meet US Senator Carl Levin and Deputy Assistant
Secretary of State Michael Corbin
Detroit, June 2nd, 2010
Today, leaders from the Chaldean Federation of America (CFA) and the Chaldean Assyrian Syriac Council of America (CASCA) attended a joint meeting with US Senator
Carl Levin, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Michael Corbin, and Deputy Director of the Office of Refugee Admissions Lawrence Bartlett. Representing CFA and CASCA at the meeting: Michael J. George, Dave Nona, Ismat Karmo, and Joseph T. Kassab.
To achieve realistic solutions, the following issues were discussed in details:
1. The unexplained upsurge deportation of some Chaldeans to Iraq by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
2. The status of Iraqi Refugees’ Resettlement Programs
3. The Plight of Christians inside and outside Iraq
Earlier today, US Senator Carl Levin and his brother US Representative Sander Levin jointly wrote to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano asking her to grant deferred action for Iraqi Christians currently in the US and facing deportation (see attached)best,
Joseph T. Kassab
Executive Director
Chaldean Federation of America
Office (248) 996-8384 Fax (248) 996-8342
Mobile (248) 882-1912
29850 Northwestern Hway., Suite 250
Southfield, MI 48034
www.chaldeanfederation.org
…..[we] rejoice in hope of the glory of God. And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; and patience, experience; and experience, hope: and hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us (Romans 5:2-5).