African Refugee Grows Homeland’s Eggplants in Vermont After surviving refugee camps in Africa, Janine Ndagijimana settled in Vermont and began to dream of farming. When she considered what to plant, she thought back to her time in Tanzania and the foods she had so loved during her…
New USCRI Publication: Lives in Storage: Refugee Warehousing and the Overlooked Humanitarian Crisis Out of the 25.9 million refugees in the world today, 15.9 million—representing 78% of all refugees—are housed for years or decades in stagnant, segregated refugee camps or settlements that restrict their mobility and ensure only abridged human rights (UNHCR 2019a,…
STATEMENT BY THE U.S. COMMITTEE FOR REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS ON THE ADMINISTRATION’S NEW “PUBLIC CHARGE” RULE August 14, 2019 The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) strongly opposes the administration’s new rule that denies legal immigrants in the United States the opportunity to become permanent residents if they are considered likely to receive…
What You Need to Know About World Refugee Day On June 20th, people from all over the world will celebrate World Refugee Day. According to the United Nations, World Refugee Day is a day to commemorate “the strength, courage and perseverance of millions of refugees.” In 2001, the UN…
Urgent Need for Protection of Refugees in Libya September 26, 2018 The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants has co-led a letter with The America Team for Displaced Eritreans to bring an urgent response to the needs of vulnerable individuals and families in Libya. This appeal was delivered…
Digital Archive Issue Papers by Continent Africa A Journey to Hell Beyond the Headlines: Refugees in the Horn of Africa Burundi’s Uprooted People: Caught in the Spiral of Violence Children of Mozambique: The Cost of Survival Detained in Exile: Ethiopians in Somalia’s…
Sauti – Raising the Voices of Refugees In June, USCRI staff were able to meet some of the masterminds behind the stunning documentary, Sauti: Gayle Nosal (Executive Producer and Director) and Favourite, whose story is told in the film. The film, called “Voice” in Swahili (“Sauti”) because the…
Letter to Congress in Support of Refugees June 8, 2018 Dear Members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives: The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) has been building a strong America since 1911. This has meant helping newcomers to learn language, job skills…
Refugees Add Diversity to Erie Community Erie County residents are more diverse in 2016 than they were in 2010, according to the Census Bureau data, and this is largely due to refugees. The number of people in Erie county who identified themselves as a minority race…
In Vermont, Refugees Find a Welcoming Community 9/21/2016 Read full article at WFFF by Rachel Aargon. Starting next week, the U.S. will commit to resettling 110,000 refugees around the word over the coming year. Bogre the Executive Director of the Association of Africans Living in Vermont says the goal…