Five humanitarian emergencies—Afghanistan, the Syria regional crisis, Yemen, Ukraine, and Ethiopia—make up nearly half of all funding requirements in the 2023 Global Humanitarian Overview, the United Nations’ assessment of worldwide humanitarian needs for the coming year. For this Policy and Advocacy brief, Policy Analyst Daniel Salazar provides updates on these five crises and policy recommendations […]
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USCRI Snapshot: Protection For Refugees Needed After Two Years Of War In Northern Ethiopia
The conflict in northern Ethiopia, which began in earnest on November 3-4, 2020, has displaced millions of people and caused one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. The war has featured wide-scale atrocities against displaced persons, such as the disappearance and forced removal of thousands of Eritrean refugees. The Ethiopian state and the UN Refugee […]
Policy Brief: COP 27 and climate-related migration and displacement
This November, delegates from countries and organizations around the world will convene for the annual Conference of the Parties, or COP, conference on climate change. Since Glasgow hosted last year’s COP 26, climate-related disasters have continued to exacerbate existing inequities, upend economic activity, and pose broad threats to a more secure and sustainable future for […]
Fact Sheet: Parole Process for Venezuelans
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) launched a Parole Process for Venezuelans on October 19, 2022. The “Process for Venezuelans” allows Venezuelan nationals and their immediate family members to enter the United States on humanitarian parole, permitting individuals to stay in the country temporarily for two years and access work permits. These individuals must have […]
Thank You For Supporting Our Welcoming Iowa 2022 Benefit
USCRI Des Moines hosted its fourth annual Welcoming Iowa benefit Thursday, October 20, 2022, from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at West End Architectural Salvage in downtown Des Moines. The event was a celebration of Iowa’s proud history of welcoming refugees. USCRI Des Moines has welcomed over 4,000 refugees since 2010, resettling over 400 individuals this […]
USCRI Applauds New Protections for Ethiopians in the United States
The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) commends the announcement of a new designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ethiopia. The TPS designation will provide needed protection for Ethiopians living in the United States, who will be able to remain in the country and receive work permits. Ethiopia has been in the middle […]
Policy Brief: To Support Children’s Rights Domestically and Internationally, the United States Must Ratify the UNCRC
As we look forward to Universal Children’s Day on November 20, 2022, USCRI explores the United Nation’s Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in this week’s policy brief. The UNCRC is the most widely adopted human rights pact in the world, signed and ratified by every country recognized by the U.N., except the […]
The Expanded Use of Title 42 Places More Migrants and Asylum Seekers in Harm’s Way
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on October 12, 2022, that it will expel Venezuelans entering without authorization at the southern border to Mexico through the use of Title 42, an obscure provision of public health law that allows border officials to rapidly expel asylum seekers and migrants to Mexico or their home […]
Chapter 3: Protections for Unaccompanied Children in the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (TVPRA)
The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) and The Children’s Village present chapter three of Where We Stand: A 20-Year Retrospective of the Unaccompanied Children’s Program in the United States. The retrospective will review the Unaccompanied Children’s Program from the passage of the Homeland Security Act (HSA) of 2002 until today. It assesses 20 […]
USCRI Statement on Refugee Admissions Ceiling for Fiscal Year 2023
On September 27, 2022, President Biden set the refugee admissions ceiling at 125,000 for the coming fiscal year. The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) welcomes the administration’s pledges to rebuild and strengthen the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) by expanding capacity and modernizing and streamlining its operations. The Biden administration must work with […]
