Today, the Biden Administration announced the end of the use of Title 42, an obscure provision of public health law that allowed border officials to rapidly expel asylum seekers and migrants to Mexico or their home countries with no due process. The policy was originally implemented in March 2020 under the Trump Administration. The end […]
Author: USCRI
Policy Brief: Strategic Communications for Unaccompanied Children
The past five years have seen numerous communications challenges for unaccompanied children’s providers and advocates, along with substantial threats to the well-being of unaccompanied children (UC) themselves. In 2018, under the Trump Administration, shelters were targeted as sites of protest during the height of the Family Separation policy. More recently, 2021 and into 2022 have […]
Facebook Live: A 20-Year Retrospective of the Unaccompanied Children’s Program
In partnership with the Children’s Village, the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) has begun a one-year project looking back at the Unaccompanied Children’s Program from the passage of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 until today. This project will look at how the care of unaccompanied children has changed since the Homeland Security […]
Meet USCRI Vermont’s new Reach Up Case Manager, Lilian Mute
Hello there, my name is Lilian Mute and I am the new Reach Up Case Manager here at USCRI Vermont. The Reach Up program is one that helps families to overcome barriers and explore available opportunities, gain new skills, find employment, reach financial goals, and much more. I have always enjoyed being involved in various […]
U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants 2021 Welcoming Iowa Benefit
USCRI Des Moines hosted its third annual Welcoming Iowa benefit Thursday, October 14th, 2021, at the Foundry Distilling Company in Historic Valley Junction. As the largest refugee resettlement agency in Iowa, USCRI Des Moines expects to welcome 340 refugees and 125 Afghan evacuees over the coming year, helping new Iowans establish homes and livelihoods as […]
Meet USCRI Vermont’s New Case Manager
Hello, my name is Georgette Niyokindi, one of USCRI Vermont’s new Case Managers. My role here is multifaceted; when new refugees come from overseas, I am the first person they usually see at the airport. Another aspect of my role is to be in touch with refugees and immigrants once they begin to settle, and […]
U.S. Committee for Refugees & Immigrants (USCRI) Snapshot: Migrant Protection Protocols
The Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) policy, also referred to as Remain in Mexico, is a program that was implemented by the Trump administration in response to an increase in asylum seekers at the southern border. The program requires asylum seekers, both from Mexico and from other countries, to stay in Mexico while their asylum cases […]
USCRI’s Statement on the Resumption of the Remain in Mexico Program
The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) expresses disappointment at the Biden administration’s announcement that it will be resuming the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), also known as the Remain in Mexico program, by mid-November. USCRI urges the administration to draft a new memorandum terminating the program before mid-November, following the guidelines and requirements set [...]
USCRI’s Statement Celebrating the Presidential Determination
The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) applauds President Biden’s issuance of the Presidential Determination that sets a goal to welcome 125,000 refugees in the coming fiscal year. This number represents a drastic increase in admissions from recent years, and the highest admissions goal set since 1993. USCRI commends President Biden for working to […]
Help Us Extend a Warm Welcome to Refugee Families
All of us here at USCRI Detroit would like to extend our gratitude to those who have contacted us asking how they can help refugee families. To make a donation to help us build capacity and expand our services for arriving refugee families, click on the blue Donate to USCRI Detroit button on the main […]
