On June 4, 2025, the U.S. Government imposed a travel ban that impacted nationals from 19 countries. Proclamation 10949, “Restricting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats,” stated that the Executive Branch has authority to block the entry of noncitizens if […]
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USCRI STAFF HIGHLIGHT CENTRAL AMERICAN INTEGRATION EFFORTS AT MIRPS FORUMS
The MIRPS is a coordinated response framework for forced displacement, supporting the protection of and search for durable solutions for forcibly displaced persons and their host communities in Central America and Mexico. As part of its ongoing commitment to advocacy for displaced people in the region, USCRI staff participated in two meetings with the Regional […]
USCRI EL SALVADOR JOINS MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL EFFORT TO DEVELOP HUMAN RIGHTS-BASED MIGRANT CARE PATHWAY
USCRI El Salvador participated in a working session to develop a care pathway for migrants, returnees, foreign nationals, and their families—an effort led by the Chalatenango Centro Migration Roundtable. This initiative aims to provide key tools to strengthen local responses for these population groups by promoting inter-institutional coordination and respect for human rights. Key institutions […]
WELCOMING COMMUNITIES PLAY KEY ROLE AS REFUGEE YOUTH BEGIN ACADEMIC LIFE IN MEXICO
Welcoming communities play a fundamental role in the integration of migrants and refugees. For many refugee students, arriving in a new country means facing a host of challenges: adapting to unfamiliar cultural norms, navigating a different educational system, overcoming language barriers, and coping with the emotional toll of displacement and separation from family. In this […]
MORE REFUGEE STUDENTS GAIN LEGAL PROTECTION IN MEXICO WITH SUPPORT FROM USCRI
In August, one more of our students was officially recognized as a refugee. During the integration process of Habesha Project students, various steps are taken to support their transition. While the scholarship provided is academic in nature, the Habesha Project also considers and intervenes in other critical areas, such as students’ well-being, cultural adaptability, and […]
USCRI Urges the Administration to Uphold Protections for Venezuelans
The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) is alarmed by the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) decision to terminate Venezuela’s 2021 Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation, effective November 7, 2025. This action endangers the safety and stability of over 250,000 Venezuelans who sought refuge in the United States due to widespread political persecution, economic […]
Afghanistan’s Earthquake is Man’s Disaster
This week, a 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit Afghanistan’s mountainous Kunar province, located along its eastern border with Pakistan. Two subsequent earthquakes, measuring 5.5 magnitude and 6.2, inflicted further devastation. Early reports from the Taliban count 2,205 dead, with the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) estimating that 1.3 million people are affected by the […]
Made in China: Forced Labor and the Uyghur People
The plight of the Uyghur people, and members of other predominantly Muslim ethnic minority groups, in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), and across China, has drawn international concern for nearly a decade. Various reports and evidence indicate that Chinese authorities have constructed a system of repression involving arbitrary detention, mass surveillance, forced assimilation, and […]
Navigating Instability: A Country Conditions Overview of South Sudan
South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, continues to grapple with profound political, economic, and humanitarian challenges more than a decade after gaining independence on July 9, 2011. Despite hopes for peace and stability, the country has experienced recurring cycles of armed conflict, fragile governance, and widespread displacement. The consequences of civil war, coupled with ongoing […]
Call to Action: Help the Rohingya Today!
In 2017, more than 700,000 Rohingya refugees fled widespread persecution, ethnic cleansing, and genocide by Myanmar’s military junta to neighboring Bangladesh. Today, the situation for the Rohingya community remains at crisis levels. In Myanmar, thousands of civilians have been caught in escalating armed conflict, with reports of starvation, killings, torture, rape, arbitrary detention, restriction of movement, and […]
