The Senate is expected to vote on a bill on Thursday May 23, 2024 that would significantly limit access to asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. This bill has been touted as “the toughest bipartisan border bill in a generation.” The proposed changes would constitute the most anti-immigrant and anti-asylum legislation in nearly a century and would […]
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USCRI Know Your Rights: A Guide for Survivors of Human Trafficking, Asylum Seekers, Parolees, and Immigrants
Regardless of immigration status, all individuals in the United States have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. The following guide is to inform survivors of human trafficking, asylum seekers, parolees, and other immigrants of their legal rights in various situations with law enforcement and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The contents include: Your Rights […]
World Health Day
By: Rosalind Ghafar Rogers, PhD, LMHC, Clinical Behavioral Health Subject Matter Expert with USCRI’s Refugee Health Services in Arlington, VA As a result of conflicts and natural disasters, the human rights of millions are under threat, including at least 4.5 billion people who did not have full access to essential health services in 2021 […]
Women’s History Month Spotlight: Alejita Rodriguez
USCRI sat down with Alejita Rodriguez, Director of USCRI’s shelter Rinconcito del Sol (a little corner of sunshine) this Women’s History Month to discuss the shelter, her career, and the importance of uplifting girls. Rinconcito del Sol is a shelter for unaccompanied girls between the ages of 13-17. At the shelter, they receive nutritious meals, […]
USCRI Co-Leads Call for Extension and Redesignation of Temporary Protected Status for Burma
The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI), TPS-DED AAC, Fortify Rights, CUSP, and Asian Americans Advancing Justice are joined by over 100 organizations to urge the Biden administration to extend and redesignate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Burma. Temporary Protected Status extends work authorization and protection from removal for nationals of designated countries experiencing […]
Women’s History Month Spotlight: AnnaMarie Bena
We sat down with AnnaMarie Bena, Senior Vice President at USCRI, to discuss her career, how she ended up in this role, and USCRI’s work shining a light on the issues women and girls’ face. Q: What led you to your current role? AnnaMarie: My current role is a culmination, really, of all the […]
Women’s History Month Spotlight: Dylanna Grasinger
This Women’s History Month, we sat down with Dylanna Grasinger, Senior Director of Field Offices at USCRI to talk about her 20+ years of experience in the field, her role overseeing USCRI’s domestic offices, and her advice for achieving systemic access for refugees and immigrants. Q: What led you to your current role? Dylanna: […]
Women’s History Month Spotlight: Hila Moss
For Women’s History Month, we sat down with Hila Moss, Director of Legal Services at USCRI to talk about her career and the USCRI legal team’s work. Q: What led you to your career? Hila: I joined USCRI in November of 2015, I came on board as the immigration attorney under the Oak Foundation’s […]
USCRI Staff Spotlight: Masady Mani
We spoke with Masady Mani, loan specialist at USCRI, to talk about her 30 years at our organization as well as her work with the Cambodian Buddhist Society in Maryland. Mani arrived in the U.S. in 1990 from Cambodia and began working at USCRI in 1994, back when we were still known as USCR. Since […]
USCRI Webinar: The Impact of Proposed Changes to the Asylum System on Survivors of Human Trafficking
January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month, yet in this month dedicated to raising awareness for and preventing human trafficking, we are seeing lawmakers bargain away essential protections for survivors. Currently, lawmakers in Congress are engaged in ongoing negotiations, which have pitted the rights of asylum seekers against short-term funding for crises such as the war […]
