By Alexia Gardner 250 years ago, this country was born with a declaration: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. This promise has been long hallowed, yet forever grieved. All men are created equal, but enslaved African Americans counted only three-fifths of a […]
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Rebuilding With Strength: Omar’s Story
*Omar arrived in Vermont in 2024 after a long journey — one made even harder by navigating the world without hearing or speech. He came with his father, who remains his closest anchor in an unfamiliar country. “My dad is at home all the time,” he says. “I want to take him outside.” Their days […]
Statement: USCRI Strongly Disagrees with the Supreme Court Ruling That Clears the Way to Strip TPS from Hundreds of Thousands
6-3 Decision in Mullin v. Doe Removes Legal Protections from Haitian and Syrian Nationals, Imperiling Families and Communities Across America Arlington, VA — The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) strongly disagrees with today’s 6-3 decision from the Supreme Court in Mullin v. Doe which imperils Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 350,000 Haitian and 6,000 Syrian nationals living and […]
The Cruelty of Deporting Haitians: Reflections on Country Conditions
By: Alexia Gardner Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital, is a sprawling metropolis. Home to nearly two million residents, in 2025 it had only one working fire hydrant. I came across this statistic while researching Haiti’s humanitarian crisis for an upcoming country conditions report (we last wrote one on Haiti in 2024). In speaking with experts both in Haiti and neighboring countries, I was struck by how precarious daily life in […]
Community support for higher education opportunities for refugees in Aguascalientes, Mexico
To mark World Refugee Day, USCRI Latin America and the Caribbean brought together representatives from the education sector and civil society in Aguascalientes to reaffirm its commitment to the inclusion of refugees through education, highlighting the role of local partnerships in expanding access to higher education. World Refugee Day, established by the United Nations, recognizes the strength, courage, and resilience of people forced to flee their [...]
Their Future, Their Voice: USCRI Launches New Report Centering the Voices of Displaced Children in Global Policy
Today, USCRI is proud to launch Their Future, Their Voice: Centering Displaced Children in Global Protection and Policy, a new report elevating the perspectives, experiences, and leadership of children and young people living through displacement. READ THE REPORT At a time when displacement remains at historic levels and pathways to safety are shrinking, children continue […]
From the Archives: Refugee Warehousing
As World Refugee Day approaches, we’re returning to work that has never stopped being relevant. More than two decades ago, USCRI launched a global campaign to end refugee warehousing—the prolonged denial of refugees’ rights through restrictions on movement, employment, and self-reliance, often in camps or other segregated settings. Warehousing leaves millions of displaced people trapped in conditions […]
A Century of Service, A Call to Action: USCRI Network Convenes in Arlington
Last week, USCRI convened some of the nation’s oldest refugee and immigrant service agencies in Arlington, Virginia. Drawing on more than a century of collective experience, we reaffirmed our shared mission: to protect, support, and stand with refugees and immigrants around the world. The USCRI network was born in response to one of the largest [...]
Challenging Asylum, Green Card, and Citizenship Processing Holds: A USCRI Q&A with Milagro Sique, CEO of Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island
Written and edited by: Rachel Ryu, Staff Attorney, USCRI Humanitarian Legal Services Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island, a regional partner of USCRI, strives to create a welcoming environment for all, working to position the most vulnerable among us for more than 100 years. A non-profit 501(c)(3), Dorcas International offers adult education, language learning, job training, citizenship and […]
Running for Refugees in Vermont
USCRI was a significant presence this Memorial Day Weekend at Vermont’s largest single-day sporting event -the M&T Bank Vermont City Marathon & Relay. On Sunday, May 24, USCRI Vermont fielded two teams, each made up of five runners from our full-time staff and volunteer network. Running under the banner “Running for Refugees,” the 2026 marathon […]
