By Will Evans By the end of 2025, there were 41.6 million refugees worldwide, with 2.4 million in need of resettlement to a third country, according to the United Nations. At the same time, both the U.S. resettlement program and asylum protections as we know them have been systematically dismantled. Critical humanitarian protections, including Temporary Protected Status (TPS), are being removed. For those who believe in defending the rights, safety, and dignity of forcibly displaced people, the [...]
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 […]
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 […]
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 [...]
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 […]
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 […]
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 [...]
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 […]
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 […]
NAIROBI, KENYA – Last week, U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) Kenya began distributing 3,000 dignity kits to girls in Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya through its Keep Girls Dreaming initiative. This distribution came on World Menstrual Hygiene Day, a global advocacy day that underscores the importance of good menstrual hygiene and highlights efforts for menstrual hygiene access. “For many girls, something as simple as access to sanitary pads […]