Lessons from Colombia to Reckon with the Syrian Civil War What Came Before In March of 2011, the Syrian Civil War began. Bashar al-Assad’s government responded to anti-regime protests with a campaign of cruelty, razing the city of Deraa and torturing dissidents. Defectors from Assad’s forces mounted the Free Syrian Army (FSA) while jihadist […]
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Timeline: Cameroon & the “Anglophone Crisis”
Cameroon is an independent country of approximately 28.3 million people located on the west coast of Africa. Cameroon borders the Gulf of Guinea, Nigeria, Chad, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea. Since 2016, people in Cameroon have suffered through violent clashes between governmental security forces and separatist armed […]
USCRI Tijuana – Reinstating Visitor’s Card for Humanitarian Reasons
In 2023, the National Institute of Migration took the decision to suspend the issuance of Visitor’s Cards for Humanitarian Reasons; this eventually resulted in a failure to comply with its legal obligations and, therefore, in the constant and repeated violation of the Human Rights of the applicants. This identification document is essential for the population […]
USCRI Tijuana – Restituyendo las Tarjetas de Visitante por Razones Humanitarias
A mediados del año 2023, el Instituto Nacional de Migración tomó la decisión de suspender la emisión de las Tarjetas de visitante por Razones Humanitarias; esto eventualmente se tradujo en un incumplimiento con sus obligaciones legales y, por ende, en la violación constante y reiterada a los Derechos Humanos de las personas solicitantes. Este documento […]
The Lives of Children in Kakuma Refugee Camp
by Taylor McNaboe, Director of International Programs, USCRI My Visit to Kakuma Refugee Camp In mid-January, I visited Kakuma refugee camp in northwestern Kenya, one of the many places from which refugees are resettled. Hosting nearly 300,000 refugees, Kakuma is, in a word, derelict. It has been in dire need of assistance for decades. […]
REDII PROGAM – EL SALVADOR
SUCCESS STORY Saraí, originally from Jiquilisco, Usulután, returned to El Salvador from the Mexico-Guatemala border with her mother. Determined to find an opportunity to improve her quality of life, she reached out to USCRI El Salvador, who connected her with tools for her to integrate into the local labor market. Through the course “Logistics Process […]
PROGRAMA REDII – EL SALVADOR
HISTORIA DE ÉXITO Saraí, originaria de Jiquilisco, Usulután, regresó a El Salvador desde la frontera entre México y Guatemala con su madre. Decidida a encontrar una oportunidad para mejorar su calidad de vida, se acercó a USCRI El Salvador, que la puso en contacto con herramientas para integrarse en el mercado laboral local. A través […]
HABESHA PROJECT – THREE SOUTH SUDANESE STUDENTS BEGIN THEIR HIGHER EDUCATION
We are pleased to announce that three South Sudanese students of USCRI´s Habesha Complementary Pathways Program, aimed at connecting refugees from around the world with higher education in Mexico, recently began their Engineering studies at La Salle Saltillo and ITESO universities. Taban, an outstanding student who has demonstrated a strong interest in technology and global […]
PROYECTO HABESHA – TRES ESTUDIANTES SURSUDANESES INICIAN SUS ESTUDIOS SUPERIORES
Nos complace anunciar que tres estudiantes sursudaneses del Programa de Vías Complementarias Habesha de USCRI, cuyo objetivo es conectar a refugiados de todo el mundo con la educación superior en México, iniciaron recientemente sus estudios de Ingeniería en las universidades La Salle Saltillo e ITESO. Taban, un estudiante sobresaliente que ha demostrado un gran interés […]
Honoring the Resilience of Immigrants and Migrants of Asian Descent
Today, we celebrate Lunar New Year and highlight our solidarity with refugees and immigrants from Asia and of Asian descent. The United States has a troubled history with Asian exclusion. In 1875, Congress passed the Page Act, the nation’s first legislative restriction on free immigration. While the law was framed as a human trafficking and […]
