You may have seen recent headlines stating that executive actions have been blocked by a federal judge. For instance, on February 25, a federal judge in Seattle blocked parts of an executive order indefinitely suspending the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP), and on April 14, a federal judge in Boston blocked the Department of Homeland […]
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Starvation Closing In: Urgent Help Needed in Kenya’s Refugee Camps
The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) voices grave concern over the most recent in a series of devastating cuts to food rations, which have affected over 700,000 refugees in Kenya’s Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps and Kalobeyei Settlement. These cuts are a direct consequence of the withdrawal of life-saving humanitarian assistance by the […]
Running for Refugees in Vermont
USCRI had a significant presence Memorial Day Weekend at Vermont’s largest single-day sporting event, the M&T Bank Vermont City Marathon & Relay. On Sunday, May 25, two USCRI Vermont relay teams, each consisting of five runners from full-time staff and the volunteer network, ran their hearts out to support USCRI’s mission. Scores of other runners […]
When Accounting for War Crimes, Include Refugee Voices
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 […]
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 […]
