The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) welcomes the decision made by the administration of President Joe Biden on the 18-month designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ukraine. This decision is expected to benefit around 75,000 Ukrainians in the U.S. TPS for Ukraine will provide work permits and protection from deportation for Ukrainian […]
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USCRI Statement on the Situation in Ukraine
The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) is following the distressing events unfolding in Ukraine closely. Our hearts are with the people of Ukraine during this difficult situation. The humanitarian implications of the aggressions against the Ukrainian people should be the main priority in the response by the United States and the international community. […]
USCRI Recommends TPS Designation for Cameroon
The Department of Homeland Security and the Department of State are currently considering a designation of Temporary Protected Status for Cameroonians in the U.S. USCRI implores the Biden administration to designate TPS for Cameroon. The ongoing armed conflict in Cameroon’s Anglophone region has killed more than 4,000 and displaced more than 700,000 civilians. “The Administration […]
Black History Month Spotlight: Dr. Omer Abdalla Omer
His name in Arabic translates to “The One Who Builds,” and Dr. Omer Abdalla Omer, USCRI North Carolina Field Office Director, has lived up to his name’s meaning. Omer, who was born in Sudan, has dedicated his life to building refugee and immigrant communities, both in the United States and abroad. “That’s been my life,” […]
USCRI Urges the Current Administration to Redesignate Honduras for TPS
The U.S. Vice President traveled to Honduras yesterday for the inauguration of the new president, Xiomara Castro. The Vice President’s visit comes at a pivotal moment for Central America, which is dealing with economic crises, the COVID pandemic, violence, and a related rise in migration. “If the Administration is committed to its goal of addressing […]
Facebook Live: A 20-Year Retrospective of the Unaccompanied Children’s Program
In partnership with the Children’s Village, the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) has begun a one-year project looking back at the Unaccompanied Children’s Program from the passage of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 until today. This project will look at how the care of unaccompanied children has changed since the Homeland Security […]
USCRI Brief: How the “Zero Tolerance” Family Separation Policy Harmed Children and Families?
Perhaps ironically – because it is the national holiday of family togetherness – Thanksgiving 2021 marked the fourth anniversary of public knowledge that the U.S. government’s “zero tolerance” policy that separated children from their families. On November 25, 2017, the Houston Chronicle reported that the prior administration had been separating parents who crossed the border […]
Current Administration’s Expansion of Migrant Protection Protocols are a Stain on the U.S. Immigration System
The current administration’s decision to not only reinstate, but to broaden Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), also known as the ‘Remain in Mexico’ program, is a repudiation of U.S. immigration law and our country’s commitment to providing safety to individuals fleeing persecution. A Trump-era immigration policy, MPP was responsible for sending nearly 70,000 asylum seekers, primarily […]
USCRI Statement on DHS’ New Migrant Protection Protocols Termination Memo
The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) commends the Biden administration and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas for drafting a new memorandum justifying its decision to end the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP). MPP is a policy that has endangered thousands of asylum seekers by forcing them to stay in dangerous Mexican border towns […]
USCRI’s Statement Celebrating the Presidential Determination
The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) applauds President Biden’s issuance of the Presidential Determination that sets a goal to welcome 125,000 refugees in the coming fiscal year. This number represents a drastic increase in admissions from recent years, and the highest admissions goal set since 1993. USCRI commends President Biden for working to […]
