By Vincent Viallard, Strategic Communications, Advocacy, and Mobilization Intern On the International Day of Families, it is essential to shed light on an issue that often remains invisible: families separated by forced displacement, migration, and the risks associated with return in Central America and Mexico. The right to family unity, recognized under international human rights […]
Category: International Offices
USCRI Latin America and the Caribbean launches new call to expand higher education pathways for refugees to study in Mexico
On May 1, USCRI Latin America and the Caribbean, together with the Shapiro Foundation, launched a new call for Habesha Project applications, reaffirming a shared commitment to support refugees as they rebuild their lives through higher education. At a time when opportunities for refugees and asylum seekers are shrinking globally, access to education remains one of the strongest pathways to long-term stability, […]
LEARNING TO CALL A NEW PLACE HOME
Mary, Taban, Yar and Nun – students of the Habesha Project – have built a new way to call “home” a country that was once unknown to them. Since their arrival in Mexico, students from South Sudan who lived in Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, have faced the impact of living in a country so […]
AFTER WAITING FOR RECOGNITION
After more than a year of waiting, María Fernanda finally obtained her Visitor Card for Humanitarian Reasons (TVRH). Thanks to a referral by the “Casa del Migrante” Shelter in Tijuana to the U.S.-Mexico Border Program (USMBP), María Fernanda, a Colombian national, received legal accompaniment from USCRI Latin America and the Caribbean, where a violation of […]
WHEN STUDYING REPRESENTS A NEW BEGINNING
This month, we highlight Hazem Sharif’s participation in USCRI Latin America and the Caribbean Weekly Keynote Still Standing. Hazem, a graduate of the Habesha Project in the field of Business Administration from the University of Monterrey, shared how access to higher education can transform the life trajectories of people affected by forced displacement. “People think that displaced people only lose material things, but they also […]
BREAKING GROUND WHEN OTHERS CLOSE THEMSELVES OFF
Globally, protection and integration pathways for refugees and asylum seekers have narrowed significantly. In the United States of America, the 2025 suspension of the Welcome Corps on Campus initiative, which allowed U.S. universities to sponsor the resettlement of refugee students, deprived many refugee youth in Kakuma, Kenya, of the opportunity to access higher education. On the other […]
USCRI University Committees Gather at Claustro 2026 for Refugee Support
The 5th Annual Cloister of USCRI University Committees was held on March 20–21 in Aguascalientes, Mexico. This year’s event provided a dedicated space for dialogue and exchange among committees, with the goal of strengthening grassroots networks and enhancing the effectiveness of student-led initiatives. Discussions focused on personal reflections, shared experiences, and, importantly, the exchange of advice […]
The Keynote Editorial ‘Still Standing’ convenes the insights of experts on the current migration landscape
The Keynote Editorial “Still Standing” provides a platform that brings together diverse voices from academia, civil society organizations, and government institutions to share their perspectives on the historical and current context of migration. This dialogue initiative aims to broaden USCRI’s approach to the challenges confronting people in displacement settings while fostering the exchange of multiple […]
R-SEAT and USCRI organize a roundtable dialogue with COMAR, UNHCR, refugee leaders, civil society and Refugee-Led Organizations.
In recent weeks, R-SEAT and USCRI organized a panel discussion in Mexico City titled “Participation and Protection of Refugees in Mexico”, within the framework of the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. The panel included 35 participants, refugee leaders, representatives from the Mexican Commission for Refugee Assistance (COMAR), UNHCR, […]
South Sudanese students obtain refugee status in Mexico
Recently, three students from the Habesha Project received the news that their refugee status has been approved. This achievement was made possible thanks to the work of the legal team at USCRI Mexico. These students now have the protection of the Mexican State, the freedom to move throughout the country, and the right to access […]
