Atender las necesidades jurídicas de los migrantes en la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México. En Tijuana, México, el Programa Frontera México-Estados Unidos forja alianzas con organismos gubernamentales mexicanos, proveedores de servicios y albergues para migrantes. USCRI México se asocia con estas instituciones para ofrecer servicios especializados y de calidad a los migrantes en […]
Category: International Offices
Projecto Habesha
Oportunidades de educación superior en México para refugiados de todo el mundo Los programas Habesha Vías Complementarias y Habesha Américas fomentan oportunidades de educación superior para jóvenes desplazados y refugiados de todo el mundo. En colaboración con el Gobierno de México y el Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Refugiados (ACNUR), ambos […]
Habesha Project
Higher education opportunities in Mexico for refugees from around the world. Higher education opportunities in Mexico for refugees from around the world The Habesha Complementary Pathways and Habesha Americas programs promote higher education opportunities to young, displaced persons and refugees from around the world. In partnership with the Mexican Government and the United Nations High […]
USCRI Expands Programming in Mexico
ARLINGTON, VA – The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) is pleased to announce expanded programming and the opening of its regional office for Latin America and the Caribbean in Aguascalientes, Mexico. These programs will focus on refugee resettlement in Mexico combined with higher education and building relationships with local universities and their communities. […]
USCRI Opens Office in Nairobi, Kenya
ARLINGTON, VA – The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) has officially opened an office in Nairobi, Kenya. This office is a significant addition to USCRI’s existing network of field offices across the United States, El Salvador, Honduras, and Mexico. For over five decades, USCRI has advocated on behalf of refugees warehoused in camps […]
Accediendo al Derecho Educativo
Jennifer tenía 9 años cuando migró junto a su familia hacia Belice de El Salvador, huyendo de una situación de violencia de su lugar de origen. En dicho país, estudio parte de su educación básica y aprendió a hablar el idioma inglés, siempre destacó por sus buenas notas. Sin embargo, Jennifer y su familia no […]
Supporting the right to education
Jennifer was 9 years old when she migrated with her family to Belize from El Salvador, fleeing a situation of violence that they experienced in their country. While living in Belize, Jennifer studied part of her basic education and learned to speak English fluently, she always stood out for her good grades. However, Jennifer and […]
USCRI Statement on President’s Executive Orders on Refugee Resettlement and Immigration
by Eskinder Negash USCRI is greatly encouraged by newly elected President’s actions to restore the country’s robust refugee resettlement program and other paths to immigration . The President has pledged to raise the annual refugee admissions ceiling from its historic low of 15,000 to 125,000 beginning next fiscal year. He has signed Executive Orders this […]
USCRI Statement on the Inauguration
by Eskinder Negash The solemn pageantry of America’s presidential inaugurations celebrates our long history of democratic transitions following elections. Despite the events of January 6th, the will of the people through a free and fair election has been honored, and we will once again witness the peaceful transfer of power. Democracy is not an […]
Celebrating a First Thanksgiving
This Thanksgiving has been a challenging time for many Americans. The staggering loss of human life due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the damage inflicted to our economy—all occurring within an especially divisive election year—have made this year’s collective expression of giving thanks all the more important. USCRI expressed its gratitude to the people we […]
