On February 24, 2026, Ukraine enters its fifth year of war after a full-scale Russian invasion of the country began in 2022. As war rages on, civilian casualties and mass displacement continue to impact people both in and from Ukraine. USCRI’s situation update will cover the mass displacement crisis, the humanitarian situation in Ukraine, and […]
Category: Policy and Advocacy
Policy and Advocacy Newsletter: VOLUME 9 | ISSUE NO.6 February 20, 2026
Featured Brief Double displacement occurs when people who have already been uprooted once are forced to flee again. As extreme heat, rising sea levels, and intensifying storms reshape the planet, millions will find themselves displaced multiple times over. Refugees are among the most vulnerable to climate shocks. By 2050, the United Nations predicts that many […]
Refugees Twice Over: Climate Migration and ‘Double Displacement’
By: Alexia Gardner, USCRI Policy Analyst, and Anum Merchant, USCRI Policy Intern Extreme weather continues to drive new large-scale displacement, with 2024 ranked among the highest years recorded. From typhoons to droughts, climate-related disasters threaten people’s ability to sustain themselves in their homeland, forcing them to seek safety elsewhere. Marginalized communities, despite contributing little to the burning of fossil fuels, will disproportionately face the devastating effects […]
SITUATION UPDATE: MYANMAR (BURMA) FEBRUARY 2026
photo by Aung Khant Si Thu Five Years After the Coup: Why are Displacement and Suffering on the Rise in Myanmar? Myanmar is facing one of the most complex humanitarian crises in the world. Five years since the junta seized power from democratically elected members of the country’s previous ruling party, the situation continues […]
A Conversation with the Dalai Lama – From the Archives
By Will Evans, Policy Analyst In 1959, twenty-three-year-old Tenzin Gyatso and a small Tibetan entourage fled Lhasa and trekked for weeks across the Himalayas before reaching safety. The Prime Minister of India at the time, Jawaharlal Nehru, insisted on providing asylum to the group, citing moral and humanitarian grounds. Tenzin Gyatso is now better known as His Holiness the Dalai Lama. For 66 years, he has lived in exile, unable to return […]
Family Separation as Policy: The Human Cost for Children
A child who is separated from their parent or caregiver does not experience a policy decision; rather, they experience fear, confusion, and a complete collapse of the world they trust. Globally, family separation—particularly the forced or involuntary separation of parents and children—is a profound human rupture. It is measured in the enduring trauma of sudden […]
IMW 2025 Report: The Role Of Mexican Youth Leadership Supporting Migrant And Refugee Integration
Intercultural Mobility Week is a national event led by USCRI Mexico’s Network of Committees for Integration and Welcome (ReCIBE), a national youth-led advocacy platform embedded in 7 higher education institutions in Mexico. The network works to: · Promote the integration of people in mobility. · Foster intercultural dialogue and a culture of peace. · Create […]
Policy and Advocacy Newsletter: VOLUME 9 | ISSUE NO.5 January 30, 2026
Our Policy and Advocacy Newsletter introduces our latest project: From the Archives. For more than a century, the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants has advocated for the rights and dignity of refugees. For our 115th anniversary, we are revisiting our archives to pair earlier works with contemporary reflections on how the lessons of history resonate today. Looking […]
Venezuela in Exile: Refugee Stories
Nearly eight million Venezuelans have been forced to flee. It is one of the largest refugee crises in the world, surpassing even Syria and Afghanistan. Yet as their numbers have grown, Venezuelan’s access to regional protection has disintegrated. With Nicolás Maduro’s capture in January 2026, Venezuela faces a new political moment. The stories of those persecuted and in exile must guide what comes next. To understand this experience, USCRI Policy Analyst Alexia Gardner spoke with three Venezuelan refugees. These are their stories.* Data current as of November […]
Beyond Resolutions: What January Means for Trafficking Survivors
By Lindsey Draper, Regional Coordinator, Anti-Trafficking Services January, for many, is a time for post-holiday recovery. We’ve spent time with our families, eaten good food, and celebrated the passing of another year. January marks a period of new beginnings and new opportunities. But for foreign national survivors of human trafficking in the United States, January may look a bit different. December might not have brought them time […]
