On January 20, the Administration announced that asylum seekers arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border would again be required to wait in Mexico while their asylum cases were processed in the United States. This policy will take effect “as soon as practicable,” creating uncertainty for asylum seekers in Mexico. This change signals a return to Migrant […]
Category: USCRI Programs
USCRI Condemns the Administration’s Indefinite Suspension of Refugee Resettlement to the United States
On January 20, the Administration announced an indefinite suspension of refugee resettlement starting on January 27, 2025. Refugees will be blocked from entering the country indefinitely despite having been thoroughly vetted and approved for travel. Through Executive Order “Realigning the United States Refugee Admissions Program,” the Administration also announced that it will suspend decisions on […]
Human Trafficking Data Points to Better Identification—Cross-Sector Collaboration is the Key
By Aaron Nodjomian-Escajeda, Senior Policy Analyst, and Leah Breevoort, Regional Coordination Supervisor, Trafficking Services, USCRI Has human trafficking increased in recent years? Certain sources suggest that there has been an increase in migrant sex trafficking as a direct result of recent pro-immigration policies. The data, however, is inconclusive. So why might it look like […]
Mental Wellness Month
By: Rosalind Ghafar Rogers, PhD, LMHC, Clinical Behavioral Health Subject Matter Expert with USCRI’s Refugee Health Services in Arlington, VA As we transition from the holidays into the new year, January, which is Mental Wellness Month, provides us the opportunity to consciously reflect, assess, recalibrate, and fortify our mental wellness, fostering resilience and holistic […]
Moving Away from the Red Flag Framework to Combat Trafficking
Moving Away from the Red Flag Framework to Combat Trafficking This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA). The law established comprehensive measures in three primary areas to combat human trafficking: prevention efforts, protection for survivors, and prosecution of traffickers. In 2010, anti-trafficking efforts expanded to fostering partnerships […]
The Humanitarian and Displacement Situation in Sudan – December 2024
Sudan is entering the new year still gripped by a war that erupted on April 15, 2023, between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Allied forces and external powers also fuel this brutal civil war. Alarm, shock, unfathomable, catastrophic, appalling, devastating—all terms used to describe the 20 months and counting […]
United Nations to Conservationists: ‘Stop Displacing Indigenous Peoples’
By Alexia Gardner Photo credit: Alex Reep Before becoming a crown jewel of the conservation movement, most U.S. national parks were home to thriving Indigenous communities. The Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy and Penobscot lived in Acadia, while the Hopi and Navajo tribes were amongst those who called Zion their home. The founding of the National […]
Webinar: Mobility and Climate Change
To adapt to a changing environment, increasing numbers of people will be on the move. But current legal frameworks have significant protection gaps. While international refugee law has the potential to be a crucial mechanism in responding to climate displacement, it will not protect all climate-displaced individuals. There are few pathways for climate-displaced people to seek safety outside of […]
Island of Peace No More: Forced Migration from Ecuador
Cover photo: Fundación Municipal Bienal de Cuenca Ecuador, wedged between decades-long civil wars in Colombia and Peru, was once known as an island of peace in the Andes. In 2020, it had a homicide rate of 6.7 per 100,000 inhabitants, one of the lowest in the region. Today, drug trafficking and associated gang violence have […]
Human Rights Day: Advocating for Immigrants, Refugees And Their Right to Mental Health
By: Rosalind Ghafar Rogers, PhD, LMHC, Clinical Behavioral Health Subject Matter Expert with USCRI’s Refugee Health Services in Arlington, VA Human Rights Day, celebrated annually on December 10, marks the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. This day serves as a reminder of the […]
