The Afghan Adjustment Act (AAA) has been re-introduced in both chambers of the 118th Congress. The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) believes this piece of legislation would meet urgent needs across the country for those who were evacuated from Afghanistan beginning nearly two years ago. “We are grateful the Afghan Adjustment Act has […]
Category: Policy and Advocacy
Discussion on the State of Migration in East and Horn of Africa
On July 11, 2023, USCRI had the honor of joining the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the East Africa Community (EAC), and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) at the United State Institute of Peace for a discussion of the inaugural State of Migration in East and Horn of Africa Report. This report focuses on […]
Policy Brief: Climate-Related Displacement: Potential Protections in U.S. Policy
In this week’s Policy and Advocacy Report, policy analyst Daniel Salazar discusses policy recommendations on climate displacement, including U.S. refugee admissions program/TPS reforms and a new climate-specific humanitarian pathway for resettlement. This report discusses the lack of domestic and international protections for climate displaced persons and how some states are beginning to act with varying […]
USCRI Webinar: The Crisis in Sudan
The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) is monitoring the humanitarian and displacement crisis in Sudan. USCRI serves Sudanese refugees and refugees from neighboring countries such as South Sudan and the Central African Republic- and some USCRI employees have family members back in Sudan affected by the insecurity generated by the conflict. For World Refugee […]
Policy Brief: ‘Forgotten’ Displacement Crises
This report concludes USCRI’s series of Policy and Advocacy briefs to mark World Refugee Day on June 20th. In this report, policy analyst Daniel Salazar examines ‘forgotten’ displacement crises that receive less attention from international donors, media, and policymakers relative to their humanitarian and protection needs. The brief discusses what makes a crisis ‘forgotten’ on […]
What Gives You Hope Away From Home? – Mohammad Razi Ahmadi
The Darkest Day 15 August of 2021 marked the darkest day in the past 20-year history of my life. My country had fallen to the hand of the Taliban – a group whose leaders were on the blacklist of the United Nations. They had control over the whole nations who somehow practiced the democratic process […]
World Refugee Day: Hope Away from Home for Refugee Children
To mark World Refugee Day, in this week’s Policy and Advocacy Report, policy analyst Victoria Walker examines the lived realities for refugee children and why it is important for communities worldwide to work towards sustainable peace through welcome and inclusion. Click here to read the full Policy & Advocacy Report by USCRI.
USCRI Statement on Forced Displacement Reaching Record Level
The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) is dismayed at the findings in today’s report from the United Nations Refugee Agency detailing record rates of forced displacement from conflict and violence worldwide. The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on June 14 released its flagship annual report Global Trends in Forced Displacement 2022, which found that […]
TPS Extension: Helpful for Some and Falls Short for Others
The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) welcomes today’s announcement by the Administration to rescind the previous administration’s termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua, and provide an extension of TPS for these four countries for 18 months. The TPS extension will provide vital protection to an estimated […]
Policy Brief: Hidden Hands & Stolen Childhoods: The Global Web of Child Labor Exploitation
To mark World Day Against Child Labor, in this week’s Policy and Advocacy Report, policy analyst Jenny Rodriguez examines child labor in different industries across various regions of the world. The report also includes a “Call to Action” to end child labor. Click here to read the full Policy & Advocacy Report by USCRI.
