In this week’s policy and advocacy report, policy analyst Victoria Walker highlights the record-breaking numbers of children crossing the perilous Darién Gap and provides recommended action steps for host country governments, civil society organizations, and other actors to better protect children in migration and strengthen the response to child migration flows. Click here to read the […]
Category: Policy and Advocacy
USCRI Webinar: Afghan Policy Update
On August 3, U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) Policy and Legal staff discussed the latest legislative and executive efforts to extend legal protections to Afghan parolees, who arrived in the United States nearly two years ago amid the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. The panelists discussed the most recent developments on the Afghan Adjustment […]
Unwanted and Unprotected: Displaced Eritreans Caught by Conflict, Crisis, and Cruelty
Eritrean refugees and asylum seekers continue to be exposed to horrific human rights violations, such as kidnappings and forced disappearances. They cannot safely return to their home country, which features indefinite mandatory military conscription among other forms of repression. They cannot find safety and security in nearby countries, between targeted violence and harassment by security […]
Afghan Parolees to Keep Access to Key Resettlement Benefits
The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) applauds the federal government’s decision to allow thousands of Afghans in the United States to retain access to critical resettlement benefits and services. On August 1, the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) announced that eligible Afghan parolees who have filed for re-parole, asylum, or an adjustment of […]
USCRI Policy Brief: No Survivor Left Behind
To mark World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, in this week’s Policy and Advocacy Report, policy analyst Aaron Nodjomian-Escajeda examines global trends on trafficking in persons and provides recommendations on what the United States can do to “reach every victim of trafficking” and “leave no one behind.” This report is part of USCRI’s ongoing work […]
Re-Introduction of Afghan Adjustment Act Provides Chance to Fulfill Promise to Afghan Allies
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 […]
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 […]
