In this Policy and Advocacy brief, policy analyst Victoria Walker examines the situation for children affected by armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), including forcibly displaced children. The brief details violations perpetrated against children in the affected areas and provides recommendations to better protect them. Click here to read the full Policy & […]
Category: Policy and Advocacy
Climate of Coercion Webinar
The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) and the Human Security Initiative (HUMSI) hosted a webinar to discuss our recent joint report “Climate of Coercion: Environmental and Other Drivers of Cross-Border Displacement in Central America and Mexico.” Droughts, heat, and storms often force crops to fail and businesses […]
The Administration Must Prioritize Protection Over Punitive Policies
Yesterday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas announced that the current administration will implement new regional migration measures as it prepares for the overdue end of Title 42 on May 11, 2023. The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) welcomes the announced expansion of refugee resettlement from Latin […]
Policy Brief – The Nexus of Human Smuggling, Trafficking, and Labor Exploitation
As reports continue to arise detailing the labor exploitation of hundreds of unaccompanied children as child commodities, so do conversations surrounding smuggling and human trafficking. In this policy brief, The Nexus of Human Smuggling, Trafficking, and Labor Exploitation, policy analyst Aaron Nodjomian-Escajeda examines the definitions of these three issues, where there is overlap, and the […]
The Children of Tomorrow – U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI)
The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) and The Children’s Village present The Children of Tomorrow, the final chapter of Where We Stand: A 20-Year Retrospective of the Unaccompanied Children’s Program in the United States. The retrospective reviews the Unaccompanied Children’s Program from the passage of the Homeland Security Act (HSA) of 2002 until today. […]
Chapter 8: Recommendations for the Future of the Unaccompanied Children’s Program
The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) and The Children’s Village present chapter eight of Where We Stand: A 20-Year Retrospective of the Unaccompanied Children’s Program in the United States. The retrospective reviews the Unaccompanied Children’s Program from the passage of the Homeland Security Act (HSA) of 2002 until today. It assesses 20 years of legislation, policies, litigation, […]
Where We Stand: A 20-Year Retrospective on the Unaccompanied Children’s Program in the United States
The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) and The Children’s Village present Where We Stand: A 20-Year Retrospective of the Unaccompanied Children’s Program in the United States. Read the full report here. Prequel The retrospective will review the Unaccompanied Children’s Program from the passage of the Homeland Security Act (HSA) of 2002 until today. It assesses […]
Where We Stand: A 20-Year Retrospective of the Unaccompanied Children’s Program in the United States
The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) and The Children’s Village present Where We Stand: A 20-Year Retrospective of the Unaccompanied Children’s Program in the United States. The retrospective reviews the Unaccompanied Children‘s Program from the passage of the Homeland Security Act (HSA) of 2002 until today. It assesses 20 years of legislation, policies, […]
A Glimpse at Camp Life in Cox’s Bazar: Examining Aid Response and Distilling Solutions
Seizing the attention and sympathy of the international community in 2017, Rohingya refugees, forced by genocidal military operations to leave their homeland, are one of the world’s largest stateless populations. About one million Rohingya refugees now live in a number of camps in in Cox’s Bazar District, Bangladesh, where their living conditions are in flux […]
Chapter 7: Prevention of Sexual Abuse
The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) and The Children’s Village present chapter seven of Where We Stand: A 20-Year Retrospective of the Unaccompanied Children’s Program in the United States. The retrospective reviews the Unaccompanied Children’s Program from the passage of the Homeland Security Act (HSA) of 2002 until today. It assesses 20 years of legislation, policies, litigation, and, […]
