URGENT ACTION: Keep America’s Refugee Resettlement Program Alive!  Tell Congress to Raise the Refugee Admissions Goal to 95,000

The refugee admissions goal for next fiscal year was just officially set at 15,000—

USCRI Calls for DHS Investigation of the Unlawful Detention of Unaccompanied Children in Hotels

Nelson Mandela wrote, “There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than how it treats its children.” The United States continues to lose its way in how we treat the unaccompa

Join USCRI in the National Refugee Day of Action: Make Your Voice Heard

National Refugee Day of Action Monday, October 26, 2020 Background:

USCRI Des Moines’ “A Decade of Welcome”: Celebrating a Community in America’s Heartland

It is easy to understand why refugees want to settle in Des Moines. This vibrant Midwestern city stands out as a place where people from far-flung parts of the world can find security, community, and

USCRI Statement on the President’s Report to Congress on the Proposed Refugee Admission for FY2021

ARLINGTON, VA –The President’s Report to Congress on the Proposed Refugee Ceiling for FY 2021 calling for a maximum of 15,000 refugees to enter the U.S. is a serious and consequen

Statement on the Conditions at the Irwin County Detention Center

Media reports on conditions at the Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Georgia paint a picture of neglect, mistreatment and abuse of migrants detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

USCRI Statement on the COVID-19 Pandemic

ARLINGTON, VA – The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) expresses its solidarity with our global community in their efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. This kind of pervasive

Statement on the Decision to Further Restrict Immigration

World Refugee Day 2020 In the Time of COVID-19

Message from USCRI President and CEO Eskinder Negash This year’s celebration of World Refugee Day on June 20th takes place during a global health pandemic and civil unrest in many par

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Declares June Immigration Heritage Month

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has declared June, “Immigration Heritage Month.” By taking time out from managing a public health crisis, Governor Whitmer is making a powerful statement about t