
USCRI Statement on the End...
Today, the Supreme Court held in Biden v. Texas that the Governmentâs rescission of the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) â...
READ FULL STORYThe United States has traditionally been the global leader in refugee protection across both Republican and Democratic administrations. Yet, as global need reached an all-time high of 80 million people displaced in 2020, the United States set its all-time low refugee admissions goal of 15,000. U.S. refugee resettlement operates in a public-private partnership known as the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP). USRAP brings the State Department, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Homeland Security together with nine non-profit organizations that work in refugee resettlement. These non-profits are known as âvoluntary agencies,â and they are responsible for resettling refugees in the United States. The voluntary agencies maintain a network of hundreds of affiliated local agencies around the country, which provide services to newly arrived refugees and help refugees achieve self-sufficiency in their new homes as quickly as possible. Our recommendations for addressing the challenges of the global refugee situation follow.
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Today, the Supreme Court held in Biden v. Texas that the Governmentâs rescission of the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) â...
READ FULL STORYOn August 20, 2021, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) published a notice of...
READ FULL STORYWith the conclusion of the Ninth Summit of the Americas, the Biden administration issued the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration...
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