USCRI Latin America and The Caribbean – english

 

PROTECTION,

EDUCATION AND

LIVELIHOODS

FOR MIGRANTS, REFUGEES AND RETURNEES

 

( IR AL SITIO EN ESPAÑOL )

OUR MISSION

The Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean of the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants aims to reduce the barriers that prevent migrants, refugees, and returnees from accessing their fundamental rights and achieving full integration into their communities, enabling them to develop their potential under conditions of dignity and equity.

WHAT DO WE DO?

Through strategic partnerships with governments, universities, the private sector, and civil society, USCRI Latin America and the Caribbean implements protection, livelihoods, and education programs through its presence in the region:

STILL STANDING

“Still Standing” is a USCRI initiative that aims to support more than 8,000 displaced and deported individuals in Mexico, El Salvador, and Honduras through protection, humanitarian assistance, education, and livelihoods programs.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN AT:

http://www.refugees.org/StillStanding

USCRI Mexico

The Mexico office of the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI Mexico) began operations in 2021, with the mission of providing legal advice and representation to asylum seekers and refugees at the U.S.–Mexico border. In 2024, the Mexico office became the Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean of USCRI, taking on programmatic and administrative oversight of offices in the region. Currently, USCRI Mexico implements the following programs:

The Habesha Project creates higher education opportunities for young refugees from 11 countries, including Syria, South Sudan, Somalia, Venezuela, Haiti, Colombia, Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador.

 

The U.S.–Mexico Border Program provides legal representation and guidance to asylum seekers and refugees at Mexico’s northern border, and also supports capacity-building for shelters in Tijuana.

 

The Welcoming Communities Program engages university communities in seven states across the country to raise awareness and advocate on behalf of the challenges and barriers faced by people in situations of displacement.

 

USCRI Mexico coordinates with the Undersecretariat for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE), the Mexican Commission for Refugee Assistance (COMAR), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), as well as 17 higher education institutions across seven states in the country. Its two operational offices are located in Aguascalientes and Tijuana, Baja California.

USCRI Honduras

The Honduras office of the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI Honduras) began operations in 2023 with the mission of addressing the structural challenges faced by returnees through programs that ensure their sustainable reintegration, primarily for those returning from the U.S. and Mexico.

Currently, USCRI Honduras implements the Redii – My Business project, which provides technical training opportunities to help consolidate and scale businesses led by women who have experienced forced migration. Through a comprehensive approach, USCRI Honduras focuses on offering lasting solutions, strengthening individual capacities, and ensuring access to sustainable livelihoods.

 

USCRI Honduras works in close collaboration with the Office for Assistance to Returned Migrants (OFAMIR) under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Returned Migrant Assistance Center (CAMR), and the Municipal Offices for Returned Migrant Assistance (OMRA). Its operational office is located in San Pedro Sula, serving as a regional coordination hub with reach in key northern municipalities of Honduras, such as Choloma and El Progreso.

USCRI El Salvador

The El Salvador office of the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI El Salvador) began operations in 2015, with the mission of responding to the increasing number of young returnees from the United States and Mexico. USCRI El Salvador aims to strengthen the individual and collective resilience of returnee populations while contributing to local development and supporting processes for sustainable reintegration, with the goal of preventing recurrent migration.

Currently, USCRI El Salvador implements the Redii – Bridges of Life project, which creates employment opportunities to support the socio-economic reintegration of returnees. Through coordinated efforts and strategic partnerships with the private sector, Redii – Bridges of Life provides technical and vocational training, psychosocial support, legal guidance, assistance with civil documentation, physical health care, and, in some cases, humanitarian aid.

 

USCRI El Salvador works in close collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Its three operational offices are located in San Salvador, Chalatenango, and Usulután.