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Each year on February 6, the international community marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)...
READ FULL STORYOn January 20, 2025, the White House released a series of Executive Orders that regress the immigration system with immediate impact on refugees and immigrants. The new orders display a renouncement of the United State’s role as a stronghold of safety and protection for the displaced. The following is a summary of six Executive Orders and one Proclamation.
Covers: Indefinite suspension of refugee admissions in the United States.
USCRI’s statement on this Executive Order is available here.
Covers: Resumption of “Remain in Mexico,” ending CBP One App, ending humanitarian parole program.
USCRI’s statement on the resumption of MPP is available here.
USCRI’s statement on humanitarian parole termination is available here.
Covers: Preventing the right to seek asylum at the southern border.
USCRI’s statement on the Proclamation is available here.
Covers: Expansion of expedited removal and action against sanctuary cities.
USCRI’s statement on cuts to federal funding for sanctuary cities is available here.
USCRI’s statement on the expansion of expedited removal is available here.
Covers: End of U.S. birthright citizenship.
USCRI’s statement on this Executive Order is available here.
Covers: Increased vetting and possibility of travel bans.
Covers: Climate-related displacement and U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement.
USCRI’s statement on this Executive Order is available here.
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Each year on February 6, the international community marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)...
READ FULL STORYToday, over 122 million people have been forced to flee their homes because of persecution, conflict, and violence. Of those,...
READ FULL STORYBy: Rosalind Ghafar Rogers, PhD, LMHC, Clinical Behavioral Health Subject Matter Expert with USCRI’s Refugee Health Services in Arlington, VA...
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