... and philanthropic advisors. For more information about CIII, contact Melissa Nop . California Immigrant ...
May 26, 2021
Group Meeting
... with access to affordable, qualified legal services. A special thanks to GCIR members and funders for their support ...
March, 2017
Factsheet
October, 2021
Program Materials
... collaborative efforts to develop capacity and funding initiatives that promote coordinated service delivery. ...
May, 2022
Report
... (CBP), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) as well as ... also note the difficulty in gathering quantitative data about this trend), several noted that there is anecdotal ... protections for unaccompanied children, including Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Further curtail the ...
March, 2019
Report
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Building Immigrant Women's Economic Power" here, including the session recording and PowerPoint.
April, 2023
Program Materials
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Protecting the Right to Seek Refuge" here, including the session recording and transcription of the meeting.
December, 2023
Program Materials
Find all program-related materials for GCIR Webinar, "Strategies for Advancing Pro-immigrant Policies", here, including recording and powerpoint.
September, 2022
Program Materials
We at GCIR are heartbroken about the devastating crises unfolding in Afghanistan and ... protection in the United States since 2014 through the Special Immigrant Visa program, and an estimated 18,000 ... States today and for Congress to establish a pathway to citizenship for TPS holders and others. We urge philanthropy ...
August 19, 2021
Statement
... improve management of the border. In a bold move, the U.S. special envoy to Haiti quit his post in protest of what he ... Black immigrant leaders, including Haitians. To learn more about GCIR’s response and actions funders can take, read ...
October 7, 2021
Issue Spotlight
... than through the refugee resettlement program or on a special immigrant visa, and consequently will need short-term ... and GCIR in a conversation on what funders should know about the immediate needs of the community and how the Afghan ...
October 21, 2021
Webinar
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Welcoming Houston: Providing Support to new Immigrants in Texas" here, including session recording and powerpoint.
November, 2022
Program Materials
... and would expand the categories of Afghans eligible for Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) . The White House included the ... asylum backlog is nearly 670,000 cases, which will take about 4.5 years to process, far longer than the two-year ...
October 6, 2022
Issue Spotlight
Amidst travel restrictions and other government responses to the growing COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, as of March 17, 2020, temporarily suspended refugee resettlement departures—the actual travel of a refugee from their initial country of asylum to the country where they will be resettled. In addition to travel disruptions, the UNHCR cited concerns that refugees would be placed at a higher risk of contracting and transmitting the virus if they continued to travel as reasons behind their decision.
April 21, 2020
News Article
... GCIR for this peer-to-peer discussion session to learn about the challenges local leaders are encountering while ... participants to share their experiences and ask questions about strategies for welcoming and supporting new arrivals. ... Tom Tortorici, Executive Director of Legal Support Initiatives, New York City Mayor's Office of Immigrant ...
July 31, 2023
Webinar
As an accompanying resource to the GCIR-HIP program, After Title 42: Implications for the Americas, GCIR has compiled a list of organizations that are responding to the needs of asylum seekers and displaced populations in the Americas. The purpose of this list is to help inform the investments, actions, and priorities of funders who seek to support asylum seekers and displaced populations.
September, 2023
Data Tool
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Beyond the Border: How Receiving Cities are Welcoming Asylum Seekers" here, including the session recording and transcription of the meeting.
August, 2023
Program Materials
... organizing and power-building work, learn more about how funders and donors are investing in this work, and ... by 5pm PT on Wednesday, April 2nd. To learn more about the Transnational Strategy Community of Practice, ... allow external notetaking software. If you have questions about accessing this program please contact [email protected] . ...
April 3, 2025
Group Meeting
GCIR is announcing the California Dignity for Families Fund’s first round of grantmaking investments, totalling $2.8M. The Fund, launched in May as part of a public-private partnership with the State of California, mobilizes philanthropic dollars to provide urgent humanitarian relief to migrants and support for their resettlement in California communities.
October 6, 2021
Press Release
... participate and support these efforts. Educating lawmakers about asylum and identifying champions for a more progressive ... sweeping limits on access to asylum. Shift the Narrative About Asylum Seekers Effective messaging and communications ...
March, 2019
Issue Brief
