This factsheet provides a brief overview of the deportation process and how legal services providers are striving to provide immigrants and refugees with access to affordable, qualified legal services.
March, 2017
Factsheet
Join Afghan American community leaders and GCIR in a conversation on what funders should know about the immediate needs of the community and how the Afghan diaspora is working to cultivate their long-term sustainability and bulid the power of the community.
October 21, 2021
Webinar
description From Denver to D.C., cities across the country continue to welcome asylum seekers being ...
July 31, 2023
Webinar
October, 2021
Program Materials
... the categories of Afghans eligible for Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) . The White House included the AAA in its ... will have to apply for permanent residency through other programs, such as refugee admissions, asylum, or the SIV program. But these programs are plagued by enormous backlogs and long processing ...
October 6, 2022
Issue Spotlight
... to an online survey of immigration legal service providers across the state. Key recommendations from the report ...
May, 2022
Report
... and asylum seekers. SPEAKERS Ali Al Sudani , Chief Programs Officer, Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston ...
October 26, 2022
Webinar
Join GCIR in a dialogue with leaders who operate in both the traditional refugee resettlement space and who can share perspectives on the new community sponsorship program. Learn how philanthropy can better mobilize resources to protect those seeking safety and refuge in the United States.
November 29, 2023
Webinar
One month after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake killed over 2,200 Haitians and left 650,000 more in need of humanitarian assistance, the Biden administration is undertaking a mass expulsion of Haitians seeking safety in the United States. Under the guise of stopping the spread of Covid-19 through the Trump-era Title 42 policy, migrants are being sent back to a country reeling from overlapping crises and decades of political upheaval and natural disasters. Returning to Haiti is not a viable option for them.
October 7, 2021
Issue Spotlight
We find ourselves in a precarious moment for the right to seek asylum in the United States. While advocates continue to push for more inclusive and welcoming state and local policies for immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers, the fundamental right to seek safety in the U.S. continues to be at grave risk. Though last month’s U.S. Supreme Court decision cleared the way for the Biden administration to rescind the inhumane Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), also known as “Remain in Mexico,” an array of cruel and ineffective asylum and immigration policies still stand, foremost among them Title 42.
July 14, 2022
Issue Spotlight
... limited remedy and does not address many of the larger concerns that cause people to flee to the U.S. Overall, only ... where they are processed: Advocates are seeing a “slow, across-the-board closure at U.S. Ports of Entry (POE).” ... managing refugee flows, including in-country processing programs that could help people avoid a trek to the U.S. and ...
March, 2019
Report
Find all program-related materials for GCIR Webinar, "Strategies for Advancing Pro-immigrant Policies", here, including recording and powerpoint.
September, 2022
Program Materials
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
... to participate in national advocacy, develop partnerships across geographical lines, and have access to resources ...
March, 2019
Issue Brief
... In addition to travel disruptions, the UNHCR cited concerns that refugees would be placed at a higher risk of ...
April 21, 2020
News Article
... Foundation moderators Ivy O. Suriyopas , Vice President of Programs, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees ...
June 5, 2024
Webinar
... with partners, HIP has learned that service providers across the region are facing: Barriers and unexpected costs ... equity and prosperity for Latinos and Latin Americans across the region. With more than 15 years of grantmaking ... Foundation, Annie E. Casey Foundation, Casey Family Programs, C. S. Mott Foundation, Ford Foundation, the David & ...
March 18, 2020
Response Fund
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's webinar "Building Immigrant Women's Economic Power" here, including the session recording and PowerPoint.
April, 2023
Program Materials
