... included Martina Leake and Shima Kabirigi from Maine Initiatives. You can read about their experiences here . In 2023, GCIR was joined by ...
February 23, 2025
Partner Program
... means having the courage to invite a bigger conversation about our nation’s history and the present-day ...
February 8, 2023
GCIR Board Feature
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Building a Multi-Racial Democracy by Investing in Immigrant and Refugee Movements Before, During, and After Elections" here, including the session recording, transcript, and other materials shared.
August, 2024
Program Materials
... are moving to advance their strategies and put plans into action. Join GCIR, movement organizations, and funders for a post-election debrief and discussion about this new reality, the strategies that are already being ...
November 19, 2024
Webinar
With the federal administration set to end the use of public health law Title 42 as an expulsion tool to deny would-be asylum seekers entry into the United States (a policy deemed unconstitutional by a federal court late last year) tomorrow, it is widely expected that a significant number of individuals and families will enter the U.S. through the southern border in search of refuge. Therefore, GCIR is calling on philanthropy to resource immediate and long term responses to the humanitarian needs of migrants.
May 11, 2023
Statement
The Migrant Justice Platform is a roadmap of Executive and Legislative actions from grassroots voices across the United States and abroad that parts ways from the “single-bill” strategy that has defined immigration politics for two decades. It is a unity blueprint intended as a launching point for an open-source effort that centers grassroots voices on various aspects of immigration reform.
June, 2019
Analysis
The new immigration system has eliminated the core principles of immigration law and replaced them with the current president’s own preferences. It’s time for Congress to rectify it.
December 2, 2020
Commentary
... these efforts. President Trump will seek a total end to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Temporary ... can do so. This commitment also includes taking immediate action to ensure that immigrants here in the U.S., and those ...
October, 2020
Analysis
... advocacy, legal services, and capacity-building initiatives of Afghan, BAMEMSA, and refugee-led groups beyond ... that would allow them to stay in the U.S., such as asylum, special immigrant visas, or Temporary Protected Status, with ...
March 18, 2024
Commentary
... families and communities should alarm anyone who cares about the fate of our democracy. It’s not surprising that ... Texas’ mass criminalization of migrants and narrative about the border pose a deeper existential threat to our ...
April 11, 2024
Co-Sponsored Program
... can again try to end the program through an executive action. Only Congress, through federal legislation, can ...
June, 2020
Issue Brief
... policies. Advocates are developing positive narratives about immigrants and are working to transform the broader ... Immigration Legal Services in California: A Time for Bold Action . As we roll out our new public policy agenda, ...
July 14, 2022
Issue Spotlight
... of this call, participating funders will: Learn the latest about the policies expected from the new presidential administration and the new Congress Learn about strategies for building local legal services capacity ...
January 19, 2017
President-elect Joe Biden will take office under pressure to repudiate and rescind many, if not most, of the more than 400 executive actions President Trump has used to tighten the U.S. immigration system. But Biden also will start his term in a bind that could make such changes difficult to accomplish in short order.
December 2, 2020
News Article
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 ...
August 19, 2021
Statement
... Fund Speaker: Marleine Bastien, Executive Director, Family Action Network Movement Relentless policy attacks, ... leaders will share their strategies for taking action and making their vision a reality. With these stories ... and beyond. Marleine Bastien , Executive Director, Family Action Network Movement Cedric Brown, Chief Foundation ...
March, 2020
Presentation, Video & Audio
Sanctuary policies have garnered heightened media attention since the president signed an executive order on January 25 to withhold federal funding from cities that adopt such policies. What are sanctuary policies? What are the implications of the executive order?
February 16, 2017
... have severely limited mobility, longer-standing questions about how best to manage regional migration remain as ...
November, 2020
Report
This call will review recent policy developments and help participants understand their impact on immigrant and refugee communities.
May 18, 2017
The U.S. immigration system is inflexible and restrictive. Adopting the reforms outlined in this compilation would allow the system to respond to future challenges and opportunities without requiring repeated congressional actions to correct its mistakes.
November, 2020
Analysis
