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... from deportation. Current beneficiaries of the 11-year-old Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program can continue to ... justice groups are holding community calls and briefings about the court decision, including a community call taking ...
September 14, 2023
Statement
... 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 ... Aid on Flickr is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0 Call to Action: Support the Afghan Adjustment Act ...
October 6, 2022
Issue Spotlight
... with Lian Cheun , Executive Director of Khmer Girls in Action (KGA) in Long Beach, California, an organization ... color, women, and girls can truly thrive. Please tell us about yourself and yo ur organization. Lian Cheun ... or vote. In 2020, KGA called voters to educate them about a ballot measure that would institutionalize funding ...
July 12, 2021
GCIR Blog Series
... resettlement. Most recently, the administration terminated Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), stripping nearly ... Loar / Creative Commons If Not Now, When? A Call to Action on Immigration for California Philanthropy ...
January 12, 2018
Statement
April 15, 2020
Press Release
The Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) is considering what they do – and how they do it – in order to evaluate whether their actions result in the consequences they intend for them.
July 11, 2019
Blog Post
... lack of support are alarming and should serve as a call-to-action in philanthropy, because the Black population is only ... Associate Director for Partnerships and Strategic Initiatives, WES Mariam Assefa Fund ...
November 9, 2023
GCIR Board Feature
... thriller called “The Cobra Event” by Richard Preston, about a terrorist who releases a deadly virus in the United ... in Africa, and so he knew all sorts of scary things about how quickly lethal infectious diseases could spread. ... of millions more people worldwide. What was so alarming about these two works of fiction is how totally plausible ...
March 11, 2020
Philanthropic News
... are also featured below. If you would like to learn more about Borderland: The Line Within , how to support the ... a war is being waged on immigrants, and why? What is it about that story that needs to be permanent? We feel that ... in and day out. We also know that narrative power can be about giving the microphone, giving the voice to people that ...
May 30, 2024
GCIR Blog Series
... On September 5, 2017, the Trump administration ended Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), stripping nearly ... from philanthropy GCIR's resource page on DACA A special thanks to GCIR members and funders for their support ...
September 9, 2017
Statement
... The Trump Administration announced the termination of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), thereby rescinding work ... Statements from Philanthropy DACA Resources A special thanks to GCIR members and funders for their support ...
September 16, 2017
Statement
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to allow the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to continue. The ... an online community gathering when we will share details about the Supreme Court decision and how it will impact ...
June 18, 2020
Commentary
... they were in 1987 — when the U.S. population was about a quarter smaller , substantially younger and ... to be a “specialty occupation ” ? Doesn’t sound so special after all. “This is not just about due ... first 100 days, plus several dozen other initiatives. They include — as Pierce anticipates — ...
November 10, 2020
News Article
... communities. Alleviate Dreamers’ Long-Term Concerns About Being Able to Live and Work in This Country Many ... to their communities. Since its inception in 2012, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program has provided ...
May 15, 2020
Commentary
... and draconian immigration policies , including fortifying Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), rescinding the Muslim ... to immigrant communities. Read our analysis below to learn about the work ahead of us and how philanthropy can help our ...
January 24, 2022
Commentary
... Civil Liberties Union and others have filed a class-action lawsuit seeking to end the expulsions. Members of ... 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
... the Trump administration’s first attempt to terminate Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) , in September 2017, ...
July 13, 2020
News Article
... scopes of work – especially as it relates to special events and canvassing – will get resolved. We ... pause over the next week or two to determine our course of action, but be assured we are committed to working together ... them to fill out the census questionnaire. Details about the paid media program and how to participate can be ...
March 13, 2020
Memo
... only home many of them have ever known. The repeal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program exacts an ...
September 14, 2017
Statement