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Recognizing the high demand for legal services in immigrant communities and the importance of a strong services infrastructure, GCIR recently undertook ...
May, 2022
Report
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. Materials: Protecting the Right to Seek Refuge ...
December, 2023
Program Materials
Description Beyond the headlines, the lives of refugees and asylum seekers are shaped by the realities on ... in the communities where they live. What makes a receiving community a welcoming community? What infrastructure is ... Program Manager and Interim Deputy Director, Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project Moderator Rachel Peric , ...
July 21, 2021
Webinar
... state except California, Texas continues to be the point of arrival for a diverse range of newcomers. While Texas ... arrivals to other states, local nonprofits have jumped in to welcome them, just as they have historically done for ... of the headlines. Nonetheless, philanthropic funding for immigrant communities lags in states like Texas, one of the ...
October 26, 2022
Webinar
... crises unfolding in Afghanistan and Haiti. In the wake of the U.S. withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, the ... Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans . Support Black immigrant organizations that have been historically ... has merely resettled 6,200 refugees as of the end of last month. If the administration does not ramp up the pace of ...
August 19, 2021
Statement
The risk of deportation has never been greater for immigrants, refugees, and other newcomers living in the United States, as well as those seeking protection at ... lawful status and permanent separation from family and community. This factsheet provides a brief overview of the ...
March, 2017
Factsheet
... in the U.S. continues to be at grave risk. Though last month’s U.S. Supreme Court decision cleared the way for the ... (MPP), also known as “Remain in Mexico,” an array of cruel and ineffective asylum and immigration policies ... asylum seekers. While these battles play out in court, the immigrant justice movement continues to fight to protect the ...
July 14, 2022
Issue Spotlight
... United States received over 80,000 Afghan evacuees , many of whom were at added risk due to their association with the ... expand the categories of Afghans eligible for Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) . The White House included the AAA in ... not include similar provisions for Afghans. The following month, the Biden administration announced a program that ...
October 6, 2022
Issue Spotlight
Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP) invites their members to contribute to ... frontline organizations responding to the immediate needs of migrants and refugees to respond to the unprecedented ... their impact and advance their goals in the Latino community. Through regional funding collaboratives that have ...
March 18, 2020
Response Fund
... withdrawal from Afghanistan has waned despite ongoing community needs. Many arrivals, for instance, are entering ... through the refugee resettlement program or on a special immigrant visa, and consequently will need short-term ... on what funders should know about the immediate needs of the community and how the Afghan diaspora is working to ...
October 21, 2021
Webinar
description Most people would prefer to stay in their home countries instead of undertaking uncertain and often perilous journeys. ... new pathways for refugees to enter the country through community sponsorship and private sponsorship. Join GCIR in a ...
November 29, 2023
Webinar