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... even as it has suspended asylum processing, paused most immigration court proceedings, and issued broad travel ...
May, 2020
Issue Brief
... holds an important voice in the national discussion. Join us in a conversation with academic, government, nonprofit, ... and philanthropic leaders as we explore the history of immigration detention in America, analyze reforms at the ... role in addressing the issue. Explore The link between immigration detention and a growing prison population ...
March 30, 2017
Co-Sponsored Program
... residents living in our communities are detained by immigration enforcement, they are most often sent to ... are simultaneously expanding their capacity to influence immigration-related policies. Divestment by foundations from ... these practices against all communities of color. Join us for a “how to” conversation on how foundations can ...
June 25, 2019
Webinar
... Detention Roughly 71 percent of immigrants held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on any given day ... Fifth Third Bank, and, most recently, PNC Bank . Moreover, US Bancorp has said it plans to exit the sector and ... Financial Institution (CDFI). If there are concerns about your current bank but it is not feasible to end the ...
August, 2019
Funding Recommendations, Issue Brief
... to alternatives to incarceration for immigrants. Join us to learn more about the intersections between criminal justice and immigration systems, how the criminal justice reform and ...
May 2, 2017
Webinar
Find all program-related materials for the webinar, "A Primer on Divesting from Immigrant Detention" here, including presentation and recording.
July, 2019
Program Materials
... of Immokalee Workers Wendy Cervantes, Director of the Immigration and Immigrant Families, CLASP Wayne Ho, ... of Immokalee Workers Haeyoung Yoon, Senior Director of Immigration Policy, National Domestic Workers Alliance gcir ... Florida Philanthropic Network Funders Concerned about AIDS Funders Together to End Homelessness Grantmakers ...
April 15, 2020
Webinar
... country who are fighting to end the policy and practice of immigration detention. Hearing the positive outlooks of the ... appreciate all the advocates and organizers who joined us for the time they shared with us both in the planning of ... us. GCIR will continue to be in conversation with them about how to support the work moving forward. In the ...
September, 2019
Program Materials
In this update to their 2013 report, The Math of immigration Detention , the National Immigration Forum shows that since the publication of that report and the collapse of bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform in 2013, the federal government’s ...
May, 2018
Issue Brief
... As a former lawyer who focused on asylum issues, immigration detention has always struck me as one of the ... exponentially since the 1990s, currently hovering at about 55,000 nationwide. Hence, the work to curb immigrant ... of advocates seeking to end immigrant detention, reminded us that the tensions the movement is experiencing are signs ...
September 30, 2019
Blog Post
... the country are fighting to end the policy and practice of immigration detention. Join us for a conversation with advocates and organizers to learn more about this movement’s strategies. The morning session will ...
September 12, 2019
Group Meeting
Find all program-related materials for April's Monthly Immigration Policy Call, "First Responders at the Border: The ...
May, 2019
Program Materials
... comes from a foundation that has been paying attention to immigration issues at the border for years, starting long ... have made over $100 million in grants through this work in immigration reform on the U.S./Mexico border,” CEO Luz Vega-Marquis recently told me. I spoke with her about MCF’s support of grassroots groups, and the role ...
August 28, 2019
News Article
... to emergency health and medical services. Increased immigration enforcement and deportations , continued en-masse court proceedings, delays in immigration and asylum procedures, and other policy changes ... Rapid Response Migration Fund and invites you to help us offer support to all our partners doing critical work on ...
March 18, 2020
Response Fund
This in-person program will feature the lived experiences of experts from various communities impacted by family separation, as well as reflections from funders involved in philanthropic responses.
May 16, 2019
Regional Briefing