... "Welcoming Houston: Providing Support to new Immigrants in Texas" here, including session recording and powerpoint. ... Welcoming Houston: Providing Support to New Immigrants in Texas ...
November, 2022
Program Materials
... individuals than any other state except California, Texas continues to be the point of arrival for a diverse range of newcomers. While Texas governor Greg Abbot recently pulled the unethical and ... funding for immigrant communities lags in states like Texas, one of the reasons GCIR decided to hold our 2022 ...
October 26, 2022
Webinar
Find all program-related materials for GCIR Webinar, "Strategies for Advancing Pro-immigrant Policies", here, including recording and powerpoint.
September, 2022
Program Materials
... undertook an analysis of the capacity and needs of immigration legal service providers in California . We ... This 2022 report offers recommendations to strengthen immigration legal services in California, drawing on 20 ... organizations and 80 responses to an online survey of immigration legal service providers across the state. Key ...
May, 2022
Report
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
... and philanthropic advisors. For more information about CIII, contact Melissa Nop . California Immigrant ...
May 26, 2021
Group Meeting
... to support critical community services—including immigration legal services. As we emerge from the pandemic ...
September, 2021
Analysis
... option for them. Waiting in squalid conditions in Texas, thousands of Haitians are being denied the opportunity ... UndocuBlack Network, and the Black Alliance for Just Immigration . Resource organizations that support and ... Black immigrant leaders, including Haitians. To learn more about GCIR’s response and actions funders can take, read ...
October 7, 2021
Issue Spotlight
... that the administration is using the backlog in immigration court case processing [3] as well as the recent ... also note the difficulty in gathering quantitative data about this trend), several noted that there is anecdotal ... and the like, looking to models like Casa Marianella in Texas. Support and expand the capacity of advocates who will ...
March, 2019
Report
... to welcome asylum seekers being bussed and flown in from Texas and Florida. Local governments, nonprofit providers, ... GCIR for this peer-to-peer discussion session to learn about the challenges local leaders are encountering while ... participants to share their experiences and ask questions about strategies for welcoming and supporting new arrivals. ...
July 31, 2023
Webinar
... to helping immigrants navigate the complexities of our immigration laws—and often means the difference between ...
March, 2017
Factsheet
... from a port of entry (under temporary injunction). 3 In Immigration Court DOJ strains Immigration Judges with ... participate and support these efforts. Educating lawmakers about asylum and identifying champions for a more progressive ... sweeping limits on access to asylum. Shift the Narrative About Asylum Seekers Effective messaging and communications ...
March, 2019
Issue Brief
October, 2021
Program Materials
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Beyond the Border: How Receiving Cities are Welcoming Asylum Seekers" here, including the session recording and transcription of the meeting.
August, 2023
Program Materials
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
... Mexico,” an array of cruel and ineffective asylum and immigration policies still stand, foremost among them Title ... policies. Advocates are developing positive narratives about immigrants and are working to transform the broader ... at GCIR we are hosting a program on strengthening the immigration legal services infrastructure on July 20th as a ...
July 14, 2022
Issue Spotlight
... and GCIR in a conversation on what funders should know about the immediate needs of the community and how the Afghan ... of the community. SPEAKERS Sima Alizadeh , Senior Immigration Attorney (San Jose Center), Pars Equility Center ... Council USA Moderator Roxana Moussavian , Co-Director and Immigration Attorney, Pangea Legal Services CO-SPONSOR ...
October 21, 2021
Webinar
... asylum backlog is nearly 670,000 cases, which will take about 4.5 years to process, far longer than the two-year ...
October 6, 2022
Issue Spotlight
As an accompanying resource to the GCIR-HIP program, After Title 42: Implications for the Americas, GCIR has compiled a list of organizations that are responding to the needs of asylum seekers and displaced populations in the Americas. The purpose of this list is to help inform the investments, actions, and priorities of funders who seek to support asylum seekers and displaced populations.
September, 2023
Data Tool
We at GCIR are heartbroken about the devastating crises unfolding in Afghanistan and ...
August 19, 2021
Statement