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... featured a wedding couple encircled by several groomsmen. We soon learned that all the men were immigrants from Nigeria, Guinea, Eritrea and Mongolia who’d been detained together at the West County Detention ... exponentially since the 1990s, currently hovering at about 55,000 nationwide. Hence, the work to curb immigrant ...
September 30, 2019
Blog Post
... by our inspirational leaders from across the country who are fighting to end the policy and practice of ... member, Sara Campos's reflection and view of detention . We appreciate all the advocates and organizers who joined ... us. GCIR will continue to be in conversation with them about how to support the work moving forward. In the ...
September, 2019
Program Materials
About More than 200 philanthropic institutions from across ... over the past year-and-a-half that have altered how we treat migrants seeking refuge at our borders and reversed ... act with compassion when responding to the needs of those who come to our country seeking protection. We urge our ...
June 13, 2018
Statement
... 90 percent of these children were born in the country and are therefore U.S. citizens, and about one-quarter have an unauthorized immigrant parent. ... and limited English proficiency. Children with parents who are unauthorized immigrants may also enter the child ...
April, 2019
Report
Join Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) and Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP) for a special two-part series with experts from the field on understanding the challenges and opportunities along the southern border, with an emphasis on the role philanthropy can play at this critical stage.
April 22, 2021
Partner Program
... Responding to Policy Attacks Family Separation : We conducted an analysis of needs and capacity, drafted ... briefings, and provided consultation to 75+ foundations. We will continue to inform and support philanthropic response ... and Asylum Seekers : On International Refugee Day, we released Philanthropic Strategies to Support Refugees ...
July 31, 2018
President's Message
... order, reunified many of those families. Some families are now held in family detention, while others have been ... in the United States. Yet another group of families are still separated, with parents deported back to their home ... on how the administration’s policy is evolving, and what we might expect in the coming months. Join us to stay abreast ...
August 16, 2018
Monthly Immigration Policy Call