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INTRODUCTION The United States has a responsibility to refugees and asylum seekers rooted not only in our collective ... In response to these attacks, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) partnered with the Four ... i.e., staffing, convening opportunities, and other resources, to implement any plans that would be developed. ...
March, 2019
Issue Brief
... of these facilities has grown, concerns have multiplied. Immigrants have died in detention. Certain facilities are ... the detention system works, who operates the facilities, what is known about the conditions, and how philanthropy is engaging in this area. The program will also ...
July 19, 2018
Monthly Immigration Policy Call
Description Every night, approximately 40,000 immigrants — men, women and children — sleep in county ... and opportunities for advocacy Initiatives philanthropy is supporting to decrease immigrant detention Presenters ... Co-Sponsors Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees Justice Reform Group Is Immigration Detention the ...
March 30, 2017
Co-Sponsored Program
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's "Strategies for Resisting Immigration Detention in Rural America" webinar here, including the session recording and PowerPoint.
January, 2023
Program Materials
... in size recent years, particularly in terms of how many immigrants are held in private facilities—and a growing ... descent are turned over to ICE and deported at a rate five times greater than their representation in the undocumented ... companies within your institution’s holdings, discuss to what extent your institution will extricate itself from such ...
August, 2019
Funding Recommendations, Issue Brief
... Foundation Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation Description Philanthropy Southwest and Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) are pleased to offer a special program for ...
June 5, 2017
Learning Tour
DESCRIPTION Immigrants and refugees are diversifying and reviving rural America, yet the ... detaining people in rural areas far from legal resources. In this webinar session – a part of GCIR’s ...
January 25, 2023
Webinar
... for Smart Growth and Livable Communities Hispanics in Philanthropy Philanthropy California Philanthropy New York Philanthropy ... learn about GCIR’s recommendations on how philanthropy can respond. Moderator Aryah Somers Landsberger , Director of ...
June 27, 2018
Webinar
The risk of deportation has never been greater for immigrants, refugees, and other newcomers living in the United States, as ... attorneys and sound legal advice is essential to helping immigrants navigate the complexities of our immigration ...
March, 2017
Factsheet
... In response to these attacks, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) partnered with the Four ... the public and policy makers, prevent the use of state resources in detaining asylum seekers, develop legal ... They see working on both sides of the southern border and supporting a regional response as essential and underscored a ...
March, 2019
Report
... exorbitant spending on detaining hundreds of thousands of immigrants has continued to multiply. In that time, across ...
May, 2018
Issue Brief
... of deportees. Every year, deportations of Cambodian refugees have increased in frequency with the most recent ... give a brief overview of Cambodian deportations, present what they learned during their trip, and share initiatives ...
January 30, 2020
Co-Sponsored Program
... – Mexico border, GCIR is partnering with Hispanics in Philanthropy to host a second program focused on challenges at the border and the role philanthropy can play in response. This webinar will be a strategy session ... localized funding efforts; and identify next steps to move resources in the region. This series is open to interested ...
April 22, 2021
Partner Program
Description What happens after an immigrant is picked up by ICE? What ... and defense. Our panel of experts will cover cases of immigrants with varying statuses, consider broader trends in ... service community has responded. Attendees will learn how philanthropy can respond to these developments, where there ...
September 12, 2018
Regional Briefing
... of Oregon and Southwest Washington Hispanics in Philanthropy Human Rights Funders Network National ... of the Trump administration, arrests and deportations of immigrants rose 40 percent versus the year before. The new ... decision to halt prioritization of certain immigrants for enforcement, and instead treating all ...
June 21, 2018
Monthly Immigration Policy Call
... to the infrastructure that protects asylum seekers and refugees coming to the U.S. From limited shelter capacity to ... along the migration route. Join GCIR and Hispanics in Philanthropy for a two-part series with experts from the ... and opportunities on the border and the role philanthropy can play. This series is open to interested funders in Texas, ...
April 15, 2021
Partner Program